A new study has unveiled which provinces and territories in Canada are the most dangerous for car crashes.
The research, which was conducted by Ontario law firm, Preszler Injury Lawyers Personal Injury Lawyer Toronto | Preszler Injury Lawyers (preszlerlaw.com), examined the latest available data from Transport Canada showing the number of car crash deaths per 100,000 people in each Canadian province and territory to create a list of Canada’s most dangerous areas for car crashes.
Prince Edward Island is the most dangerous of the provinces and territories in Canada for car crashes. Canada’s smallest province experienced 10.5 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021, earning it the number one spot on this list. In terms of injuries from car crashes, Prince Edward Island also experienced 287 injuries per 100,000 population.
In second place is New Brunswick, the largest of Canada’s maritime provinces. The province had 8.6 car crash deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. New Brunswick also saw 342.7 injuries from car crashes in the same period.
Nova Scotia is the third most dangerous of the Canadian provinces and territories for car crashes, with 7.7 fatalities per 100,000. The second-smallest province in Canada, which also has the second-highest population density, experienced 308.7 injuries per 100,000 during the same year.
In fourth place is Saskatchewan, which is home to more than 1.1 million people. The landlocked province (also known as a Prairie Province) saw 7.2 car crash fatalities per 100,000 people and 388.2 injuries per 100,000.
Ranking in fifth place is the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (previously known as the province of Newfoundland). The province experienced 6.7 fatalities per 100,000 people due to car crashes. Canada’s easternmost province also saw 408.5 injuries per 100,000 due to car crashes.
Following on in sixth place is Alberta. In this province, there were 6.2 fatalities per 100,000 from car crashes. The westernmost of Canada’s Prairie Provinces also saw 296.5 injuries per 100,000 people.
Next, in seventh place, is British Columbia, the most western province in Canada. The province experienced 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people from car crashes. There were also 269.9 injuries per 100,000 in the same period.
Following closely in eighth place is Manitoba, with 5.6 car crash fatalities per 100,000. The province also saw 545.5 injuries per 100,000 people from car crashes, the highest number on this list.
The ninth most dangerous province or territory for car crashes is Yukon. The territory experienced 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. The smallest of Canada’s three territories, Yukon also saw 377 injuries per 100,000 from car crashes in the same period.
In tenth place are the Northwest Territories, with 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people from car crashes. In the same year, 185.1 injuries per 100,000 were also recorded.
Quebec ranks eleventh in this list, with 4 fatalities due to car crashes per 100,000 people. The largest of Canada’s ten provinces, Quebec also experienced 321.1 injuries per 100,000 people from car crashes.
The penultimate entry on this list is Ontario, in twelfth place, with 3.8 deaths per 100,000 from car crashes. Canada’s second-largest province also experienced 216.4 injuries per 100,000.
The least dangerous of Canada’s provinces or territories for car crashes is Nunavut. In this territory, there were 2.6 car crash fatalities per 100,000 population. Nunavut also saw the lowest number of injuries from car crashes, with 40.9 per 100,000.
Data Sources:
Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics: 2021 (canada.ca)
Methodology:
Data on all reportable motor vehicle crashes in each Canadian province and territory from 2021 was analyzed from Transport Canada. The number of deaths from car crashes per 100,000 population and the number of injuries from car crashes per 100,000 population were analyzed for this study. The number of deaths for each province and territory in Canada was used to rank the most dangerous province and territory for car crashes to the least dangerous.
