Traffic accidents Long term series: Road traffic accidents
Values
| Year | Accidents reported to the police | Casualty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | of which | Total | of which | |||
| Accidents involving personal injury | Material damages | Persons killed2 | Injured | |||
| 1: Until 1990 former territory of the Federal Republic. Until 1952 excluding Saarland. 2: Up to 1952 any person killed immediately or dying at the day of accident, from 1953 onwards any person killed immediately or dying within 30 days as a result of the accident. 3: Preliminary Result. - = No figures or magnitude zero. | ||||||
| 20243 | 2,507,790 | 289,334 | 2,218,456 | 365,868 | 2,759 | 363,109 |
| 2023 | 2,519,525 | 291,890 | 2,227,635 | 369,396 | 2,839 | 366,557 |
| 2022 | 2,406,465 | 289,672 | 2,116,793 | 363,922 | 2,788 | 361,134 |
| 2021 | 2,314,938 | 258,987 | 2,055,951 | 325,691 | 2,562 | 323,129 |
| 2020 | 2,245,245 | 264,499 | 1,980,746 | 330,269 | 2,719 | 327,550 |
| 2019 | 2,685,661 | 300,143 | 2,385,518 | 387,276 | 3,046 | 384,230 |
| 2018 | 2,636,468 | 308,721 | 2,327,747 | 399,293 | 3,275 | 396,018 |
| 2017 | 2,643,098 | 302,656 | 2,340,442 | 393,492 | 3,180 | 390,312 |
| 2016 | 2,585,327 | 308,145 | 2,277,182 | 399,872 | 3,206 | 396,666 |
| 2015 | 2,516,831 | 305,659 | 2,211,172 | 396,891 | 3,459 | 393,432 |
| 2014 | 2,406,685 | 302,435 | 2,104,250 | 392,912 | 3,377 | 389,535 |
| 2013 | 2,414,011 | 291,105 | 2,122,906 | 377,481 | 3,339 | 374,142 |
| 2012 | 2,401,843 | 299,637 | 2,102,206 | 387,978 | 3,600 | 384,378 |
| 2011 | 2,361,457 | 306,266 | 2,055,191 | 396,374 | 4,009 | 392,365 |
| 2010 | 2,411,271 | 288,297 | 2,122,974 | 374,818 | 3,648 | 371,170 |
| 2009 | 2,313,453 | 310,806 | 2,002,647 | 401,823 | 4,152 | 397,671 |
| 2008 | 2,293,663 | 320,614 | 1,973,049 | 413,524 | 4,477 | 409,047 |
| 2007 | 2,335,005 | 335,845 | 1,999,160 | 436,368 | 4,949 | 431,419 |
| 2006 | 2,235,318 | 327,984 | 1,907,334 | 427,428 | 5,091 | 422,337 |
| 2005 | 2,253,992 | 336,619 | 1,917,373 | 438,804 | 5,361 | 433,443 |
| 2004 | 2,261,689 | 339,310 | 1,922,379 | 445,968 | 5,842 | 440,126 |
| 2003 | 2,259,567 | 354,534 | 1,905,033 | 468,783 | 6,613 | 462,170 |
| 2002 | 2,289,474 | 362,054 | 1,927,420 | 483,255 | 6,842 | 476,413 |
| 2001 | 2,373,556 | 375,345 | 1,998,211 | 501,752 | 6,977 | 494,775 |
| 2000 | 2,350,227 | 382,949 | 1,967,278 | 511,577 | 7,503 | 504,074 |
| 1999 | 2,413,473 | 395,689 | 2,017,784 | 528,899 | 7,772 | 521,127 |
| 1998 | 2,257,649 | 377,257 | 1,880,392 | 505,111 | 7,792 | 497,319 |
| 1997 | 2,232,379 | 380,835 | 1,851,544 | 509,643 | 8,549 | 501,094 |
| 1996 | 2,269,570 | 373,082 | 1,896,488 | 501,916 | 8,758 | 493,158 |
| 1995 | 2,238,301 | 388,003 | 1,850,298 | 521,595 | 9,454 | 512,141 |
| 1994 | 2,270,818 | 392,754 | 1,878,064 | 526,229 | 9,814 | 516,415 |
| 1993 | 2,345,396 | 385,384 | 1,960,012 | 515,540 | 9,949 | 505,591 |
| 1992 | 2,384,579 | 395,462 | 1,989,117 | 527,428 | 10,631 | 516,797 |
| 1991 | 2,311,466 | 385,147 | 1,926,319 | 516,835 | 11,300 | 505,535 |
| 1990 | 2,010,575 | 340,043 | 1,670,532 | 456,064 | 7,906 | 448,158 |
| 1989 | 1,997,787 | 343,604 | 1,654,183 | 457,392 | 7,995 | 449,397 |
| 1988 | 2,022,648 | 342,299 | 1,680,349 | 456,436 | 8,213 | 448,223 |
| 1987 | 1,977,501 | 325,519 | 1,651,982 | 432,589 | 7,967 | 424,622 |
| 1986 | 1,935,595 | 341,921 | 1,593,674 | 452,165 | 8,948 | 443,217 |
| 1985 | 1,840,295 | 327,745 | 1,512,550 | 430,495 | 8,400 | 422,095 |
| 1984 | 1,780,818 | 359,485 | 1,421,333 | 476,232 | 10,199 | 466,033 |
| 1983 | 1,692,934 | 374,107 | 1,318,827 | 500,942 | 11,732 | 489,210 |
| 1982 | 1,629,089 | 358,693 | 1,270,396 | 478,796 | 11,608 | 467,188 |
| 1981 | 1,678,497 | 362,617 | 1,315,880 | 487,618 | 11,674 | 475,944 |
| 1980 | 1,684,604 | 379,235 | 1,305,369 | 513,504 | 13,041 | 500,463 |
