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Secondary outcome measures were types of injury events, age and gender distribution, changes in the proportion of rear\u2010end crashes during 2000\u20102009, and changes in the proportion of insurance claims during 2003\u20102008.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>During 2000\u20102009, 3297 cases of acute whiplash injury were encountered. The overall incidence was 235\/100,000\/year. The average yearly increase in incidence was 1.0%. Women comprised 51.9% and men 48.1% of the injured. Car occupants (86.4%) and bicycle riders (6.1%) were most frequently injured. The proportion of rear\u2010end crashes decreased from 55% to 45% from 2000\u20102009. 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