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Traffic deaths in the United States in 2022

Deaths, 2022: 42,721
Fatal crashes: 39,422
Population: 334M

In 2022, 42,721 people died in 39,422 fatal crashes in the United States, about 117 a day. That was 1.2% fewer than in 2021 (43,230) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 12.8 per 100,000 residents. Pedestrians accounted for 18% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

1.34

deaths per 100 million vehicle miles in 2022

-1%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

43,230 deaths in 2021, 42,721 in 2022

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

18%

of deaths were pedestrians

Who died in 2022

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	27,756
Pedestrians	7,593
Motorcyclists	6,255
Cyclists	1,117

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Deaths by type, 2022
Type	Deaths	Share in United States
Pedestrians	7,593	18%
Motorcyclists	6,255	15%
Cyclists	1,117	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	13,458	32%
Speeding-related crashes	12,157	28%

Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.

Crash factors

Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes

28%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

26%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

Crash factors in 2022

Category	United States
Speeding-related	26.2%
Alcohol-involved	27.7%
At night	53.9%
At weekends	33.3%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

54%

of fatal crashes happened at night

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	1,695
1am	1,509
2am	1,597
3am	1,096
4am	980
5am	1,281
6am	1,469
7am	1,258
8am	1,098
9am	1,128
10am	1,174
11am	1,247
12pm	1,476
1pm	1,448
2pm	1,733
3pm	1,836
4pm	1,973
5pm	2,056
6pm	2,333
7pm	2,219
8pm	2,308
9pm	2,336
10pm	2,111
11pm	1,766

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	6,079
Mon	5,003
Tue	4,920
Wed	5,096
Thu	5,263
Fri	6,020
Sat	7,041

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	2,949
Feb	2,758
Mar	3,066
Apr	2,962
May	3,386
Jun	3,377
Jul	3,566
Aug	3,580
Sep	3,608
Oct	3,702
Nov	3,213
Dec	3,255

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	29,619
Cloudy	4,814
Rain	2,427
Fog, Smog, Smoke	399
Snow	374
Severe Crosswinds	71

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	17,740
Dark - Not Lighted	10,678
Dark - Lighted	8,618
Dusk	919
Dawn	727
Dark - Unknown Lighting	434

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-10319
I-95278
US-1222
I-40207
I-75195
I-5179
I-20169
I-70141
I-35132
I-80128

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	22,110
SUVs	12,240
Pickup trucks	9,684
Motorcycles	6,394
Medium and heavy trucks	5,967
Vans	2,062
Other vehicles	2,034
Buses	199
Other light trucks	75

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 31, 2022	Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia	SR-61	1
Dec 31, 2022	Fraziers Bottom, Putnam County, West Virginia	SR-817	1
Dec 31, 2022	Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington	I-5	1
Dec 31, 2022	Seatac, King County, Washington	DES MOINES MEMORIAL DR S	1
Dec 31, 2022	Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia	US-522	1
Dec 31, 2022	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	US-17	1
Dec 31, 2022	Augusta County, Virginia	I-81	1
Dec 31, 2022	King George County, Virginia	SR-218/WINDSOR DR	1
Dec 31, 2022	Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia	US-460	2
Dec 31, 2022	West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah	SR-68	2
Dec 31, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	BARKER CYPRESS RD	1
Dec 31, 2022	Irving, Dallas County, Texas	SR-12	1
Dec 31, 2022	Brazos County, Texas	CR-ELMO WEEDON RD	1
Dec 31, 2022	Bastrop County, Texas	FM 969	1
Dec 31, 2022	Burleson County, Texas	FM 60	2
Dec 31, 2022	Montgomery County, Texas	CR-DOBBIN HUFFSMITH RD	1
Dec 31, 2022	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	SR-20	1
Dec 31, 2022	Goliad County, Texas	CR-BERGER RD	1
Dec 31, 2022	Harris County, Texas	CR-SWEETWATER LN	1
Dec 31, 2022	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	US-31W/41 SR-11 DICKERSON PK	1
Dec 31, 2022	Crab Orchard, Cumberland County, Tennessee	US-70 SR-1	1
Dec 31, 2022	Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee	N MAIN ST	1
Dec 31, 2022	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	WINCHESTER RD	1
Dec 31, 2022	Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee	N BELVEDERE DR	1
Dec 31, 2022	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	N HOLLYWOOD ST	1

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States in 2022

Area	Deaths, 2022	Per 100,000
Alabama	988	19.5
Alaska	82	11.2
Arizona	1,320	17.9
Arkansas	637	20.9
California	4,539	11.6
Colorado	764	13.1
Connecticut	366	10.1
Delaware	162	15.9
District of Columbia	32	4.7
Florida	3,548	15.8
Georgia	1,796	16.4
Hawaii	116	8.1
Idaho	215	11.1
Illinois	1,268	10.1
Indiana	976	14.3
Iowa	336	10.5
Kansas	410	14.0
Kentucky	744	16.5
Louisiana	906	19.7
Maine	182	13.1
Maryland	566	9.2
Massachusetts	435	6.2
Michigan	1,124	11.2
Minnesota	444	7.8
Mississippi	703	23.9
Missouri	1,057	17.1
Montana	215	19.2
Nebraska	244	12.4
Nevada	417	13.1
New Hampshire	146	10.5
New Jersey	689	7.4
New Mexico	466	22.1
New York	1,182	6.0
North Carolina	1,631	15.2
North Dakota	98	12.6
Ohio	1,274	10.8
Oklahoma	710	17.6
Oregon	602	14.2
Pennsylvania	1,179	9.1
Rhode Island	52	4.7
South Carolina	1,094	20.7
South Dakota	137	15.1
Tennessee	1,313	18.6
Texas	4,408	14.6
Utah	319	9.4
Vermont	76	11.7
Virginia	1,006	11.6
Washington	743	9.5
West Virginia	266	15.0
Wisconsin	604	10.2
Wyoming	134	23.0

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.