Drink-driving violations increased by 6.9 per cent to 1,778 in 2024. There were 12 fatal drink-driving accidents in the same year.
However, red-light violations dipped last year by 11.9 per cent, from 32,867 cases in 2023 to 28,965 cases in 2024.
The number of fatal accidents involving red-light running also dropped by 25 per cent, from eight cases in 2023 to six cases in 2024.
ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS, MOTORCYCLISTS REMAIN VULNERABLE
SPF said that there continues to be a disproportionate number of road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists and elderly pedestrians resulting in injuries or death.
The police said that motorcycles or pillion riders were involved in 55.2 per cent of all traffic accidents and accounted for 59.9 per cent of traffic fatalities, even though motorcycles only made up 14.7 per cent of the nation’s vehicle population in 2024.
Motorcycle accidents increased 4.7 per cent to 3,969 cases in 2024.
Motorcyclist and pillion rider casualties increased by 4.7 per cent as well, from 4,303 people in 2023 to 4,507 people in 2024.
Fatal accidents involving motorcyclists increased 20.8 per cent to 87 cases in 2024, with motorcyclist and pillion rider fatalities increasing 25 per cent to 85 people the same year.
The police also said that elderly pedestrians “continue to be a significant concern”.
“This group remains overrepresented in pedestrian fatalities,” it said.
The elderly population made up 12.5 per cent of the overall Singapore population in 2024 but the elderly were involved in 42.3 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents involving pedestrians and accounted for 44 per cent of pedestrian fatalities.
Despite this, the number of traffic accidents involving elderly pedestrians dipped by 12.7 per cent, from 228 cases in 2023 to 199 cases in 2024.
The number of injured elderly pedestrians in 2024 decreased by 6.9 per cent to 189.
The number of fatal accidents involving elderly pedestrians also plunged by 50 per cent, from 22 cases in 2023 to 11 cases in 2024, while elderly pedestrian fatalities decreased by 52.2 per cent, from 23 persons in 2023 to 11 persons in 2024.
Jaywalking continues to be a concern, the SPF added, as accidents involving jaywalkers increased by 23 per cent to 353 cases in 2024.
The number of casualties among jaywalkers also increased by 26 per cent, from 283 persons in 2023 to 356 persons in 2024.
Fatal accidents involving jaywalkers increased by 12.5 per cent, from 16 cases in 2023 to 18 cases in 2024.
“Elderly pedestrians also continue to be overrepresented as they accounted for 38.9 per cent of the total number of fatalities involving pedestrians who jaywalked in 2024,” the police said.
