In August 2022, 305 fatalities occurred on the roads of mainland France and 17 overseas.
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Warning: the health crisis linked to Covid-19 has led the government to take exceptional measures to restrict trips and activities, the evolution of road accidents since April 2020 reflects the impact of the measures and the way in which French people have adapted their mobility according to the periods. |
Mainland
305 people were killed on the roads of mainland France in August 2022 compared with 273 in August 2021, i.e. 32 more people killed. This result is in increase compared to August 2019 (15 more killed, i.e. +5%) and also in increase compared to the average for August 2015-2019. Over these two months of July-August 2022, the number of fatalities are the highest since 2017.
The number of injury accidents recorded by law enforcement is 3,995 in August 2022, lower than last year's result (359 fewer injury accidents than August 2021) as well as the August 2019 result (258 fewer injury accidents, a -6% decrease).
5,184 people were injured in August 2022, a result that is -10% lower than August 2021 and -8% lower than August 2019: 5,757 people were injured in August 2021 and 5,612 in August 2019.
Travel during August 2022 was slightly higher than in August 2021 (about +5% on average compared to August 2021, according to Cerema traffic dataviz). This increase is present on weekdays and weekends, especially on Saturdays with a traffic increase of more than 10% compared to August 2021.
Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as of 08/09/2022
2022 road fatalities by transport mode, age, and road network
Over the months of July-August 2022, 659 people were killed on the roads which is higher than the levels observed over the same months between 2018 and 2021. The number of fatalities is higher especially among 18-24 year olds (more fatalities in passenger vehicles) and 65-74 year olds (more fatalities in passenger vehicles, but also in motorcycles and bicycles). The number of bicycle and EDPm fatalities is equivalent over July-August 2022 to the number of pedestrian fatalities.
Pedestrian fatalities in August 2022 are slightly lower than in August 2021 and August 2019. Thus, 27 pedestrians were killed in August 2022, 2 fewer than in August 2021 and also 2 fewer than in August 2019.
Cyclist fatalities for August 2022, with 34 killed, are significantly higher than in August 2021 as well as August 2019. The number of fatalities is the highest observed in over 10 years.
Motorcyclist fatalities, with 64 killed, are similar to August 2021 and slightly lower than August 2019. This is also below the level observed between 2015 and 2019.
Car user fatalities are significantly higher than August 2021 and similar to August 2019: 146 car users were killed in August 2022 compared to 116 in August 2021 and 144 in August 2019 (30 more and 2 more fatalities respectively). Car users fatalities in August 2022 are comparable to the average for August 2015-2019.
19 children or teens were killed on the roads in August 2022, which is slightly lower than August 2021 and August 2019.
62 young people aged 18-24 were killed on the roads in August 2022, which is 11 more than in August 2021 and 15 more than in August 2019; this is also higher than the pre-pandemic level.
84 senior citizens aged 65 or more died on the roads in August 2022, which is significantly higher than the level of August 2021 (24 more fatalities) and also significantly higher than the August months of the 5 pre-pandemic years, with the exception of August 2016.
In urban areas, fatalities are higher than in August 2021 and lower than in August 2019, with respectively 4 more and 14 fewer fatalities.
In rural areas, fatalities are significantly higher than in August 2021 and August 2019, with 15 more fatalities than in those two years. It reaches the level of the 2015-2019 average, years in which, apart from 2019, the speed limit on two-way roads was 90 km/h.
ns: non-significant change
Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as of 08/09/2022
Development of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months
The health crisis has deeply affected trips since March 2020, for all users, but to varying degrees depending on the alternation of restrictions and authorized movements. Even if the pandemic is still active, trips and accident rates are returning to near pre-pandemic levels, sometimes with changes linked to new habits.
Car users usually account for half of the road deaths. Their fatalities over the last 12 months is estimated at 1,637 fatalities compared to 1,622 for the whole of 2019, a result that is above the level recorded in 2019 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
Pedestrian fatalities, which had been falling since March 2020, are now similar to pre-pandemic levels: an estimated 481 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, compared with 483 for the whole of 2019.
The fatalities of powered two-wheeler over the past 12 months are still lower than in 2019. Motorcyclist fatalities are down by -3% with 594 fatalities in the last 12 months compared to 615 fatalities in 2019. The sharp decline in moped rider fatalities has continued over these last 12 months, despite a rebound in these last months, with -13% down compared to 2019 with 116 moped fatalities these last 12 months compared to 134 in 2019; a decline that affects all age groups.
Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, at high risk of serious road accidents, now exceeds for these last 12 months that recorded in 2019, with 561 fatalities against 549 fatalities over the year 2019.
Fatalities among senior citizens aged 65 or more stands at 910 people killed in the last 12 months, a level never reached in the last 15 years.
Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months are well above the level of 2019: 243 cyclists have died over the last 12 months, +30% compared to 2019.
Indeed, the French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.
Finally, the number of fatalities among heavy goods vehicle users rose sharply in late 2021 and early 2022 and is now equivalent to the average for the years 2015-2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final until 2021), 2022 estimate based on data as 08/09/2022
Evolution of people injured over the last 12 months according to their transport mode
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Warning: The number of people injured in road traffic accidents as recorded by the police forces is under-represented. Injured people, particularly those on e-scooters, bicycles or motorbikes, contact the emergency services directly or go to health facilities on their own, or even return home, without the police forces being aware of this. The volumes of injuries recorded by the police forces are therefore very volatile over a given month or since the beginning of the year, and it was therefore decided to display the trends for the current month and the cumulative total since January, compared with 2021 and 2019. Only the rolling 12-months totals are displayed in relative terms compared to 2019, which is taken as the reference year for the decade. |
In urban areas, the evolution PMDs motorized injured is on an upward slope compared to 2019, this mode of travel has grown. In the last 12 months compared to 2019, the number of injured cyclists has increased by +13% while the numbers of injured pedestrians and motorcyclists has decreased by -12% and -15%.
In rural areas, the largest increase in injured over the past 12 months compared to 2019 is for cyclists with +17% . The trend in powered twowheeler injured is slightly up compared to 2019.
ns: non-significant change
Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series (final data until 2021), 2022 provisional data as of 08/09/2022
Overseas
In August 2022, the accident indicators for french overseas are lower than in August 2021, except for injured, and higher than in August 2019 :
- 216 injury accidents compared to 236 injury accidents ;
- 293 injured compared 291 injured ;
- 17 fatalities compared to 22 fatalities.
ns: non-significant change
Data source : ONISR - Data on injury accidents recorded by the police forces - Geographic scope: DOM + COM + New Caledonia
Final data until 2021, 2022 provisional data stopped as 08/09/2022