Key points
This indicator measures the number of injuries annually resulting from road traffic incidents. Injuries resulting from road traffic crashes can have large costs to individuals and communities.
- According to the 2009 Social Report, 365 New Zealanders died as a result of motor vehicle crashes during 2008, a rate of 8.6 deaths per 100,000 population. The Waikato regional death rate per annum from motor vehicle crashes was 18.6 per 100,000 population during 2008. The Waikato District rate was 21.4 per 100,000 population.
- The number of motor vehicle injuries on Waikato Region roads has risen slightly since 2001, reflecting the national trend. The Waikato District has tended to mirror this trend, although the 2008 injury rate in the District was relatively low compared to previous years.
People injured in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the total population –Waikato Region and territorial authorities
| |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Franklin District |
335.8 |
397.8 |
497.3 |
460.2 |
442.5 |
500.9 |
356.9 |
462.0 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
275.7 |
250.0 |
334.6 |
320.8 |
434.5 |
455.2 |
447.8 |
421.6 |
| Hauraki District |
469.9 |
653.1 |
582.4 |
810.7 |
746.3 |
528.5 |
583.6 |
485.9 |
| Waikato District |
585.5 |
585.1 |
703.1 |
662.7 |
603.3 |
619.2 |
621.7 |
525.6 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
362.1 |
390.7 |
356.4 |
369.6 |
432.3 |
429.0 |
368.6 |
621.0 |
| Hamilton City |
273.0 |
294.3 |
294.4 |
270.5 |
242.8 |
258.0 |
348.5 |
332.1 |
| Waipa District |
356.3 |
394.7 |
363.2 |
443.4 |
410.9 |
416.9 |
339.4 |
366.9 |
| Otorohanga District |
453.2 |
448.4 |
703.2 |
611.2 |
538.0 |
815.7 |
594.6 |
629.1 |
| South Waikato District |
482.6 |
558.8 |
622.9 |
463.5 |
497.8 |
381.2 |
519.7 |
412.3 |
| Waitomo District |
845.1 |
743.8 |
989.7 |
869.6 |
1040.6 |
901.5 |
1072.9 |
583.3 |
| Taupo District |
545.5 |
426.8 |
519.5 |
503.0 |
504.4 |
627.6 |
558.2 |
526.9 |
| Rotorua District |
302.1 |
327.4 |
400.9 |
377.6 |
359.5 |
355.6 |
373.5 |
365.6 |
| Waikato Region |
402.4 |
414.9 |
446.3 |
442.8 |
431.9 |
436.0 |
457.6 |
445.3 |
Source: MSD Social Report/ Land Transport New Zealand Crash Analyst System Database
People killed in motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 of the total population –Waikato Region and territorial authorities
| |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Franklin District |
26.0 |
29.5 |
18.0 |
40.7 |
22.6 |
17.1 |
22.5 |
14.2 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
18.4 |
7.7 |
15.2 |
7.5 |
18.7 |
29.9 |
7.5 |
11.2 |
| Hauraki District |
34.4 |
11.7 |
41.2 |
41.4 |
53.7 |
30.0 |
62.3 |
39.5 |
| Waikato District |
38.6 |
40.8 |
52.3 |
30.7 |
42.3 |
32.7 |
41.3 |
21.4 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
27.6 |
29.8 |
9.9 |
26.4 |
39.6 |
6.6 |
48.1 |
51.0 |
| Hamilton City |
0.0 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
2.3 |
9.1 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
| Waipa District |
27.0 |
4.8 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
19.0 |
18.7 |
6.8 |
15.7 |
| Otorohanga District |
40.3 |
20.9 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
31.6 |
21.2 |
32.4 |
0.0 |
| South Waikato District |
52.2 |
42.0 |
25.4 |
51.5 |
39.3 |
31.4 |
34.9 |
52.6 |
| Waitomo District |
43.3 |
20.7 |
10.3 |
51.8 |
62.4 |
73.4 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
| Taupo District |
54.5 |
27.4 |
63.1 |
44.6 |
32.4 |
11.7 |
62.7 |
44.9 |
| Rotorua District |
13.4 |
13.4 |
14.8 |
11.8 |
5.9 |
17.8 |
14.7 |
8.8 |
| Waikato Region |
25.3 |
17.4 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
25.5 |
17.3 |
23.8 |
18.6 |
Source: MSD Social Report/ Land Transport New Zealand Crash Analyst System Database
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