Sejong Achieves Highest Nationwide Traffic Accident Death Rate Reduction of 53.3%

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of traffic accident fatalities in the Sejong area decreased by more than half last year compared to 2019. In terms of the reduction rate of traffic accident fatalities, Sejong showed the largest decline among metropolitan local governments nationwide.

According to Sejong City on the 20th, the number of traffic accident fatalities in the jurisdiction last year was 7, down 8 from 15 in 2019. This represents a 53.3% decrease, which is 45.2 percentage points greater than the national average decrease of 8.1%.

The number of traffic accident fatalities per 100,000 people was 2.0, which is 3.9 fewer than the national average of 5.9.

Additionally, Sejong ranked first nationwide in most traffic safety indicators, including traffic accidents per 10,000 children (5.1 cases) and the reduction rate of motorcycle fatalities (60% decrease in Sejong).

Previously, Sejong received the lowest grade in the traffic accident safety index for 2018-2019. After the establishment of Sejong City, the population and number of vehicles rapidly increased, causing a significant rise in traffic accidents.

However, the city analyzes that the proportion of traffic accidents in the region has decreased due to the substantial expansion of traffic safety infrastructure such as unmanned traffic enforcement equipment and the establishment and implementation of comprehensive traffic safety measures, strengthening related policies.

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