Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Talladega, Alabama
City in Talladega County · Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 14.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Talladega, Alabama. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 33.1 in Talladega County, 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in Talladega County, Alabama: 33.1
- About the same as the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Talladega County, Alabama: +29%
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 33.0 |
| 2021 | 13.6 |
| 2022 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 13.7 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Talladega County, Alabama: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Talladega | Share in Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 33% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 22% |
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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Talladega County, Alabama: 24%
- About 1.1 times the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.7 times the share in Talladega County, Alabama: 20%
- About 1.3 times the share in Alabama: 27%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Talladega | Talladega County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 20.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 52.0% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 24.0% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Talladega County, Alabama: 52%
- About two-thirds of the share in Alabama: 52%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Talladega County, Alabama: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- SR-2753
- SR-212
- SR-772
- CR-JACKSON TRACE RD1
- MU-BEMISTON AVE1
- MU-MT OLIVE CIR1
- MU-STEPHEN J WHITE RD1
- taylors mill rd1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Caliber2
- Volvo Truck VNR1
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Peterbilt 5791
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mercury Grand Marquis1
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Impala1
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 12, 2024 | MU-MT OLIVE CIR | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | MU-STEPHEN J WHITE RD | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | SR-77 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | MU-BEMISTON AVE | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | SR-275 | 1 |
| May 28, 2022 | SR-275 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | SR-21 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | SR-77 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2020 | SR-21 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2020 | CR-JACKSON TRACE RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | SR-275 | 2 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | taylors mill rd | 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.