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CBS and Israel Police · 5 years to August 2026

Road accidents in Sakhnin

In the 5 years to August 2026, police investigated 2,564 road accidents with casualties in Sakhnin: 5 deaths, 26 seriously injured and 5,063 lightly injured.

14.9 accidents a year per 1,000 residents, above the national average (5.8). On average 1.4 accidents a day.

  • 5Deaths
  • 26Seriously injured
  • 145Pedestrians hurt
  • 11Hurt on e-bikes and e-scooters

Who was hurt

Casualties by age

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74%
24%
20 to 64 3,769Under 20 1,21165+ 100
Pedestrians, of all casualties2.8% (Israel: 8.5%)
E-bike and e-scooter riders0.2% (Israel: 3.2%)
Killed or seriously injured0.6% (Israel: 4.2%)

Which vehicles were involved

Out of all vehicles in accidents

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Private car3,798 81.7%
Truck85 1.8%
Motorcycle45 1%
Bicycle31 0.7%
E-scooter2 0%

Over an area of 11.5 km² there were 222.4 accidents per km² in five years.

What about crime in Sakhnin?

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In 2025, police opened 41.8 criminal cases per 1,000 residents in Sakhnin. All the data on Sakhnin

Questions about road accidents in Sakhnin

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How many road accidents are there in Sakhnin?

In the 5 years to August 2026, police investigated 2,564 road accidents with casualties in Sakhnin: 5 deaths, 26 seriously injured and 5,063 lightly injured. That is an average of 513 accidents a year, about 1.4 a day.

How many people were killed in road accidents in Sakhnin?

5 people were killed in accidents in Sakhnin over the five years, and 26 were seriously injured.

Are Sakhnin's roads more dangerous than average?

Sakhnin has 14.9 accidents a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.8 nationally and 4.5 in the median town of a similar size. Accidents are counted where they happen, so main roads passing through town push the number up.

How many pedestrians were hurt in Sakhnin?

145 pedestrians were hurt, 2.8% of all casualties (8.5% nationally).

Road accidents in towns near Sakhnin

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  • Arrabe1,143 accidents · 3.9 km

Accidents with casualties investigated by the police and compiled by the CBS, within the municipal area of Sakhnin, in the five years to August 2026. Accidents are counted where they happened, not where the people involved live, and accidents without casualties are not included.

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