| 1979 | 1,660,680 | 367,500 | 1,293,180 | 499,663 | 13,222 | 486,441 |
| 1978 | 1,619,187 | 380,352 | 1,238,835 | 523,306 | 14,662 | 508,644 |
| 1977 | 1,523,392 | 379,046 | 1,144,346 | 523,120 | 14,978 | 508,142 |
| 1976 | 1,418,523 | 359,694 | 1,058,829 | 495,401 | 14,820 | 480,581 |
| 1975 | 1,264,567 | 337,732 | 926,835 | 472,667 | 14,870 | 457,797 |
| 1974 | 1,228,997 | 331,000 | 897,997 | 461,756 | 14,614 | 447,142 |
| 1973 | 1,324,738 | 353,725 | 971,013 | 504,548 | 16,302 | 488,246 |
| 1972 | 1,381,526 | 378,775 | 1,002,751 | 547,338 | 18,811 | 528,527 |
| 1971 | 1,338,059 | 369,177 | 968,882 | 536,812 | 18,753 | 518,059 |
| 1970 | 1,392,007 | 377,610 | 1,014,397 | 550,988 | 19,193 | 531,795 |
| 1969 | 1,213,587 | 338,921 | 874,666 | 489,033 | 16,646 | 472,387 |
| 1968 | 1,181,156 | 339,704 | 841,452 | 485,354 | 16,636 | 468,718 |
| 1967 | 1,144,210 | 335,552 | 808,658 | 479,132 | 17,084 | 462,048 |
| 1966 | 1,167,823 | 332,622 | 835,201 | 473,700 | 16,868 | 456,832 |
| 1965 | 1,099,346 | 316,361 | 782,985 | 449,243 | 15,753 | 433,490 |
| 1964 | 1,089,086 | 328,668 | 760,418 | 462,666 | 16,494 | 446,172 |
| 1963 | 1,096,539 | 314,642 | 781,897 | 438,811 | 14,513 | 424,298 |
| 1962 | 1,079,101 | 321,257 | 757,844 | 442,933 | 14,445 | 428,488 |
| 1961 | 1,029,381 | 339,547 | 689,834 | 462,470 | 14,543 | 447,927 |
| 1960 | 990,127 | 349,315 | 640,812 | 469,366 | 14,406 | 454,960 |
| 1959 | 843,412 | 327,595 | 515,817 | 433,649 | 13,822 | 419,827 |
| 1958 | 751,784 | 296,697 | 455,087 | 384,693 | 12,169 | 372,524 |
| 1957 | 678,889 | 299,866 | 379,023 | 389,145 | 13,004 | 376,141 |
| 1956 | 663,741 | 307,012 | 356,729 | 396,572 | 13,427 | 383,145 |
| 1955 | 603,351 | 296,071 | 307,280 | 383,951 | 12,791 | 371,160 |
| 1954 | 523,765 | 267,925 | 255,840 | 347,032 | 12,071 | 334,961 |
| 1953 | 473,027 | 251,618 | 221,409 | 326,606 | 11,449 | 315,157 |
| 1952 | 393,520 | - | - | 250,494 | 7,775 | 242,719 |
| 1951 | 338,080 | - | - | 219,424 | 7,760 | 211,664 |
| 1950 | 260,761 | - | - | 163,754 | 6,428 | 157,326 |
As at March 27, 2025
Changes
| Year | Accidents reported to the police | Casualty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | of which | Total | of which | |||
Accidents involving personal injury | Material damages | Persons killed2 | Injured | |||
| 1: Until 1990 former territory of the Federal Republic. Until 1952 excluding Saarland. 2: Up to 1952 any person killed immediately or dying at the day of accident, from 1953 onwards any person killed immediately or dying within 30 days as a result of the accident. 3: Preliminary result. - = No figures or magnitude zero. | ||||||
| 20243 | -0,5 | -0,9 | -0,4 | -1,0 | -2,8 | -0,9 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 11.8 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | -2.1 | 3.8 | -1.4 | -5.8 | -1.3 |
| 2020 | -16.4 | -11.9 | -17.0 | -14.7 | -10.7 | -14.8 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | -2.8 | 2.5 | -9.0 | -7.0 | -3.0 |
| 2018 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -1.8 | 2.8 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | -7.3 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | -2.8 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -7.3 | -2.7 |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -2.2 | 2.3 | -2.1 | -10.2 | -2.0 |
| 2011 | -2.1 | 6.2 | -3.2 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 5.7 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | -7.2 | 6.0 | -6.7 | -12.1 | -6.7 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | -3.1 | 1.5 | -2.8 | -7.3 | -2.8 |
| 2008 | -1.8 | -4.5 | -1.3 | -5.2 | -9.5 | -5.2 |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | -2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -5.0 | -2.6 |
