Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today detailed figures on road accidents in 2017, broken down up to municipality level. Last year, 615 people died as a result of road accidents on Belgian roads. The number of deaths decreased by 8% compared to 2016.
In 2017 there were 38,020 road accidents with a total of 49,066 casualties. There were among them 44,694 light casualties and 3,757 serious casualties while 615 people lost their lives within 30 days after the accident.
Compared to the results of 2016 this represents a decrease for all road safety indicators: a decrease of 5% in the number of accidents and of 6% in the number of casualties. The number of deaths also went down (-8%), whereas the number of serious and light casualties decreased by 8% and 5% respectively.
The downward trend observed in recent years in the number of deaths on Belgian roads continued in 2017.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2016-2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 40.128 | 38.020 | -5,3% |
| Number of casualties | 51.928 | 49.066 | -5,5% |
| Number of deaths 30 days | 670 | 615 | -8,2% |
| Number of serious casualties | 4.095 | 3.757 | -8,3% |
| Number of light casualties | 47.163 | 44.694 | -5,2% |
| Source: Statbel *Last update: June 2018 | |||