This paper outlines the current situation of road safety in Greece. After the presentation of basic characteristics such as population, road network length and development of the car ownership for the last ten years, road accident and casualty trends are presented. Moreover, the trends related to the enforcement of driving infringements related to road safety are presented (speed, alcohol). Road accident characteristics by road user characteristics (gender, age) and area type (urban or not) as well as road accident risk rates by vehicle type, age and gender of the driver and vehicle type and area type are finally presented.