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L-Aċċidenti tat-Traffiku: K1/2024

NR 081/2024
Data tal-Ħruġ: 06 taʼ Mejju 2024

Matul l-ewwel kwart tal-2024, l-aċċidenti tat-traffiku u l-persuni midrubin fihom naqsu meta mqabblin mal-istess perjodu tas-sena taʼ qabel. Kien hemm mewta waħda fl-aċċidenti tat-traffiku.
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L-għadd taʼ aċċidenti tat-traffiku rrappurtati tul l-ewwel kwart tal-2024 laħaq it-3,811, li huwa tnaqqis taʼ 0.3 fil-mija fuq l-istess żmien tal-2023. L-akbar numru taʼ aċċidenti kienu rreġistrati fid-distrett tat-Tramuntana tal-Port bʼ1,347 każ jew 35.3 fil-mija tal-aċċidenti kollha (Tabella nru 1).

It-tidrib fl-aċċidenti tat-traffiku naqas bi 8.2 fil-mija sabiex laħaq 337 meta mqabbel mal-istess perjodu tal-2023. Il-persuni midrubin gravi ammontaw għal 81 u kienu magħmulin minn 54 sewwieq, sebaʼ passiġġieri u 20 persuna miexja/bir-rota/oħrajn. Il-ġrieħi mġarrba minn persuna miexja kienu fatali (Tabelli nri 4-6). Bʼhekk, l-għadd taʼ mwiet fl-aċċidenti tat-traffiku naqas bi tlieta fuq l-istess perjodu tal-2023 (Ċart nru 1).

L-akbar għadd taʼ dawk li ndarbu gravi kienu rġiel (77.8 fil-mija). Barra minn hekk, il-persuna li mietet fit-traffiku kienet raġel. 32.0 fil-mija tat-tidrib kien jinvolvi persuni taʼ bejn l-41 u d-59 sena (Ċart nru 2 u Tabella nru 5).

Ċart nru 1. L-aċċidenti tat-traffiku u l-imwiet, biż-żmien

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L-akbar għadd taʼ tidrib mill-aċċidenti tat-traffiku (55.2 fil-mija) kien jinvolvi karrozzi tal-passiġġieri. Warajhom, ġew dawk l-aċċidenti li kienu jinvolvu l-muturi (35.3 fil-mija) u l-vetturi tal-ġarr tal-merkanzija (3.0 fil-mija). Il-fatalità li ġrat fit-traffiku involviet persuna miexja li ntlaqtet minn mutur. L-għadd taʼ ċiklisti li kienu involuti fʼaċċidenti tat-traffiku laħaq is-sitta, bi tnejn minnhom iġarrbu ġrieħi gravi u l-erbgħa l-oħra jindarbu ħafif (Tabelli nri 6 u 7). It-tidrib ikkaġunat minn ħbit bejn vetturi kien jifforma l-akbar numru taʼ tidrib bʼ65.3 fil-mija tat-tidrib kollu li ġara fʼdawn l-aċċidenti tat-traffiku (Tabella nru 7).

L-akbar għadd taʼ tidrib mill-aċċidenti tat-traffiku ġara fil-jum tal-Ħadd bi 63 tidriba, filwaqt li l-akbar għadd taʼ aċċidenti ġara fil-jum tal-Ħamis bʼ613-il każ jew 16.1 fil-mija tat-total (Tabella nru 8). Il-maġġoranza tal-aċċidenti tat-traffiku seħħew fil-ħin taʼ bejn nofsinhar u t-tlieta (12:00-14:59) bi 862 każ jew 22.6 fil-mija tat-total; segwiti minn dawk li ġraw bejn it-tlieta u s-sitta taʼ waranofsinhar (15:00-17:59) bʼ789 każ. L-inqas għadd taʼ aċċidenti ġraw bejn it-tlieta u s-sitta taʼ filgħodu (03:00-05:59) bʼ45 każ (Tabella nru 9).

