Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by road deaths

Oberbayern had the highest road deaths of 38 regions in 2017, at 167. Bremen had the lowest, at 13. The median was 79 and the figure for Germany was 3,180. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest167Oberbayern

Lowest13Bremen

Median7938 regions

Germany3,180History

All regions, 2017

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Oberbayern	167	-11.2%
2	Brandenburg	148	+22.3%
3	Sachsen-Anhalt	132	-0.8%
4	Stuttgart	128	+3.2%
5	Karlsruhe	122	+52.5%
5	Köln	122	-8.3%
7	Düsseldorf	120	+0.8%
8	Lüneburg	117	+23.2%
9	Tübingen	114	+21.3%
10	Darmstadt	111	-15.9%
11	Hannover	110	-0.9%
12	Thüringen	109	+4.8%
13	Weser-Ems	105	-22.2%
14	Münster	100	+16.3%
14	Schleswig-Holstein	100	-12.3%
14	Schwaben	100	-2.9%
17	Freiburg	94	-12.1%
18	Niederbayern	83	+25.8%
19	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	79	-11.2%
19	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	79	+16.2%
21	Arnsberg	73	-23.2%
21	Braunschweig	73	0%
23	Koblenz	71	+9.2%
24	Mittelfranken	70	0%
25	Detmold	69	-24.2%
25	Oberfranken	69	+68.3%
27	Unterfranken	64	-5.9%
28	Dresden	55	-15.4%
28	Oberpfalz	55	-31.3%
30	Kassel	54	-12.9%
31	Leipzig	49	+2.1%
32	Gießen	48	+29.7%
33	Chemnitz	43	-12.2%
33	Saarland	43	+26.5%
35	Berlin	36	-35.7%
36	Hamburg	28	-3.4%
37	Trier	27	-3.6%
38	Bremen	13	0%

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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, 2017}},
  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=2017. 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 167 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest road deaths?

Bremen, with 13 in 2017.

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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.