Table 9

Table 9

(a) Cost per casualty by severity: average costs for Great Britain (£) at 2020 prices

Average cost per casualty for Great Britain
Killed Seriously Injured Slightly Injured Average all casualties
1,930,329 216,915 16,722 75,711

(b) Costs per accident by element of cost and severity

Casualty related costs for GB:
Accident Severity
Fatal Serious Slight
Lost output 703,804 28,197 3,362
Medical/ambulance 5,497 16,955 1,426
Pain, grief, suffering 1,377,188 192,484 16,020
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
Accident Severity
Fatal Serious Slight Damage only
Police/administration 20,966 2,444 630 41
Insurance 354 220 134 64
Damage to property Total 12,860 5,804 3,387 2,199
- Motorways 19,913 16,991 8,596 2,998
- Non built-up roads 15,654 7,136 4,731 3,119
- Built-up roads 9,230 4,947 2,918 2,087
Total costs per accident for GB 2,120,669 246,109 24,960 2,303

Note: Police costs have been updated following a survey in 2011 of police forces in England, Scotland and Wales.

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