3.39 million traffic violations will be handled in 2025

On the afternoon of January 6, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired a conference to summarize the work of ensuring traffic order and safety in 2025 and deploy directions and tasks for 2026.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized: "Traffic accidents are still a major problem, directly affecting people's lives and property, social security and sustainable development of the country".

Although the number of traffic accidents tends to decrease, the risk and risk of accidents for all types of traffic are still high.

"It is time for the National Traffic Safety Committee and local Traffic Safety Committees to take a serious look at it.

Why are we mobilizing such a large inter-Ministry, inter-sectoral, and inter-local force, but the problem that has existed for many years has not been resolved appropriately, not meeting the legitimate aspirations of each citizen, which is that when stepping out of the house, everyone hopes to return safely," the Deputy Prime Minister raised the issue.

Reporting at the conference, Mr. Le Kim Thanh - full-time Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee - said that traffic accidents have decreased significantly in all 3 criteria, overcoming the increase in the number of cases and injuries in 2024; Previous common violations such as alcohol use, speeding, running red lights tend to decrease significantly.

"From December 15, 2024 to December 14, 2025, there were 18,601 traffic accidents, killing 10,491 people and injuring 12,312 people (including 27 particularly serious cases, killing 96 people and injuring 74 people).

Compared to the same period in 2024, there were 5,312 fewer cases, 711 fewer deaths, and 5,259 fewer injuries," said Mr. Le Kim Thanh.

Regarding the situation of traffic accidents by locality, Mr. Le Kim Thanh said that 25/34 provinces and cities have a decrease in the number of deaths due to traffic accidents compared to 2024, of which 4 localities have a decrease of over 20% in the number of deaths (Quang Ninh, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Lao Cai). Ca Mau province has a 42% increase in the number of deaths due to traffic accidents.

Regarding handling violations of traffic order and safety, the Traffic Police force has handled 3.39 million cases of traffic order and safety violations (road, rail and waterway).

The authorities fined more than VND6.8 trillion; revoked more than 215 thousand driving licenses, certificates, and expertise certificates; deducted driving license points for more than 390 thousand cases; temporarily detained more than 840 thousand vehicles of all kinds.

Compared to the same period in 2024, the handling of more than 908 thousand cases decreased, the fine decreased by 1 trillion VND.

Regarding vehicle registration, management and inspection, Mr. Le Kim Thanh assessed that the work of organizing and registering vehicles is strictly organized, the number of newly registered vehicles continues to increase (in 2025, it will be over 590 thousand cars, 2.6 million motorbikes; bringing the total number of registered vehicles to nearly 7.5 million cars, over 79 million motorbikes); the work of auctioning vehicle license plates brings a large source of revenue to the State budget (in 2025, it will be over 5 trillion VND/140 thousand car and motorbike license plates).

"In the past year, there were also 53 traffic congestion cases; 108 cases of resisting the Traffic Police in performing official duties, causing 1 comrade to die, 46 comrades to be injured; 97 cases of gathering to drive at high speeds, weaving, disturbing public order, arresting 1,014 subjects", Mr. Le Kim Thanh informed.

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