Summary of fatal crashes from 1 December 2002 to 31 December 2002 as recorded on 2 January 2003 at 12:00 on 3 January 2003 at 12:45
| PROVINCE | TOTAL CRASHES |
| Eastern Cape | 94 |
| Free State | 59 |
| Gauteng | 163 |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | 177 |
| Mpumalanga | 85 |
| North West | 81 |
| Northern Cape | 32 |
| Limpopo | 60 |
| Western Cape | 110 |
| Total | 861 |