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Motor Vehicle Accidental Deaths -1997 to 2005

BC CORONERS SERVICE

Policing and Community Safety Branch

Office of the Chief Coroner of British Columbia

Metrotower II, Suite 2035

4720 Kingsway Avenue

Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2

Telephone: 604 660-7745

Facsimile: 604 660-7766

Website: http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/coroners/index.htm

In 2006 the BC Coroners Service changed the information that it would make public.

BC Annual Report 2009 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2008 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2007 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2006 .pdf

Age Category	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
12 and under	0	8	15	16	10	8	16	13	17
13 - 19 years	0	42	64	52	42	66	68	58	65
20 - 29 years	0	101	109	104	91	89	82	102	103
30 - 39 years	0	58	66	61	61	56	56	73	75
40 - 49 years	0	69	60	78	53	50	45	53	68
50 - 59 years	0	62	46	46	39	51	46	32	36
60 - 69 years	0	47	40	41	37	33	43	21	34
70 - 79 years	0	35	37	47	31	40	35	47	28
80 years and over	0	23	37	27	21	26	29	37	17
not stated	454	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	454	445	474	472	385	419	420	436	443

Gender	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Female	0	130	153	137	116	135	136	133	125
Male	0	313	321	335	269	284	284	303	318
Unknown	454	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	454	445	474	472	385	419	420	436	443

Victim Position	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Driver	208	208	179	224	187	196	193	193	213
Passenger	102	85	145	131	94	104	106	123	137
Comm. truck driver	11	17	16	21	15	18	11	10	10
Comm. truck passenger	1	1	2	3	1	5	4	1	0
Pedestrian	68	71	79	47	54	61	68	67	54
Motorcycle/moped	48	41	33	34	28	29	26	26	19
Pedal cyclist	7	7	7	6	2	3	11	10	8
Train	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bus	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Other	9	15	13	4	3	2	1	6	2
Total	454	445	474	472	385	419	420	436	443

Month	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
January	0	32	50	50	23	36	31	32	23
February	0	25	24	38	28	24	25	24	33
March	0	23	34	35	24	17	35	34	35
April	0	41	29	21	28	26	29	38	25
May	0	34	33	33	35	41	35	37	48
June	0	43	38	41	33	47	35	42	33
July	0	33	44	39	33	39	43	41	46
August	0	48	46	41	37	38	42	43	54
September	0	33	36	43	30	36	33	39	37
October	0	44	37	46	37	36	33	35	36
November	0	34	56	32	36	40	31	25	33
December	0	45	47	53	41	39	48	46	40
TOTAL	454	445	474	472	385	419	420	436	443

Region	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Fraser	123	117	124	109	124	105	114	105	132
Interior	132	135	147	178	108	153	138	134	133
Island	61	59	68	41	43	48	41	52	40
Metro	66	58	59	54	44	47	50	59	50
North	72	76	76	90	66	66	77	86	88
TOTAL	454	445	474	472	385	419	420	436	443

A Town / City breakdown is available on the .pdf Motor Vehicle Accident Deaths

BC Coroners Service Reports

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