Organisation: Transport Scotland
Date of Publication: October 2022
Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 25 January 2023
In 2021 there were 140 people killed in road accidents in Scotland, one fewer than in 2020. With a few exceptions, figures have fallen in each year since 1978, showing a clear, steady long-term downward trend, particularly between 1982 and 1994.
Since 1994, figures have been fluctuating around a less pronounced downwards trend. The number in 2021 was the lowest since records began.
Meanwhile, in 2021 there were 1,615 people seriously injured in road accidents. This figure is 5% up on 2020.
There was a total of 5,103 casualties, 47 (1%) more than in 2020 (the second lowest number recorded).
Click the link to see the full statistical release:
https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/52284/reported-road-casualties-2021-commentary.pdf