“The fatality rate from accidents has increased by 41 compared to the nine months last year, whilst the injury rate has risen by 637,” stated Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksandre Darakhvelidze.

According to him, speeding is the most frequent cause of accidents and resulting injuries.

“Regrettably, the rates of injury and fatalities on Georgia’s roads remain alarmingly high. We rank first in Europe, with an average of 11 deaths per 100,000 people. This is in stark contrast to the best European figure of 2–3 deaths, with Romania recording the highest at 7. In Georgia, however, the figure stands at 11. These statistics compel us to take decisive measures.

In 2024, accidents resulted in 7,587 recorded injuries and 444 fatalities. According to data for the first nine months of this year, 6,041 people have been injured and 345 have died. The fatality rate from accidents has increased by 41 compared to the nine months last year, whilst the injury rate has risen by 637. The number of accidents has increased by 373. Speeding is the most frequent cause of accidents and resulting injuries.

Last year, more than one and a half million fines were issued for speeding. The speeding rate has increased by 41.96% in terms of overall violations,” declared Darakhvelidze.

The Deputy Minister also explained that there are over 3.1 million vehicles in the country, which increases the probability of road traffic incidents.

According to him, Georgian citizens registered a total of 1,972,692 vehicles over the past nine months.

“Based on data from the past nine months, a total of 1,972,692 vehicles owned by Georgian citizens are registered. Regarding vehicles imported from abroad, foreign nationals have brought in 1,151,943 vehicles into Georgia during the same period. In total, over 3.1 million vehicles are driving across the country, which raises the likelihood of road traffic incidents,” stated Aleksandre Darakhvelidze.