Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Bessemer, Alabama
City in Jefferson County · Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 25.1K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Bessemer, Alabama. That was 28.6% more than in 2023 (7) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 35.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.2 in Jefferson County, 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 36 people died, an average of 7.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 44% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
35.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Jefferson County, Alabama: 15.2
- About 1.9 times the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+29%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Jefferson County, Alabama: -10%
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 23.5 |
| 2022 | 15.9 |
| 2023 | 28.1 |
| 2024 | 35.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
44%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Jefferson County, Alabama: 16%
- About 3 times the share in Alabama: 13%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bessemer | Share in Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 44% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 22% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 11% | 21% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Jefferson County, Alabama: 19%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Jefferson County, Alabama: 4%
- About 40 percent of the share in Alabama: 27%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bessemer | Jefferson County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 11.1% | 4.2% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 18.9% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 47.4% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.5% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Jefferson County, Alabama: 47%
- About 1.3 times the share in Alabama: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Jefferson County, Alabama: 31%
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4596
- SR-56
- MU-9TH AVE SR-52
- I-592
- 5TH AVE2
- MU-8TH AVE N1
- MU-19TH ST N1
- MU-32ND ST1
- MU-6TH AVE1
- MU-MORGAN RD SE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 20 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu4
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Suburban2
- Chrysler 2002
- Acura ILX1
- Acura TL1
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | MU-8TH AVE N | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | MU-32ND ST | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | I-20 I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | MU-19TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | MU-9TH AVE SR-5 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | MU-19TH ST N | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | MU-9TH AVE SR-5 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | MU-MORGAN RD SE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | MU-16TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | I-459 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | MU-6TH AVE | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2023 | MU-18TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | MORGAN RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | I-59 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 5TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | I-459 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | I-459 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | 5TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | CAROLINA AVE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.