JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia recorded a 60 percent drop in traffic fatalities between 2016 and 2025, according to the 2025 annual report of the Ministerial Committee of Traffic Safety, published Sunday.
The report indicates a historic reduction of traffic fatalities, which fell from 8,632 deaths in 2016 to 4,438 in 2025.
Over the same period, the number of injuries decreased from 36,787 to 24,290, a reduction of about 34 percent.
The Kingdom also achieved a significant reduction in serious traffic accidents.
After reaching a peak of 23,263 serious accidents in 2019, the figure declined to 17,805 in 2025, representing a decrease of almost 23 percent.