L-ogħla inċidenza taʼ aċċidenti tat-traffiku kienet irreġistrata fʼĦal Qormi bʼ256 każ, segwita minn Birkirkara u San Pawl il-Baħar, bʼ225 u bʼ188 każ rispettivament (Tabella nru 10, Mappa nru 1 u Ċart nru 5).

Taʼ Sannat, San Lawrenz, L-Għasri u l-Fontana rreġistraw anqas minn ħames aċċidenti tat-traffiku. (Mappa nru 1 u Tabella nru 10).

Mappa nru 1. L-aċċidenti tat-traffiku bil-lokalità: Jannar-Marzu 2024

Mqabblin mal-istess żmien tas-sena taʼ qabel, id-distretti tal-Punent, tʼGħawdex u Kemmuna, u tat-Tramuntana rreġistraw żieda fl-aċċidenti tat-traffiku, filwaqt li dawk tan-Nofsinhar tal-Port, tax-Xlokk, u t-Tramuntana tal-Port irreġistraw tnaqqis. Id-distrett tal-Punent irreġistra l-ogħla żieda fil-persentaġġ tal-aċċidenti tat-traffiku bʼ9.2 fil-mija, filwaqt li d-distrett tan-Nofsinhar tal-Port irreġistra l-ogħla tnaqqis fil-persentaġġ bʼ4.5 fil-mija (Tabella nru 1 u Mappa nru 2).

Mappa nru 2. It-tibdil perċentwali fl-aċċidenti tat-traffiku bid-distrett: Jannar-Marzu 2024/2023

Additional Tables and Charts

Tables

Chart 2. Road traffic casualties by age group and gender

January-March 2024

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Chart 3. Percentage distribution of road traffic casualties by day of the week

January-March 2024

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Note: Percentages may not add up due to rounding.

Chart 4. Road traffic accidents by time bracket and day of the week

January-March 2024

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Chart 5. Top 10 localities for road traffic accidents

January-March 2024

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Methodological Notes

1. Road traffic accidents data is compiled from administrative information provided by the Malta Police Force and the Malta Insurance Association (LESA).

2. Definitions:

a. Total road traffic accidents consist of the road traffic accidents involving casualties (Police reports) and the minor road traffic accidents without casualties (Police and Warden reports).

b. Non-injury (minor) road traffic accidents refer to accidents assessed by Wardens and/or the Police involving at least one vehicle and in which no persons are injured. Non-injury road traffic accidents which are either not reported or directly reported to Insurance Agencies by means of the Traffic Accident Form (i.e. where no Police or Wardens are called on the accident scene and are settled by the completion of the relevant form) are not accounted for.

c. Insignificant injury is determined by the Police as the sustaining of a very minimal injury (e.g. bruise, scratch, etc.) or shock due to accident which, in most cases, requires very basic treatment or no treatment at all.

d. The definition of slight injury is as listed in Art. 221 et sequitur of the Criminal Code, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Malta.

e. The definition of grievous injury is as listed in Art. 216 et sequitur of the Criminal Code, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Malta.

f. UNECE defines road fatal injury as: “Any person who was killed outright or who died within 30 days as a result of the accident”.

g. Road traffic accident fatalities data may be subject to revisions.  For certain cases, the NSO may need to wait for the cause of the fatality to be duly established by the conclusions of Magisterial Inquiry.

3. The casualty-to-accident ratio indicates the risk level of suffering an injury in an accident. Therefore, a higher percentage rate means that the corresponding accidents were more serious (i.e. more persons were injured).

4. Data is subject to revision.

5. More information relating to this news release may be accessed at:

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L-Aċċidenti tat-Traffiku: K1/2024  

NR 081/2024
Data tal-Ħruġ: 06 taʼ Mejju 2024

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  • Matul l-ewwel kwart tal-2024, l-aċċidenti u t-tidrib fit-traffiku naqsu bʼ0.3 u bi 8.2 fil-mija, rispettivament, meta mqabblin mal-istess perjodu fl-2023.
  • Kien hemm fatalità tat-traffiku waħda, li involviet raġel, bejn Jannar u Marzu 2024.
  • Fl-ewwel tliet xhur tal-2024, l-akbar għadd taʼ aċċidenti tat-traffiku ġraw fil-jum tal-Ħamis bʼ613-il każ jew 16.1 fil-mija tat-total.
  • Ħal Qormi rreġistrat l-akbar għadd taʼ aċċidenti tat-traffiku bʼ256 każ.

