Traffic deaths by topic
Speeding deaths in the United States
In 2024, 11,288 people died in speeding-related crashes in the United States, 29% of all traffic deaths and 3.3 per 100,000 people. That was down 5.2% from 11,913 in 2023, the fewest since 2019.
- Deaths, 2024
- 11,288
- Share of all traffic deaths
- 29%
- Per 100,000 people
- 3.3
- Change from 2023
- -5.2%
Trend
Speeding deaths by year
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 10,664 |
| 2010 | 10,508 |
| 2011 | 10,001 |
| 2012 | 10,329 |
| 2013 | 9,696 |
| 2014 | 9,283 |
| 2015 | 9,723 |
| 2016 | 10,291 |
| 2017 | 9,947 |
| 2018 | 9,579 |
| 2019 | 9,592 |
| 2020 | 11,428 |
| 2021 | 12,498 |
| 2022 | 12,157 |
| 2023 | 11,913 |
| 2024 | 11,288 |
Comparable figures start in 2009.
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Where
Speeding deaths by state, 2024
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,496 | 4.8 | 36% | +0.7% |
| California | 1,139 | 2.9 | 29% | -16.1% |
| North Carolina | 676 | 6.1 | 42% | +16.8% |
| Arizona | 446 | 5.9 | 36% | -0.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 437 | 3.3 | 39% | -11.0% |
| Illinois | 423 | 3.3 | 36% | -3.0% |
| South Carolina | 392 | 7.1 | 38% | -4.6% |
| New York | 364 | 1.8 | 33% | +3.7% |
| Florida | 360 | 1.5 | 11% | +0.8% |
| Georgia | 339 | 3.0 | 24% | -2.3% |
| Missouri | 311 | 5.0 | 33% | -16.2% |
| Virginia | 285 | 3.2 | 31% | -11.8% |
| Alabama | 278 | 5.4 | 29% | +18.3% |
| Michigan | 277 | 2.7 | 25% | -7.0% |
| Washington | 248 | 3.1 | 34% | -8.1% |
| Colorado | 237 | 4.0 | 34% | -7.8% |
| Oklahoma | 237 | 5.8 | 37% | +3.0% |
| Tennessee | 224 | 3.1 | 19% | -15.8% |
| Indiana | 219 | 3.2 | 26% | -12.0% |
| Louisiana | 208 | 4.5 | 28% | -13.3% |
| Ohio | 192 | 1.6 | 17% | -26.4% |
| Wisconsin | 189 | 3.2 | 32% | +2.2% |
| Oregon | 163 | 3.8 | 30% | -15.1% |
| New Jersey | 153 | 1.6 | 23% | -24.3% |
| New Mexico | 148 | 7.0 | 36% | +11.3% |
| Arkansas | 139 | 4.5 | 23% | +18.8% |
| Minnesota | 138 | 2.4 | 29% | +19.0% |
| Nevada | 136 | 4.2 | 33% | +12.4% |
| Mississippi | 131 | 4.4 | 17% | -7.1% |
| Connecticut | 126 | 3.4 | 41% | +18.9% |
| Maryland | 113 | 1.8 | 20% | -39.6% |
| Massachusetts | 104 | 1.5 | 29% | -20.0% |
| Kentucky | 94 | 2.1 | 13% | -21.0% |
| Montana | 89 | 7.8 | 43% | +15.6% |
| Utah | 83 | 2.4 | 30% | -10.8% |
| West Virginia | 78 | 4.4 | 30% | -8.2% |
| Iowa | 70 | 2.2 | 20% | -19.5% |
| Kansas | 70 | 2.4 | 21% | -10.3% |
| Nebraska | 69 | 3.4 | 27% | +50.0% |
| Idaho | 56 | 2.8 | 24% | -6.7% |
| Hawaii | 43 | 3.0 | 42% | -20.4% |
| Maine | 42 | 3.0 | 24% | +7.7% |
| Wyoming | 42 | 7.2 | 39% | -26.3% |
| New Hampshire | 39 | 2.8 | 29% | +25.8% |
| Alaska | 35 | 4.8 | 50% | +45.8% |
| South Dakota | 33 | 3.6 | 23% | -2.9% |
| Vermont | 32 | 4.9 | 54% | +68.4% |
| Delaware | 31 | 3.0 | 25% | -31.1% |
| North Dakota | 20 | 2.5 | 22% | -16.7% |
| District of Columbia | 18 | 2.6 | 38% | +12.5% |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 1.4 | 31% | -50.0% |
Rates use Census population estimates. Small states can swing a lot from year to year. Download CSV
When and where
When these crashes happen, 2020–2024
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2,825 |
| 1am | 2,517 |
| 2am | 2,629 |
| 3am | 1,683 |
| 4am | 1,351 |
| 5am | 1,382 |
| 6am | 1,516 |
| 7am | 1,508 |
| 8am | 1,229 |
| 9am | 1,221 |
| 10am | 1,437 |
| 11am | 1,496 |
| 12pm | 1,752 |
| 1pm | 1,974 |
| 2pm | 2,243 |
| 3pm | 2,486 |
| 4pm | 2,670 |
| 5pm | 2,820 |
| 6pm | 3,052 |
| 7pm | 3,017 |
| 8pm | 3,114 |
| 9pm | 3,117 |
| 10pm | 3,077 |
| 11pm | 2,919 |
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 23,483 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14,028 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12,666 |
| Dusk | 1,468 |
| Dawn | 909 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 523 |
| Other | 21 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3,772 |
| Feb | 3,476 |
| Mar | 3,984 |
| Apr | 4,237 |
| May | 4,893 |
| Jun | 4,936 |
| Jul | 5,015 |
| Aug | 5,036 |
| Sep | 4,786 |
| Oct | 4,755 |
| Nov | 4,155 |
| Dec | 4,253 |
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| Category | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6,726 | 7,521 |
| California | 6,148 | 6,824 |
| North Carolina | 2,483 | 2,747 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,167 | 2,347 |
| South Carolina | 1,988 | 2,187 |
| Illinois | 1,950 | 2,223 |
| Arizona | 1,837 | 2,082 |
| New York | 1,741 | 1,925 |
| Missouri | 1,693 | 1,882 |
| Georgia | 1,675 | 1,866 |
| Florida | 1,590 | 1,806 |
| Virginia | 1,377 | 1,501 |
| Michigan | 1,362 | 1,490 |
| Ohio | 1,285 | 1,405 |
| Alabama | 1,185 | 1,294 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2009–2024. Methodology