Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths

Oberbayern had the highest road deaths of 38 regions in 2016, at 188. Bremen had the lowest, at 13. The median was 83 and the figure for Germany was 3,206. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest188Oberbayern

Lowest13Bremen

Median8338 regions

Germany3,206History

All regions, 2016

persons. Source: Eurostat, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Oberbayern	188	+8.7%
2	Weser-Ems	135	-6.3%
3	Köln	133	+8.1%
3	Sachsen-Anhalt	133	-8.3%
5	Darmstadt	132	+8.2%
6	Stuttgart	124	-3.1%
7	Brandenburg	121	-32.4%
8	Düsseldorf	119	-10.5%
9	Schleswig-Holstein	114	+6.5%
10	Hannover	111	-5.1%
11	Freiburg	107	-26.2%
12	Thüringen	104	-9.6%
13	Schwaben	103	+12%
14	Arnsberg	95	+9.2%
14	Lüneburg	95	-19.5%
16	Tübingen	94	-16.1%
17	Detmold	91	-4.2%
18	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	89	-4.3%
19	Münster	86	+2.4%
20	Karlsruhe	80	-18.4%
20	Oberpfalz	80	-3.6%
22	Braunschweig	73	-6.4%
23	Mittelfranken	70	-4.1%
24	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	68	-8.1%
24	Unterfranken	68	+21.4%
26	Niederbayern	66	-22.4%
27	Dresden	65	-18.8%
27	Koblenz	65	-22.6%
29	Kassel	62	0%
30	Berlin	56	+16.7%
31	Chemnitz	49	-32.9%
32	Leipzig	48	+23.1%
33	Oberfranken	41	-21.2%
34	Gießen	37	-36.2%
35	Saarland	34	+9.7%
36	Hamburg	29	+45%
37	Trier	28	-22.2%
38	Bremen	13	-23.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).

Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table

MLA 9

Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/germany-regions?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/germany-regions?period=2016.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/germany-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_regions_of_germany_nuts_2016,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran\_r\_acci): Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/germany-regions?period=2016. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran\_r\_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran\_r\_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which region has the highest road deaths?

Oberbayern, with 188 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest road deaths?

Bremen, with 13 in 2016.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.