Statisticians from Transport Scotland have released data that reveals a 10% decrease in the number of people killed and injured on the country’s roads in 2013.

This was the lowest number of casualties that have been reported since records began.

There was also a fall of 3% in the number of fatalities and the number of serious injuries dropped by 16%. There was also a 9% decrease in the number of people slightly injured in 2013.

"While there was an increase in fatalities among car users, motorcyclists and cyclists, the overall numbers saw a decrease."

The number of casualties on all modes of transport saw a reduction in the number of pedestrian, motorcycle and pedal cycle casualties, which have decreased by 12%, 11% and 3% respectively. While there was an increase in fatalities among car users, motorcyclists and cyclists, the overall numbers saw a decrease.

Launched in 2009, the Scottish Road Safety Framework is used by Transport Scotland, Police Scotland, local authorities and road safety professionals across the country to help make the roads safer. These figures updated the provisional figures published in Key Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2013 in June.

Compared to the 2004-2008 baseline, the 2013 statistics noted that there had been a 41% decrease in fatalities, 36% reduction in serious injuries and 60% reduction in the number of children getting killed on the roads. There has also been a 56% fall in the number of children getting seriously injured during road accidents.

The following figures were produced by independent statistical staff free from any political interference, in accordance with professional standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.