Road accidents/deaths in Fife 2022: FOI release

Information requested

1. How many road accidents/deaths occurred in Fife last year?
2. How many road death victims in the Fife region were maybe not wearing a seatbelt in the last year/over the last three potentially?
3. Of these accidents, how many were potentially using their mobile phones?

Response

These are the number of collisions (accidents) that occurred in Fife local authority by their severity:

	2020	2021	2022	Total
Fatal	11	2	8	21
Seriously injured	95	76	78	249
Slightly injured	139	138	148	425
Total	245	216	234	695

These are the number of casualties that occurred in Fife local authority by their severity:

	2020	2021	2022	Total
Fatal (deaths)	12	2	8	22
Seriously injured	109	84	95	288
Slightly injured	225	206	255	686
Total	346	292	358	996

To confirm, there were 8 deaths and 234 collisions (with 358 casualties of all severities) in Fife last year. Some collisions have more than one casualty.

There were no casualties (fatal or otherwise) that were known to not wear a seatbelt in the last three years in Fife according to Police Scotland records (where applicable).

There was one collision (in 2021) over last three years in Fife which had mobile phone use listed as a contributory factor.

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