Rietavas Municipality: road crashes
Police-recorded crashes with people killed or injured — 2025 and 2021–2025
In 2025, police recorded 3 injury crashes in Rietavas Municipality: nobody died and 6 were injured.
Over 2021–2025, 2 people died on the municipality's roads — 5.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, against a national average of 4.8. That ranks it 38th of 60 municipalities (1st being the highest death rate). It saw 10.8 injury crashes per 10,000 residents a year (nationally 9.9).
Pedestrians made up 4% of all casualties (nationally 21%), cyclists 2%, and car drivers and passengers 79%. Drivers at fault who were drunk, on drugs or refused a test caused 8% of crashes (nationally 9%).
Over the five years, most crashes were recorded on the roads Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė (12), Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (11) and Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai (3).
Injury crashes, 2025
3
57% fewer than the 2022–2024 average
Killed, 2025
0
Injured, 2025
6
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2025
5.5
nationally 4.8 · ranked 38 of 60
Injury crashes by year
Crashes in which at least one person was killed or injured
Deaths by year
Killed at the scene or died of their injuries later
Who was hurt, 2021–2025
Killed and injured by type of road user; share of all casualties
| Road users | Casualties | Of whom killed | Share | Share nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 0 | 4% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 0 | 2% | 11% |
| E-scooter riders | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Motorcycle and moped riders | 6 | 2 | 11% | 10% |
| Car drivers and passengers | 42 | 0 | 79% | 53% |
Where most crashes happen, 2021–2025
Injury crashes by recorded location (places with at least three)
| Place | Crashes | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Latest fatal crashes
- 2024-05-11Honda motorcycle rolls overLėgų village
- 2022-10-08Toyota and Honda motorcycle crashRietavas–Tverai–Varniai, 3.4 km
- 2020-10-28Volkswagen Sharan hits a pedestrianMažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 75.11 km
- 2018-12-20Škoda Octavia hits a pedestrianVilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, 253.4 km
- 2017-11-25Audi and BMW crashKryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 62.08 km
- 2016-03-02Audi A5 hits a pedestrianVilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, 265 km
Municipalities of a similar size
The same kind of municipality, nearest in population, 2021–2025
| Municipality | Residents | Killed | Deaths / 100k a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalvarija Municipality | 9,843 | 11 | 22.4 |
| Neringa Municipality | 4,064 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Kazlų Rūda Municipality | 10,918 | 5 | 9.2 |
| Pagėgiai Municipality | 7,175 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Rietavas Municipality | 7,218 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Birštonas Municipality | 4,104 | 1 | 4.9 |
Figures by year
Seriously injured from 2020 on — earlier records are inconsistent
| Year | Crashes | Killed | Injured | Seriously |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 18 | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 14 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 10 | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 14 | — |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 13 | — |
About the figures
Only injury crashes are counted — those in which at least one person was killed or injured. A crash counts in the municipality where it happened (not where the people involved live), so municipalities crossed by busy through roads can show a higher rate per resident than their local traffic explains. Population figures are Statistics Lithuania's, at the start of each year. In small municipalities a few crashes move the rates a lot, so they are best read over several years. The figures on this page were computed on 2026-10-31; the map and the list show the latest data.