Center of Excellence for Injury Surveillance and Reporting

KfV (Austrian Road Safety Board) is the "Center of Excellence for Injury Surveillance and Reporting" of EU/DG Sanco. In this function, the KfV conducts the projects of the EU Public Health Programme which serve to setup a common reporting system regarding injuries of all types and their causes. The central instrument is the "European Injury Data Base" which offers information for health policy and consumer protection. Employees of KfV have acted as relevant consultants for DG Sanco for years. Furthermore, they are standing members of the Working Party on Accidents and Injuries (Network of Public Health Working Party Leader). Within the European Association for Injury Prevention, KfV manages the respective work programme (EuroSafe Programme on Injury Data).

Property & Fire

Austrian Security Barometer

Burglary is the offense the Austrians are most concerned about. About one third are worried about this form of crime.

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Transport & Mobility

Road Traffic Accidents in Austria

After an overview of the main figures, chapters are dealing with the location of accidents, the vehicles that are involved in these accidents and the involved persons.

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Home, Leisure & Sports

European Injury Database

The IDB is an EU-wide injury surveillance system based on Accident & Emergency department data from selected member state hospitals.

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