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Bicycle deaths in the United States

In 2024, 1,103 cyclists were killed in the United States, 3% of all traffic deaths and 0.3 per 100,000 people. That was down 6.0% from 1,173 in 2023, the fewest since 2021.

Deaths, 2024
1,103
Share of all traffic deaths
3%
Per 100,000 people
0.3
Change from 2023
-6.0%

Trend

Bicycle deaths by year

Bicycle deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths
1975 1,003
1976 914
1977 922
1978 892
1979 932
1980 965
1981 936
1982 883
1983 839
1984 849
1985 890
1986 941
1987 948
1988 911
1989 832
1990 859
1991 843
1992 723
1993 816
1994 802
1995 833
1996 765
1997 814
1998 760
1999 754
2000 693
2001 732
2002 665
2003 629
2004 727
2005 786
2006 772
2007 701
2008 718
2009 628
2010 623
2011 682
2012 734
2013 749
2014 729
2015 829
2016 853
2017 806
2018 871
2019 859
2020 948
2021 976
2022 1,117
2023 1,173
2024 1,103
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Where

Bicycle deaths by state, 2024

State
Florida 208 0.9 7% -11.1%
California 163 0.4 4% +7.9%
Texas 79 0.3 2% -25.5%
New York 47 0.2 4% -6.0%
Arizona 44 0.6 4% 0.0%
Louisiana 44 1.0 6% +25.7%
North Carolina 44 0.4 3% -2.2%
Illinois 37 0.3 3% -11.9%
South Carolina 34 0.6 3% +36.0%
Michigan 29 0.3 3% +20.8%
New Jersey 25 0.3 4% -7.4%
Georgia 24 0.2 2% 0.0%
Ohio 24 0.2 2% +9.1%
Virginia 24 0.3 3% +60.0%
Pennsylvania 22 0.2 2% -24.1%
Indiana 19 0.3 2% -38.7%
Missouri 18 0.3 2% +80.0%
Nevada 15 0.5 4% +7.1%
Colorado 14 0.2 2% -30.0%
Washington 13 0.2 2% -23.5%
Kentucky 11 0.2 2% -31.3%
Maryland 11 0.2 2% -26.7%
Oklahoma 11 0.3 2% -26.7%
Oregon 11 0.3 2% -35.3%
Alabama 10 0.2 1% 0.0%
Massachusetts 10 0.1 3% +11.1%
Mississippi 9 0.3 1% -30.8%
Tennessee 9 0.1 1% -18.2%
Utah 8 0.2 3% -11.1%
Wisconsin 8 0.1 1% 0.0%
Hawaii 7 0.5 7% -12.5%
Kansas 7 0.2 2% +16.7%
Minnesota 7 0.1 1% +16.7%
New Mexico 6 0.3 1% -50.0%
Delaware 5 0.5 4% 0.0%
Rhode Island 5 0.5 10% +150.0%
West Virginia 5 0.3 2% +25.0%
Arkansas 4 0.1 1% -63.6%
Connecticut 4 0.1 1% 0.0%
Iowa 4 0.1 1% -20.0%
Nebraska 4 0.2 2% -33.3%
New Hampshire 4 0.3 3% +300.0%
South Dakota 4 0.4 3% —
Idaho 3 0.1 1% -57.1%
Montana 2 0.2 1% 0.0%
Vermont 2 0.3 3% +100.0%
Alaska 1 0.1 1% —
District of Columbia 1 0.1 2% -66.7%
Maine 1 0.1 1% —
North Dakota 1 0.1 1% —
Wyoming 1 0.2 1% -50.0%

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When and where

When these crashes happen, 2020–2024

Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 177
1am 102
2am 108
3am 96
4am 105
5am 194
6am 212
7am 173
8am 194
9am 163
10am 158
11am 179
12pm 169
1pm 165
2pm 201
3pm 226
4pm 265
5pm 296
6pm 368
7pm 371
8pm 398
9pm 404
10pm 324
11pm 227
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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 2,348
Dark - Lighted 1,374
Dark - Not Lighted 1,238
Dusk 142
Dawn 86
Dark - Unknown Lighting 67
Other 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 321
Feb 300
Mar 364
Apr 354
May 440
Jun 473
Jul 548
Aug 551
Sep 570
Oct 551
Nov 425
Dec 397
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States with the most fatal crashes
Category Fatal crashes Deaths
Florida 1,028 1,034
California 764 771
Texas 445 451
New York 229 230
Arizona 214 217
Louisiana 192 194
Illinois 178 178
North Carolina 158 159
Michigan 155 157
Georgia 124 124
South Carolina 121 121
New Jersey 110 111
Indiana 109 109
Pennsylvania 107 107
Ohio 102 102
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 1975–2024. Methodology