RSAC Progress Report Oct 2010 Final
Progress on meeting the Tasmania
Together target
As at 31 August 2010, the number of serious casualties is 206, compared to 258 for the same period in 2009, a 20.2% decrease. As at 30 September 2010, the number of fatalities is 23 compared to 53 for the same period in 2009, a 56.6% decrease.
For the first eight months of 2010 there have been 913 road deaths in Australia. This is a 9.2% decrease over the same eight month period in 2009. The table below outlines road crash deaths for individual states and territories. Tasmania currently has the highest decrease (58.5%) in fatalities.