In 2020, more than 103,000 traffic accidents were registered in the Netherlands. In absolute numbers, of course, the major cities peak, but other places come to the fore when you look at the number of accidents per 1,000 inhabitants.
Looking at the relative number of accidents, the chance of an accident is greatest in the Noord-Holland region of Ouder-Amstel. 24 accidents per 1,000 inhabitants were reported here last year, according to an analysis by Independer based on figures from the police and Rijkswaterstaat. This is four times higher than the national average of 5.9 traffic accidents per 1,000 inhabitants. The number of accidents per 1,000 inhabitants is also high in the municipalities of Midden-Delfland (18.8), Eemnes (15.8) and Oostzaan (15.1). In absolute numbers, Rotterdam is at the top with 6,280 traffic accidents, followed by Amsterdam (4,978) and The Hague (4,480).
At provincial level, most incidents were reported in South Holland: a quarter of all traffic accidents in the Netherlands took place here (26,056), followed by North Holland (16,592) and North Brabant (14,168). Half of all registered traffic accidents in which the type of road is also known occurred on a straight road in 2020 (50.2 percent). These were mainly rear-end collisions and accidents in which vehicles were struck in the side. Traffic accidents at intersections (22.8 percent) were also relatively common last year.
Source: independer
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