Does the decline in road traffic injury in London vary by ethnicity?
OBJECTIVE
To examine ethnic variations in trends in road traffic injuries in London.


METHODS
Analysis of STATS19 data comparing trends in road traffic casualty rates by ethnic group.


METHODS
London, 2001-6.


METHODS
Children (<or=14 years) and adults (>or=15 years).


METHODS
Annual casualty rates in white, black, and Asian pedestrians, cyclists, and car occupants.


RESULTS
Casualty rates in London declined each year between 2001 and 2006 by an average of 8.8% (95% CI 8.5% to 9.0%). After adjustment for area-level deprivation, there was good evidence that the average annual reduction in injury rates in car occupants was significantly less in Asian than in white adults (10.9% vs 14.4%, p<0.001). There was some evidence that average annual reductions in injury rates were lower in black than in white adult pedestrians (7.4% vs 9.3%, p = 0.041) and car occupants (13.2% vs 14.4%, p = 0.03).


CONCLUSIONS
Casualty rates in London have declined for pedestrians, cyclists, and car occupants in three broad ethnic groups. Asian car drivers appear to have benefited least from these reductions.
London Health Observatory, London, UK. neeraje5@yahoo.co.uk
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