In 2023, 295 lives were lost and 5473 people were hospitalised due to collisions on Victorian roads.1
The consequences of each tragic event extend beyond the directly affected families and friends, resonating throughout the wider community, including emergency service workers and healthcare professionals.
The resulting economic cost is estimated to surpass $6 billion annually, amounting to an astonishing $17.2 million every day.
The broader human cost is immeasurable, with family members and friends of road trauma victims also being negatively impacted for the rest of their lives.
Our vision
Road safety is everyone’s responsibility.
The Victoria Police Road Safety Strategy 2024–2028 confirms the responsibility and role of all Victoria Police employees contributing to keeping Victorian roads safe.
The strategy identifies the value of anytime, anywhere road policing opportunities, as part of everyday service delivery, not apart from it.
In alignment with the Keeping You Safe: Victoria Police Strategy 2023–2028, we will deliver our commitment to reduce road trauma through our exceptional services, professional people, and strategic partnerships.
Working with the community and our road safety partners is critical to reducing harm and achieving our shared vision of zero deaths and no serious injuries on our roads.
Victoria Police is dedicated to preventing road trauma through engagement with the community to educate and influence road user behaviour, enhancing technology to better prevent, detect and enforce road safety offences and supporting referral pathways for drug and alcohol affected road users.
Our vision is that everyone should be safe, and feel safe, on Victorian roads.
1 Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Lives Lost Annual, 2023, available at: https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/road-safety/statistics/lives-lost-annual; TAC, Claims Involving Hospitalisation Annual, available at: https://www.tac.vic.gov.au/road-safety/statistics/tac-hospitalisation-r…
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