Russia by the Numbers: How Safe Are Russia’s Roads in Terms of Road Accidents?

Are the roads becoming safer?

Number of road accidents in Russia, number of thousands:

According to State Road Traffic Safety Authority, 2018

2007 — 234
2017 — 169

-28%

The lowest figure since 2001.

Number of victims in road accidents, number of thousands According to State Road Traffic Safety Authority and Rosstat, 2018:

Injured:

2007 — 292
2017 — 215

Dead:

2007 — 33
2017 — 19

The lowest figure in 50 years.

Average number of people dead per 100 accidents number of people, 2017:

St. Petersburg — 4
Moscow — 6
Average for Russia — 11
Republic of Ingushetia — 35
Chechen Republic — 41

Average for Russia Involving drunk drivers — 29