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In terms of total road accident fatalities and injuries in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, Hobart local government area (LGA) recorded the highest figures for 2002 and 2003, with 209 and 193 respectively. Other LGAs that recorded high figures were Clarence, Glenorchy and Kingborough. Hobart, Clarence, Glenorchy and Kingborough are all highly populated areas with higher traffic flows than many other areas of Tasmania.

ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES AND INJURIES, Greater Hobart-Southern Region(a)
	Fatalities		Injuries		Total
	2002	2003	2002	2003	2002	2003
Local government area	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Brighton	3	-	43	55	46	55
Central Highlands	1	-	33	37	34	37
Clarence	2	2	132	142	134	144
Derwent Valley	2	1	54	53	56	54
Glamorgan/ Spring Bay	3	1	24	37	27	38
Glenorchy	1	5	158	130	159	135
Hobart	2	3	207	190	209	193
Huon Valley	1	-	54	46	55	46
Kingborough	-	1	82	114	82	115
Sorell	1	-	38	36	39	36
Southern Midlands	1	2	37	29	38	31
Tasman	-	-	29	13	29	13
Total	17	15	891	882	908	897
- nil or rounded to zero (a) Location of accident.
Source: Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Land Transport Safety Division. (Drawn off Traffic Accident Database on 17 March, 2004.)