E-scooter RTCs (FOI ref: 1915A/24)
Request
The number of road traffic collisions involving e-scooters for the following periods:
November 1 2019 – October 31 2020
November 1 2020 – October 31 2021
November 1 2021 – October 31 2022
November 1 2022 – October 31 2023
November 1 2023 – October 31 2024
For each period, can you include the number of road traffic collisions involving e-scooters that resulted in injuries, and the number that resulted in one or more deaths.
Response
Table. Road traffic collisions involving e-scooters:
|
Time period |
Fatal |
Injury |
Non- |
Total |
|
01 November 2019 – 31 October 2020 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
01 November 2020 – 31 October 2021 |
1 |
56 |
0 |
57 |
|
01 November 2021 – 31 October 2022 |
0 |
111 |
2 |
113 |
|
01 November 2022 – 31 October 2023 |
1 |
67 |
1 |
69 |
|
01 November 2023 – 31 October 2024 |
0 |
56 |
5 |
61 |
|
Grand Total |
2 |
299 |
8 |
309 |
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that this data has been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request may be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting the data.
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