In 2023, there were a total of 291,890 road traffic accidents with physical damage in Germany. This was around 2,200 more than in the previous year. The number of road traffic accidents with property damage also increased in 2023 and amounted to around 2.2 million. However, the total number of road traffic accidents in Germany was still below pre-Covid levels of 2019.
Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹
¹ The source states: “The criterion for classification is the most serious consequence of the accident, i.e. no road users were involved in an accident with only material damage.”
These statistics can be accessed via the link provided in the source reference. To do this, enter the code “46241-0001” in the search.
Older values were partly taken from corresponding publications from the previous year.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (July 4, 2024). Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹ [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹." Chart. July 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Road Traffic Accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by Type of Damage¹." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹ Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of road traffic accidents in Germany from 1955 to 2023, by type of damage¹ [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, July 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1538912/traffic-accidents-physical-damage-germany/
