# List of road traffic accidents deaths in the Republic of Ireland by year

Official traffic collision statistics in the Republic of Ireland are compiled by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) using data supplied by the Garda Síochána (police). While related data is collected by other organisations, including the National Roads Authority, local authorities, and the Health Service Executive, these are not factored into RSA statistics. The RSA defines a road traffic fatality as "one where death occurs within 30 days of the date of the collision and is not the result of a medical cause or that of a deliberate act (e.g. suicide)."

## Road traffic collision deaths and injuries

Road traffic collision deaths and injuries :
| Year | Deaths | Injuries | Serious Injuries |
| 1922 | 51 | 583 | |
| 1923 | 75 | 701 | |
| 1924 | 64 | 725 | |
| 1925 | 96 | 973 | |
| 1926 | 130 | 1,148 | |
| 1929 | 106 | | |
| 1931 | 184 | 2,870 | |
| 1932 | 202 | 2,934 | |
| 1933 | 185 | 2,747 | |
| 1934 | 199 | 2,934 | |
| 1935 | 222 | 3,388 | |
| 1936 | 201 | 3,534 | |
| 1937 | 214 | 4,247 | |
| 1938 | 227 | 5,516 | |
| 1939 | 192 | 4,989 | |
| 1940 | 204 | 3,929 | |
| 1941 | 156 | 2,609 | |
| 1942 | 176 | 1,881 | |
| 1943 | 110 | 1,455 | |
| 1944 | 130 | 1,408 | |
| 1945 | 115 | 1,679 | |
| 1946 | 166 | 2,861 | |
| 1947 | 195 | 3,294 | |
| 1948 | 201 | 3,836 | |
| 1949 | 213 | 3,941 | |
| 1950 | 213 | 4,452 | |
| 1951 | 251 | 4,471 | |
| 1952 | 222 | 4,208 | |
| 1953 | 257 | 4,476 | |
| 1954 | 267 | 4,769 | |
| 1955 | 282 | 5,200 | |
| 1956 | 313 | 5,027 | |
| 1957 | 274 | 4,328 | |
| 1958 | 269 | 4,442 | |
| 1959 | 306 | 4,489 | |
| 1960 | 302 | 5,451 | |
| 1961 | 332 | 5,092 | |
| 1962 | 340 | 5,160 | |
| 1963 | 335 | 4,422 | |
| 1964 | 341 | 4,864 | |
| 1965 | 356 | 5,311 | |
| 1966 | 382 | 5,030 | |
| 1967 | 416 | 5,694 | |
| 1968 | 447 | 9,716 | |
| 1969 | 462 | 9,566 | |
| 1970 | 540 | 9,269 | |
| 1971 | 576 | 9,629 | |
| 1972 | 640 | 8,955 | |
| 1973 | 592 | 8,762 | |
| 1974 | 594 | 8,288 | |
| 1975 | 586 | 7,198 | |
| 1976 | 525 | 7,798 | |
| 1977 | 583 | 8,515 | |
| 1978 | 628 | 9,313 | |
| 1979 | 614 | 8,250 | |
| 1980 | 564 | 8,509 | |
| 1981 | 572 | 8,283 | |
| 1982 | 533 | 8,006 | |
| 1983 | 535 | 7,946 | |
| 1984 | 465 | 8,210 | |
| 1985 | 410 | 7,818 | |
| 1986 | 387 | 8,329 | |
| 1987 | 462 | 8,409 | |
| 1988 | 463 | 8,437 | |
| 1989 | 460 | 8,803 | |
| 1990 | 478 | 9,429 | |
| 1991 | 445 | 9,874 | |
| 1992 | 415 | 10,188 | |
| 1993 | 431 | 9,831 | |
| 1994 | 404 | 10,229 | |
| 1995 | 437 | 12,673 | |
| 1996 | 453 | 13,319 | |
| 1997 | 472 | 13,115 | 2,182 |
| 1998 | 458 | 12,773 | 1,916 |
| 1999 | 413 | 12,340 | 1,867 |
| 2000 | 415 | 12,043 | 1,640 |
| 2001 | 411 | 10,222 | 1,417 |
| 2002 | 376 | 9,206 | 1,150 |
| 2003 | 335 | 8,262 | 1,009 |
| 2004 | 374 | 7,867 | 877 |
| 2005 | 396 | 9,318 | 1,021 |
| 2006 | 365 | 8,575 | 907 |
| 2007 | 338 | 7,806 | 860 |
| 2008 | 279 | 9,758 | 835 / 610 |
| 2009 | 238 | 9,742 | 640 / 453 |
| 2010 | 212 | 8,270 | 561 / 388 |
| 2011 | 186 | 7,235 | 472 / 333 |
| 2012 | 161 | 7,942 | 474 / 300 |
| 2013 | 190 | 6,880 | 508 / 318 |
| 2014 | 193 | 8,079 | 758 |
| 2015 | 165 | 7,840 | 825 |
| 2016 | 185 | 7,773 | 965 |
| 2017 | 156 | 7,800 | 1,052 |
| 2018 | 138 | 8,004 | 1,359 |
| 2019 | 140 | 8,149 | 1,506 |
| 2020 | 146 | 5,745 | 1,145 |
| 2021 | 130 | 6,198 | 1,360 |
| 2022 | 155 | 7,302 | 1,424 |
| 2023 | 184 | | |
| 2024 | 174 | | |
| 2025 (to date) | 24 | | |

### Footnotes

* ↑ 'The definition of "serious injury" is an injury for which the person is detained in hospital as an in-patient, or any of the following injuries whether or not detained in hospital: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushings, severe cuts and lacerations, severe general shock requiring medical treatment.'
* 1 2 3 4 5 The 1922–26 figures are for fatal collisions rather than deaths.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The 1922–26 figures are for collisions caused by motor cars and horse-drawn vehicles only.
* ↑ Year ending 1 September 1929.
* ↑ Deaths caused by motor cars and buses only.
* ↑ A driving test was required from 1964 for issue of new driving licences.
* ↑ In autumn 1979 a backlog of driving tests was cleared by awarding licences without a test to about 45,000 learners.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Figure 4: Number of Serious Injury Collisions, 1984-2012" (RSA 2016 p.4) graphs a related number (collisions rather than persons)
* ↑ The National Car Test was introduced in 2000 for roadworthiness of older vehicles.
* ↑ Penalty points for road traffic offences were introduced on 31 October 2002.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Where two figures are given for serious injuries, the first is from RSA Road Safety, Research and Driver Education 2017 and the second from RSA Research Department 2016
* ↑ Figure revised October 2016.
* ↑ Data collection was automated in 2014 via the PULSE system.
* ↑ An initial figure of 179 was reported but this was revised down to 174 due to a recategorisation of some deaths.