Police report 10% reduction to date in road fatalities for 2025

The Guyana Police Force has reported a 10% decrease in road fatalities compared to what had obtained in the previous year, and is attributing this decline to increased enforcement and education initiatives.
Speaking on a recent televised programme of ‘Road Safety and You’, Inspector Sherwin Henry of the Traffic Headquarters’ Education Section provided updated accident statistics and highlighted ongoing efforts to improve road safety.
“So far for the year, we didn’t have any accident involving…school children who would have lost their life or so. But recently, in relation to our stats, last year we had 10 accidents resulting in 13 deaths. And compared to this year, we have 9 accidents and 9 deaths. So, overall, with our accident statistics, we have a 10% decrease in accidents,” Inspector Henry detailed.

Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, Earl Lambert, who hosted the programme, while emphasising that the reduction is a step in the right direction, has said more work needs to be done.
“Nine is still too much. Nine is still too many lives that would have been lost so far for the year,” he pointed out.
Inspector Henry noted that education campaigns have been a major focus, particularly within schools.
“So, our education drive within the school is working. We have a system in which we send information to the Ministry, and the Ministry will highlight the schools we could go to; and we lecture to the children and let them know of the basic things they need to do, especially when using the road and travelling in vehicles,” he explained.

Iterating that reducing road fatalities is a responsibility shared between law enforcement and the public, Lambert has said, “We are trying with Decade of Action – the UN Decade of Action – to reduce road traffic deaths by 50% by the year 2030. We can only do it with your help. And it is not that the police are not working, but are you doing enough to help?”
The police remain committed to strengthening efforts to ensure further reductions in fatalities. With continuous public engagement, stricter enforcement, and educational programmes, authorities hope to see even greater improvements in road safety.
In 2024, Guyana saw a significant 30% decrease in road fatalities compared to 2023, with the death toll dropping from 145 to 102. Progress came after 178 road deaths had been recorded in 2023, largely linked to reckless driving by those aged 25 to 42.
Fatalities among men declined by 25% in 2024, while deaths in the 25-42 age group were reduced by 49%. Motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths also decreased, although motorcyclists remain highly vulnerable.