Bermuda Ranked High Per Capita In Collisions

[Written by Don Burgess]

With police revealing Bermuda has between four to six traffic accidents per day, that places the island in the top 10 countries in the world in reported accidents per population.

Based on the mid-range figure of five accidents per day, Bermuda would have 1825 accidents per year, placing us tenth on the list, just below Slovenia’s 1,836 accidents per 64,000 people.

The United States leads the way with 3,768 accidents per 64,000 people.

If the top figure of six accidents per day is correct Bermuda would average 2,190 accidents per year, which would place us seventh in the world, just behind Germany.

If the lower figure of four per day were used, Bermuda would place 13th in the world just behind Croatia with 1,460 accidents per year.

1. United States: 3,768 accidents per 64,000 people
2. South Korea: 2,686 accidents per 64,000 people
3. Austria: 2,541 accidents per 64,000 people
4. Japan: 2,540 accidents per 64,000 people
5. Portugal: 2,382 accidents per 64,000 people
6. Germany: 2,314 accidents per 64,000 people
7. Belgium: 2,098 accidents per 64,000 people
8. Italy: 1,837 accidents per 64,000 people
9. Slovenia: 1,836 accidents per 64,000 people
10. Bermuda 1,825 accidents per 64,000 people
11. Canada: 1,782 accidents per 64,000 people
12. Croatia: 1,551 accidents per 64,000 people
13. Spain: 1,417 accidents per 64,000 people
14. Switzerland: 1,337 accidents per 64,000 people
15. Turkey: 1,332 accidents per 64,000 people
16. Australia: 1,329 accidents per 64,000 people
17. Czech Republic: 1,244 accidents per 64,000 people
18. United Kingdom: 1,177 accidents per 64,000 people
19. Hungary: 1,108 accidents per 64,000 people
20. Finland: 1,047 accidents per 64,000

Sources: Bermuda Police Service, World Atlas, World Population Review and Mason Law.

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