Number of traffic accidents in Russia by year
128 793 Accidents per year, 2025 −3 244 to 2024
Traffic accidents with fatalities or injuries in a year. Minor collisions without casualties are not included in this statistic—they are processed by the European protocol and do not reach the accounting.
A decrease of about one third over ten years occurs alongside fleet growth: accidents per vehicle have noticeably declined.
Data are collected by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, Rosstat publishes them in the national indicator list.
The number of incidents and the number of fatalities change differently: severity of outcomes has decreased faster than the number of accidents.
Table by year
| Period | Accidents per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 184 000 | |
| 2016 | 173 694 | −10 306 |
| 2017 | 169 432 | −4 262 |
| 2018 | 168 099 | −1 333 |
| 2019 | 164 358 | −3 741 |
| 2020 | 137 662 | −26 696 |
| 2021 | 133 331 | −4 331 |
| 2022 | 126 705 | −6 626 |
| 2023 | 132 466 | +5 761 |
| 2024 | 132 037 | −429 |
| 2025 | 128 793 | −3 244 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many traffic accidents occur in Russia per year?
The latest value in the table above — incidents with injuries.
Are accidents without injuries counted?
No. The statistics include only accidents where people were killed or injured.
Why have accidents decreased?
Several factors work together: cameras and fines, road repairs, traffic separation, safer vehicles and medical care that saves more victims.
Sources
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- Age structure of marine vessels in Russia
- Length of public roads in Russia
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