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From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident fatalities in Tasmania decreased by 32.8% from 61 to 41. In 2003, some 39.0% of the state's fatalities occurred in the Mersey-Lyell Region, followed by the Greater Hobart-Southern Region (36.6%) and Northern Region (24.4%)

From 2001 to 2003, the number of road accident injuries in Tasmania decreased by 0.3% from 1,843 to 1,837. In 2003, some 48.0% of the state's injuries occurred in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, followed by the Northern Region (28.0%) and then Mersey-Lyell (24.0%).

ROAD-USER FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Tasmanian regions(a)
Region	2001	2002	2003
FATALITIES
Greater Hobart-Southern	29	17	15
Northern	11	16	10
Mersey-Lyell	21	4	16
Tasmania	61	37	41
INJURIES
Greater Hobart-Southern	899	891	882
Northern	503	529	515
Mersey-Lyell	441	423	440
Tasmania	1,843	1,843	1,837
(a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.)