10.10.2023
ACI-ISTAT: 2022 road accidents in the 107 Italian provinces
accidents, deaths and injuries return to pre-pandemic levels
165,889 ACCIDENTS (454 per day) – 3,159 DEATHS (8.7/day) – 223,475 INJURIES (612/day)
ROAD VICTIMS (Absolute values)
bad: ROMA (+33), LATINA (+18), NOVARA AND FOGGIA (+15)
good: BRESCIA (-20), MODENA (-17), FORLI’-CESENA AND VENICE (-16)
ROAD VICTIMS (Percentages)
bad: ORISTANO (+180%), AOSTA (+150%), NOVARA (+79%)
GOOD: VIBO VALENTIA (-67%), BIELLA (-63%), REGGIO CALABRIA AND GORIZIA (-60%)
MORTALITY INDEX
higher than the national average: MATERA, FOGGIA, NUORO, VERCELLI
lower than the national average: SAVONA, PRATO, GENOA, LA SPEZIA, MONZA BRIANZA, BIELLA, MILAN, GORIZIA
SWEET MOBILITY
(The percentage differences are calculated in relation to 2021)
SCOOTER: 2,929 ACCIDENTS, 16 DEATHS (+77.8%)
BICYCLES: 15,981 ACCIDENTS, 185 DEATHS (-6.8%)
ELECTRIC BICYCLES: 1,113 ACCIDENTS, 20 DEATHS (+53.8%)
PEDESTRIANS: 18,384 ACCIDENTS, 485 DEATHS (+3%)
In 2022, on Italian roads, 165,889 accidents with injuries to people were recorded (151,875 in 2021, +9.2%; 172,183 in 2019, -3.7%), which caused 3,159 deaths (2,875 in 2021, +9 .9%; 3,173 in 2019, -0.4%) and 223,475 injured (204,728 in 2021, +9.2%; 241,384 in 2019, -7.4%). On average, respectively, 454 accidents, 8.7 deaths and 612 injuries every day.
Provincial statistics – processed by ACI and Istat – show a return in road accidents to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
Compared to 2019 – the year chosen as the reference for the 2030 objective – 53 out of 107 provinces recorded an increase in the number of road deaths. In 53 others, however, this number decreased. Finally, in only one province (Lodi), the number of deaths remained stable.
Provinces – percentages – greatest increase in victims: Oristano (+180%), Aosta (+150%), Novara (+79%)Oristano (+180%: 14 deaths in 2022, 12 in 2021 and 5 in 2019), Aosta ( +150%: 10 deaths in 2022, 1 in 2021 and 4 in 2019) and Novara (+79%: 34 deaths in 2022, 19 in 2021 and 19 in 2019), the provinces with the highest percentage increases. The provinces of Rome and Latina, on the other hand, make Lazio the region with the highest increase in deaths compared to 2019 (+44).
Provinces – percentages – greatest decrease in victims: Vibo Valentia (-67%), Biella (-63%), Reggio Calabria and Gorizia (-60%) Conversely, Vibo Valentia recorded -67% (3 deaths in 2022, 6 in 2021 and 9 in 2019), Biella -63% (3 deaths in 2022, 13 in 2021 and 8 in 2019), Reggio Calabria and Gorizia -60% (respectively 10 deaths in 2022, 22 in 2021 and 25 in 2019 and 4 deaths in 2022, 10 in 2021 and 10 in 2019).
Provinces – absolute values - greatest increase in victims: Rome (+33), Latina (+18), Novara and Foggia (+15) Rome (+33 deaths), Latina (+18), Novara and Foggia (+15), are instead, the provinces in which the greatest increases in road deaths were recorded.
Provinces – absolute values - greatest decrease in victims: Brescia (-20), Modena (-17), Forlì-Cesena and Venice (-16) Among the provinces, Brescia (-20 deaths), Modena (-17), Forlì-Cesena and Venice (-16) are those in which the most significant decrease in the number of deaths was recorded.
Regions – percentages – highest increase in victims: Valle d’Aosta (+150%), Basilicata (+59%) and Sardinia (+41%) Among the Italian regions, the highest increase in percentage terms was detected in Valle d’Aosta , (+150%), in Basilicata, (+59%) and in Sardinia, (+41%).
Regions – percentages – greatest decrease in victims: Molise (-50%), Calabria (-29%) and Abruzzo (-24%). Three regions in which the greatest decrease in deaths occurred: Molise (-50%), Calabria (-29%) and Abruzzo (-24%).
In Calabria, all the provinces except Cosenza (+5%) recorded decreases in victims – Catanzaro -50%, Crotone -8%, Reggio Calabria -60%, Vibo Valentia -67% – for an overall decrease in road deaths by 29%.
Regions – absolute values - greatest increase in victims: Lazio (+44), Sardinia (+29) and Puglia (+19) Among the Regions, the greatest increase in victims in absolute value was observed in Lazio, (+44), in Sardinia (+29) and in Puglia (+19).
Regions – absolute values - greatest decrease in victims: Emilia Romagna (-41), Lombardy (-36) and Calabria (-30) The Regions with the highest decrease in deaths in absolute value were Emilia Romagna (-41), Lombardy ( -36) and Calabria (-30).
Mortality index: in 13 provinces more than double the national average value. In 13 provinces, the mortality rate (deaths per 100 accidents) was at least double the national average value (1.90). The most critical situations in Matera (5.91), Foggia (5.18), Nuoro (5.15) and Vercelli (5.13).
Savona, Prato, Genoa, La Spezia, Monza Brianza, Biella, Milan and Gorizia are, however, the provinces in which accidents are less serious. The mortality rate, in fact, is less than 1 death per 100 accidents.
Soft mobility: rapidly increasing victims among scooters (+77.8%) and pedestrian electric bikes (+53.8%). Victims among cyclists decrease (-6.8%) During 2022, 485 pedestrians died (+3% compared to last year), 205 cyclists (-6.8%) – of which 20 on electric bikes (+53 .8%) – and 16 scooter drivers (+77.8%). In the province of Rome, the highest number of dead pedestrians (56), followed by Milan (24), Naples (23) and Turin (18) In the province of Padua the highest number of dead cyclists (10), followed by Udine (9) and Milan, Venice and Ravenna (8). Of the 16 deaths on scooters, 4 are concentrated in the province of Milan, 3 in the province of Rome and 2 in the province of Turin. Together, they account for 56% of deaths nationwide.
The ACI-ISTAT Report on road accidents 2022 is available online at: