Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
Motor Vehicle Crashes in New Zealand 2011 - Ministry of Transport
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<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Crashes</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Table 58: Drivers Involved <strong>in</strong> <strong>Crashes</strong> by Ethnic Group and Crash Severity<br />
Year ENDED 31 December <strong>2011</strong><br />
CRASH SEVERITY<br />
Fatal Serious <strong>in</strong>jury M<strong>in</strong>or <strong>in</strong>jury Total<br />
Ethnic group Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known<br />
Asian 10 3 122 5 1153 10 1285 9<br />
European 250 72 1649 74 7912 70 9811 71<br />
Maori 65 19 335 15 1336 12 1736 13<br />
Pacific 16 5 107 5 617 5 740 5<br />
Other 6 2 30 1 243 2 279 2<br />
SUBTOTAL (known ethnicity) 347 100 2243 100 11261 100 13851 100<br />
Unknown 39 - 196 - 1029 - 1264 -<br />
TOTAL 386 - 2439 - 12290 - 15115 -<br />
NOTE: The Traffic Crash Report form was modified dur<strong>in</strong>g 2001 to allow the police to record ethnicity data for those <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> road crashes. The new<br />
form was <strong>in</strong>troduced progressively dur<strong>in</strong>g the year so the first full year <strong>of</strong> ethnicity data is 2002.<br />
The percentages <strong>in</strong> the table show each ethnic group as a percentage <strong>of</strong> drivers <strong>of</strong> known ethnicity.<br />
Table 59: Casualties from <strong>Crashes</strong> by Ethnic Group and Crash Severity<br />
Year ENDED 31 December <strong>2011</strong><br />
INJURY SEVERITY<br />
Fatal Serious <strong>in</strong>jury M<strong>in</strong>or <strong>in</strong>jury Total<br />
Ethnic group Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known Number % <strong>of</strong> known<br />
Asian 10 4 96 5 884 9 990 8<br />
European 179 69 1315 71 6556 69 8050 69<br />
Maori 55 21 364 20 1382 14 1801 15<br />
Pacific 12 5 71 4 554 6 637 5<br />
Other 3 1 15 1 186 2 204 2<br />
SUBTOTAL (known ethnicity) 259 100 1861 100 9562 100 11682 100<br />
Unknown 25 - 199 - 952 - 1176 -<br />
TOTAL 284 - 2060 - 10514 - 12858 -<br />
NOTE: The Traffic Crash Report form was modified dur<strong>in</strong>g 2001 to allow the police to record ethnicity data for those <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> road crashes. The new<br />
form was <strong>in</strong>troduced progressively dur<strong>in</strong>g the year so the first full year <strong>of</strong> ethnicity data is 2002.<br />
The percentages <strong>in</strong> the table show each ethnic group as a percentage <strong>of</strong> casualties <strong>of</strong> known ethnicity.
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