| 2005 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -1.6 | -8.2 | -1.5 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | -4.3 | 0.9 | -4.9 | -11.7 | -4.8 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -3.0 | -3.3 | -3.0 |
| 2002 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -1.9 | -3.7 |
| 2001 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 1.6 | -1.9 | -7.0 | -1.8 |
| 2000 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -3.5 | -3.3 |
| 1999 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 4.7 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -0.9 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -8.9 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | -1.6 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 1.5 | -2.4 | 1.6 |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -3.8 | 2.5 | -3.8 | -7.4 | -3.7 |
| 1995 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | -3.2 | 1.9 | -4.2 | 2.1 | -1.4 | 2.1 |
| 1993 | -1.6 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -6.4 | -2.2 |
| 1992 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | -5.9 | 2.2 |
| 1991 | 15.0 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 42.9 | 12.8 |
| 1990 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.0 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -0.3 |
| 1989 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -2.7 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 |
| 1987 | 2.2 | -4.8 | 3.7 | -4.3 | -11.0 | -4.2 |
| 1986 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| 1985 | 3.3 | -8.8 | 6.4 | -9.6 | -17.6 | -9.4 |
| 1984 | 5.2 | -3.9 | 7.8 | -4.9 | -13.1 | -4.7 |
| 1983 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 1982 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -3.5 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -1.8 |
| 1981 | -0.4 | -4.4 | 0.8 | -5.0 | -10.5 | -4.9 |
| 1980 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 2.9 |
| 1979 | 2.6 | -3.4 | 4.4 | -4.5 | -9.8 | -4.4 |
| 1978 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| 1977 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| 1976 | 12.2 | 6.5 | 14.2 | 4.8 | -0.3 | 5.0 |
| 1975 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| 1974 | -7.2 | -6.4 | -7.5 | -8.5 | -10.4 | -8.4 |
| 1973 | -4.1 | -6.6 | -3.2 | -7.8 | -13.3 | -7.6 |
| 1972 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 1971 | -3.9 | -2.2 | -4.5 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -2.6 |
| 1970 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 12.6 |
| 1969 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | -2.6 | 1.4 |
| 1967 | -2.0 | 0.9 | -3.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1966 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 1965 | 0.9 | -3.7 | 3.0 | -2.9 | -4.5 | -2.8 |
| 1964 | -0.7 | 4.5 | -2.7 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 5.2 |
| 1963 | 1.6 | -2.1 | 3.2 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| 1962 | 4.8 | -5.4 | 9.9 | -4.2 | -0.7 | -4.3 |
| 1961 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 7.6 | -1.5 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 1960 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 24.2 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
| 1959 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.7 |
| 1958 | 10.7 | -1.1 | 20.1 | -1.1 | -6.4 | -1.0 |
| 1957 | 2.3 | -2.3 | 6.2 | -1.9 | -3.2 | -1.8 |
| 1956 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| 1955 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 10.8 |
| 1954 | 10.7 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| 1953 | 20.2 | - | - | 30.4 | 47.3 | 29.8 |
| 1952 | 16.4 | - | - | 14.2 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| 1951 | 29.7 | - | - | 34.0 | 20.7 | 34.5 |
As at March 27, 2025