With 303 killed in December 2021, road fatalities increased by 41.28% compared to December 2020 and by 9.57% compared to December 2019. An upward trend already observed in October 2021 and November 2021 by the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (Onisr).
According to Onisr, 5,111 injury accidents took place in December 2021 on the roads of France (mainland and overseas), i.e. + 25.73% compared to December 2020 and + 0.27% compared to December 2019. Among the victims, the police counted 5,888 injured, i.e. respectively + 18.28% and – 9% compared to December 2020 and 2019.
| France (mainland + overseas) | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2019-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| accidents | 5,087 | 4,065 | 5,111 | 1,046 | 25.73% | 24 | 0.47% |
| Victims | 6,773 | 5,213 | 6,220 | 1,007 | 19.32% | -553 | -8.16% |
| You are | 303 | 235 | 332 | 97 | 41.28% | 29 | 9.57% |
| Wounded | 6,470 | 4,978 | 5,888 | 910 | 18.28% | -582 | -9.00% |
Metropolitan France: 296 dead in December 2021
In mainland France, the number of trips increased by 15% in December 2021 compared to December 2020, according to the Cerema traffic dataviz. A factor which could thus explain that the road accident indicators are up compared to December 2020.
The police actually recorded 4,407 injury accidents in December 2021, compared to 3,772 in December 2020 (+ 16.83%) and 4,829 in December 2019 (- 8.7%). In these accidents, 5,518 people were injured in December 2021, compared to 4,600 in December 2020 (+19.96%), and 6,137 in December 2019 (-10.1%).
The number of fatalities is also on the rise with 296 deaths recorded in December 2021, compared to 211 in December 2020 (+ 40.28%) and 284 in December 2019 (+ 4.2%). “Road mortality in December 2021 is thus much higher than that recorded in December 2020, but remains similar to the average for the months of December in the last five years before the pandemic”, according to Onisr.
| Metropolis | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2019-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| accidents | 4,829 | 3,772 | 4,407 | 635 | 16.83% | -422 | -8.7% |
| Victims | 6,421 | 4,811 | 5,814 | 1,003 | 20.85% | -607 | -9.5% |
| You are | 284 | 211 | 296 | 85 | 40.28% | 12 | 4.2% |
| Wounded | 6,137 | 4,600 | 5,518 | 918 | 19.96% | -619 | -10.1% |
Any type of affected user
Between December 2019 and 2021, road fatalities increased for cyclists (+25%), motorists (+15.33%) and truck drivers (+250%). It also increased for moped riders (+25%), motorcyclists (+114.29%) and motorists (55.86%) between December 2020 and 2021. Conversely, pedestrian mortality fell in December 2021, compared to December 2019 (-22.58%) and December 2020 (-11.11%).
In addition, road fatalities increased between December 2020 and 2021, both among people under 18 (+ 12.5%), 18-24 (+ 25.71%) and 65 and over. (+18.84%). And this, all road networks combined: in urban areas (+ 56.06% between December 2020 and 2021), outside urban areas (+ 27.69%) and on motorways (+ 80%).
| User category | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2019-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| Pedestrians | 62 | 54 | 48 | -6 | -11.11% | -14 | -22.58% |
| EDPm | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | / | 3 | / |
| Cyclists | 8 | 15 | 10 | -5 | -33.33% | 2 | 25.00% |
| moped riders | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 25.00% | -6 | -37.50% |
| Motorcyclists | 32 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 114.29% | -2 | -6.25% |
| Motorists | 150 | 111 | 173 | 62 | 55.86% | 23 | 15.33% |
| HGV users | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | / | 5 | 250.00% |
| age range | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2019-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| Under 18 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 12.50% | 8 | 80.00% |
| 18-24 years old | 46 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 25.71% | -2 | -4.35% |
| 65 or older | 83 | 69 | 82 | 13 | 18.84% | -1 | -1.20% |
| Road network | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2019-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| In urban areas | 104 | 66 | 103 | 37 | 56.06% | -1 | -0.96% |
| Extra-urban | 161 | 130 | 166 | 36 | 27.69% | 5 | 3.11% |
| On the highway | 19 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 80.00% | 8 | 42.11% |
Overseas: 36 people killed in December 2021
Overseas, 36 people were killed in a road accident in December 2021, compared to 24 in December 2020 (+ 50%) and 19 in December 2019 (+ 89.5%). The number of injury accidents recorded by the police amounted to 282 accidents in December 2021, i.e. – 3.8% and + 9.3% respectively compared to December 2020 and December 2019. During these accidents, 370 people were injured, i.e. – 2.1% and – 11.1% respectively compared to December 2020 and December 2019.
| Overseas | December 2019 | December 2020 | December 2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2020-2021 | Difference December 2020-2021 | Evolution December 2019-2021 |
| accidents | 258 | 293 | 282 | -11 | -3.8% | 24 | 9.3% |
| Victims | 352 | 402 | 406 | 4 | 1.0% | 54 | 15.3% |
| You are | 19 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 50.0% | 17 | 89.5% |
| Wounded | 333 | 378 | 370 | -8 | -2.1% | 37 | 11.1% |
