Key Scottish Safety Camera Programme Statistics, 2011
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland Key Scottish Safety Camera Programme Statistics, 2011
Road Casualties
Injury and fatality numbers before and after camera enforcement
Table 1: Number of people killed or seriously injured at safety camera sites
| Cameras | Annual averages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Number[2] | Baseline[3] | Latest[4] | Change[5] |
| Fixed | 166 | 92 | 36 | -61% |
| Mobile | 202 | 229 | 66 | -71% |
| Red-Light | 40 | 17 | 7 | -60% |
| Total[6] | 408 | 337 | 108 | -68% |
The average number of people killed or seriously injured, per year, at all camera sites has decreased by 68 per cent when comparing the most recent 3-year average with the baseline 3-year average. This is a reduction in the average number of people killed or seriously injured from 337 to 108 per year.
The largest change is at mobile camera sites where the average number of people killed or seriously injured has fallen from 229 to 66 per year (-71%).
Table 2: Number of people injured at safety camera sites
| Cameras | Annual averages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Number | Baseline | Latest | Change |
| Fixed | 164 | 490 | 278 | -43% |
| Mobile | 201 | 753 | 341 | -55% |
| Red-Light | 40 | 157 | 65 | -59% |
| Total | 405 | 1,400 | 684 | -51% |
The average number of people injured (including people killed and seriously injured), per year, at all camera sites has decreased by 51 per cent when comparing the most recent 3-year average with the baseline 3-year average. This is a reduction in the average number of people injured from 1,400 to 684 per year.
The largest actual change is at mobile camera sites where the average number of people injured has fallen from 753 to 341 per year (-55%). The largest proportional change has been at red-light camera sites where the average number of people injured has fallen by 59 per cent, from 157 to 65 per year.
Accident numbers before and after camera enforcement
Table 3: Number of fatal or serious accidents at safety camera sites
| Cameras | Annual averages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Number | Baseline | Latest | Change |
| Fixed | 165 | 79 | 33 | -58% |
| Mobile | 215 | 193 | 59 | -69% |
| Red-Light | 40 | 14 | 6 | -56% |
| Total | 420 | 286 | 98 | -66% |
The average number of fatal or serious accidents, per year, at all camera sites has reduced by 66 per cent when comparing the most recent 3-year average with the baseline 3-year average. This equates to a decrease in the average number of fatal or serious accidents from 286 to 98 per year.
The largest change is at mobile camera sites where the average number of fatal or serious accidents has fallen from 193 to 59 per year (-69%).
Table 4: Number of personal injury accidents at safety camera sites
| Cameras | Annual averages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Number | Baseline | Latest | Change |
| Fixed | 167 | 384 | 229 | -40% |
| Mobile | 216 | 553 | 269 | -51% |
| Red-Light | 40 | 117 | 49 | -58% |
| Total | 423 | 1,054 | 547 | -48% |
The average number of personal injury accidents (including fatal and serious accidents), per year, at all camera sites has decreased by 48 per cent when comparing the most recent 3-year average with the baseline 3-year average. This is a reduction in the average number of personal injury accidents from 1,054 to 547 per year.
The largest actual change is at mobile camera sites where the average number of personal injury accidents has fallen from 553 to 269 per year (-51%). The largest proportional change has been at red-light camera sites where the average number of personal injury accidents has fallen by 58 per cent, from 117 to 49 per year.
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