Around 1,000 people died in traffic accidents in the capital city of Jakarta and its environs in 2010, according to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.

"Every day we received three to four reports of deaths in traffic accidents," the traffic director of the Jakarta Police, Senior Commissioner Royke Lumowa, said on Tuesday.

Royke said the incidences of traffic-related deaths in the city was quite high, and serious efforts were needed to bring the situation under control.

According to Royke, most of the accidents that led to deaths were caused by undisciplined motorists and poor road conditions. He said most of the deaths were motorcycle-related, and involved individuals aged 16 to 25 years old.

Royke said he would seek solutions to the problem with stakeholders, which include setting up traffic signs correctly and improving road conditions. The Jakarta Police recorded 299 deaths in traffic accidents from January to May this year.

Here is the data according to the Jakarta Police:

2010 - 1,005 died
2009 - 1,017 died
2008 - 999 died
2007 - 1,169 died
2006 - 1,128 died
2005 - 1,118 died