Overview

• Police logged about 1.21 million accidents in the first six months, a 2% decline from a year earlier.
• Traffic fatalities increased by 25 to 1,322, a rise of 1.9% compared with the same period in 2024.
• Around 175,000 people were injured, roughly unchanged from the first half of last year.
• About one million incidents involved only property damage, while approximately 139,800 crashes resulted in injury or death.
• Higher death counts than a year earlier were recorded in January, March and June, and officials said detailed breakdowns were not yet available.