Road casualties
Definition: The number of people killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the population.
Deaths and injuries per 100,000 population
Region |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
1 |
Northland |
320 |
358 |
505 |
514 |
468 |
499 |
512 |
444 |
437 |
2 |
Auckland |
277 |
300 |
318 |
306 |
298 |
319 |
298 |
289 |
287 |
3 |
Waikato |
428 |
432 |
468 |
465 |
457 |
453 |
481 |
464 |
456 |
4 |
Bay of Plenty |
266 |
330 |
350 |
307 |
281 |
303 |
331 |
290 |
290 |
5 |
Gisborne |
321 |
409 |
323 |
307 |
380 |
375 |
272 |
467 |
316 |
6 |
Hawke’s Bay |
363 |
452 |
442 |
434 |
499 |
468 |
473 |
383 |
457 |
7 |
Taranaki |
405 |
417 |
417 |
375 |
380 |
401 |
424 |
426 |
363 |
8 |
Manawatu-Whanganui |
361 |
408 |
383 |
369 |
410 |
405 |
396 |
385 |
349 |
9 |
Wellington |
236 |
246 |
250 |
251 |
252 |
265 |
328 |
307 |
262 |
10 |
Tasman |
367 |
448 |
463 |
349 |
296 |
314 |
434 |
430 |
335 |
11 |
Nelson |
268 |
343 |
297 |
316 |
263 |
279 |
300 |
291 |
273 |
12 |
Marlborough |
341 |
421 |
321 |
371 |
354 |
412 |
434 |
389 |
333 |
13 |
West Coast |
522 |
435 |
521 |
461 |
518 |
610 |
543 |
556 |
626 |
14 |
Canterbury |
332 |
320 |
319 |
292 |
313 |
339 |
394 |
354 |
334 |
15 |
Otago |
583 |
747 |
660 |
658 |
689 |
648 |
652 |
572 |
551 |
16 |
Southland |
683 |
770 |
707 |
604 |
708 |
809 |
659 |
606 |
582 |
New Zealand |
333 |
364 |
370 |
353 |
362 |
376 |
389 |
364 |
346 |
Source: Ministry of Transport, Statistics New Zealand. Rates derived by Ministry of Social Development |