L-Aċċidenti tat-Traffiku: K1/2024

Graphical Illustration of MALTA by LAU1 Classification
Map REgions

Districts classification

Southern Harbour

Bormla; Il-Fgura; Floriana; Ħal Luqa; Ħaż-Żabbar; Il-Kalkara; Il-Marsa; Raħal Ġdid; Santa Luċija; L-Isla; Ħal Tarxien; Valletta; Il-Birgu; Ix-Xgħajra.

Northern Harbour

Birkirkara; Il-Gżira; Ħal Qormi; Il-Ħamrun; L-Imsida; Pembroke; San Ġwann; Santa Venera; San Ġiljan; Is-Swieqi; Ta’ Xbiex; Tal-Pietà; Tas-Sliema.

South Eastern

Birżebbuġa; Il-Gudja; Ħal Għaxaq; Ħal Kirkop; Ħal Safi; Marsaskala; Marsaxlokk; L-Imqabba; Il-Qrendi; Iz-Żejtun; iz-Żurrieq.

Western

Ħad-Dingli; Ħal Balzan; Ħal Lija; Ħ’Attard; Ħaż-Żebbuġ; L-Iklin; L-Imdina; L-Imtarfa; Ir-Rabat; Is-Siġġiewi.

Northern

Ħal Għargħur; Il-Mellieħa; L-Imġarr; Il-Mosta; In-Naxxar; San Pawl Il-Baħar.

Gozo and Comino

Il-Fontana; Għajnsielem and Comino; L-Għarb; L-Għasri; Il-Munxar; In-Nadur; Il-Qala; San Lawrenz; Ta’ Kerċem; Ta’ Sannat; Ir-Rabat; Ix-Xagħra; Ix-Xewkija; Iż-Żebbuġ.

Graphical Illustration of MALTA by LAU2 Classification
Methodological Map
Key
1 Valletta 18 Floriana 35 Marsaskala 52 San Ġiljan
2 L-Imdina 19 Il-Fontana 36 Marsaxlokk 53 San Ġwann
3 Il-Birgu 20 Il-Gudja 37 Il-Mellieħa 54 San Lawrenz
4 L-Isla 21 Il-Gżira 38 L-Imġarr 55 San Pawl Il-Baħar
5 Bormla 22 Għajnsielem and Comino 39 Il-Mosta 56 Ta' Sannat
6 Ħal Qormi 23 L-Għarb 40 L-Imqabba 57 Santa Luċija
7 Ħaż-Żebbuġ 24 Ħal Għargħur 41 L-Imsida 58 Santa Venera
8 Ħaż-Żabbar 25 L-Għasri 42 Il-Munxar 59 Tas-Sliema
9 Is-Siġġiewi 26 Ħal Għaxaq 43 In-Nadur 60 Is-Swieqi
10 Iż-Żejtun 27 Il-Ħamrun 44 In-Naxxar 61 Ta' Xbiex
11 Ir-Rabat, Għawdex 28 L-Iklin 45 Raħal Ġdid 62 Ħal Tarxien
12 Ħ'Attard 29 Il-Kalkara 46 Pembroke 63 Ix-Xagħra
13 Ħal Balzan 30 Ta' Kerċem 47 Tal-Pieta' 64 Ix-Xewkija
14 Birkirkara 31 Ħal Kirkop 48 Il-Qala 65 Ix-Xgħajra
15 Birżebbuġa 32 Ħal Lija 49 Il-Qrendi 66 Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex
16 Ħad-Dingli 33 Ħal Luqa 50 Ir-Rabat, Malta 67 Iż-Żurrieq
17 Il-Fgura 34 Il-Marsa 51 Ħal Safi 68 L-Imtarfa
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