MAP: Where did most fatal road crashes happen in France in 2024?
Accidents increased in most departments compared to 2023
A safety campaign in Nice saw the number of fatalities in the subsequent months reduce, overall resulting in similar numbers to the previous year
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The majority of departments saw the number of fatalities from road accidents increase in 2024 compared to 2023, new figures show.
Some however have seen the number of accidents drop slightly, or in the case of Lozère, drop from 11 to three (a 72% decrease).
Full figures from the French road safety authorities (Sécurité routière) are yet to be released, however most departments have given provisional figures.
Those yet to release these figures are not included in the map below.
Accident numbers are naturally higher in departments with major cities. The Bouches-du-Rhône and Gironde departments – where Marseille and Bordeaux respectively are located – have the highest figures on the map (data for central Paris has not yet been released).
Figures in the Alpes-Maritimes (Nice) are almost identical to 2023.
A road safety campaign the department launched last summer after an increased number of deaths at the beginning of the year.
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You can look at the map below to compare 2023 and 2024 figures across France.
Note the colour scheme on the map relates to the number of incidents (the darker the shading, the more accidents). Hover over the department to see the stats for 2024 compared to 2023.
