Since 2004, vehicles have killed 46% more people–including civilians, security forces and militants–in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) than armed violence, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of state police and Indian home ministry data.
Source: J&K Traffic Police
More civilians have died in traffic accidents in the 13 years since 2004 than in armed conflict in twice as many years (since it began in 1989-90), as per records from the J&K Traffic Police and the central Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)