Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Alaska
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 70
- Fatal crashes
- 63
- Population
- 736.5K
In 2024, 70 people died in 63 fatal crashes in Alaska. That was 14.8% more than in 2023 (61) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 9.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Alaska had the 48th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 36th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 48% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+15%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
61 deaths in 2023, 70 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 112 | 98 |
| 1976 | 125 | 109 |
| 1977 | 135 | 127 |
| 1978 | 127 | 112 |
| 1979 | 90 | 80 |
| 1980 | 88 | 79 |
| 1981 | 100 | 90 |
| 1982 | 105 | 96 |
| 1983 | 150 | 135 |
| 1984 | 134 | 120 |
| 1985 | 127 | 107 |
| 1986 | 101 | 89 |
| 1987 | 76 | 70 |
| 1988 | 97 | 86 |
| 1989 | 84 | 79 |
| 1990 | 98 | 92 |
| 1991 | 101 | 90 |
| 1992 | 108 | 89 |
| 1993 | 118 | 88 |
| 1994 | 85 | 70 |
| 1995 | 87 | 75 |
| 1996 | 81 | 72 |
| 1997 | 77 | 68 |
| 1998 | 70 | 63 |
| 1999 | 79 | 73 |
| 2000 | 106 | 93 |
| 2001 | 89 | 80 |
| 2002 | 89 | 78 |
| 2003 | 98 | 87 |
| 2004 | 101 | 96 |
| 2005 | 73 | 66 |
| 2006 | 74 | 71 |
| 2007 | 82 | 75 |
| 2008 | 62 | 55 |
| 2009 | 64 | 59 |
| 2010 | 56 | 52 |
| 2011 | 72 | 63 |
| 2012 | 59 | 54 |
| 2013 | 51 | 49 |
| 2014 | 73 | 68 |
| 2015 | 65 | 60 |
| 2016 | 84 | 78 |
| 2017 | 79 | 75 |
| 2018 | 80 | 69 |
| 2019 | 67 | 62 |
| 2020 | 64 | 53 |
| 2021 | 70 | 62 |
| 2022 | 82 | 75 |
| 2023 | 61 | 57 |
| 2024 | 70 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9 |
| 2001 | 14.0 |
| 2002 | 13.9 |
| 2003 | 15.1 |
| 2004 | 15.3 |
| 2005 | 11.0 |
| 2006 | 11.0 |
| 2007 | 12.1 |
| 2008 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | 9.2 |
| 2010 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 10.0 |
| 2012 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 6.9 |
| 2014 | 9.9 |
| 2015 | 8.8 |
| 2016 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 10.7 |
| 2018 | 10.9 |
| 2019 | 9.2 |
| 2020 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 9.5 |
| 2022 | 11.2 |
| 2023 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 9.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
21%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 44 |
| Pedestrians | 15 |
| Motorcyclists | 10 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Alaska | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 15 | 21% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 10 | 14% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 13 | 19% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 35 | 50% | 29% |
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
48%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 47.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 46.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
46%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 20 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 12 |
| 3am | 13 |
| 4am | 6 |
| 5am | 8 |
| 6am | 12 |
| 7am | 7 |
| 8am | 10 |
| 9am | 8 |
| 10am | 4 |
| 11am | 13 |
| 12pm | 11 |
| 1pm | 12 |
| 2pm | 17 |
| 3pm | 9 |
| 4pm | 15 |
| 5pm | 31 |
| 6pm | 15 |
| 7pm | 14 |
| 8pm | 13 |
| 9pm | 13 |
| 10pm | 17 |
| 11pm | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 41 |
| Mon | 40 |
| Tue | 45 |
| Wed | 42 |
| Thu | 37 |
| Fri | 47 |
| Sat | 58 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 22 |
| Feb | 14 |
| Mar | 20 |
| Apr | 13 |
| May | 29 |
| Jun | 32 |
| Jul | 38 |
| Aug | 33 |
| Sep | 40 |
| Oct | 24 |
| Nov | 19 |
| Dec | 26 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 168 |
| Cloudy | 65 |
| Rain | 29 |
| Snow | 28 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 150 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 68 |
| Dark - Lighted | 60 |
| Dusk | 19 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
| Dawn | 5 |
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-3 PARKS HWY24
- SR-1 GLENN HWY20
- SR-1 SEWARD HWY13
- STERLING HWY10
- SEWARD HWY9
- SR-1 STERLING HWY8
- RICHARDSON HWY8
- PARKS HWY7
- KENAI SPUR HWY6
- TUDOR RD6
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 122 |
| Pickup trucks | 122 |
| SUVs | 114 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 51 |
| Motorcycles | 42 |
| Other vehicles | 19 |
| Vans | 15 |
| Buses | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado25
- Dodge Ram18
- Ford F-15018
- GMC Sierra13
- Ford F-35012
- Ford Escape9
- Ford Explorer9
- Subaru Outback9
- Toyota Tacoma9
- Subaru Legacy8
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | KNIK-GOOSE BAY RD | 2 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | North Pole, Fairbanks North Star Borough | BADGER RD | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough | CHENA HOT SPRINGS RD | 2 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | C ST | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | SR-1 E GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | BRAYTON DR | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough | SEWARD HWY | 2 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Copper Center, Copper River Census Area | RICHARDSON HWY | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | N PALMER FISHHOOK RD | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Anchor Point, Kenai Peninsula Borough | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | BLUEBELL DR | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | L ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Houston, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | SR-3 PARKS HWY | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Salcha, Fairbanks North Star Borough | RICHARDSON HWY | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | BRAGAW ST | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | BONIFACE PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | N POST RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Kivalina, Northwest Arctic Borough | KIVALINA SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Sitka, Sitka City and Borough | PFR-7577 / BLUE LAKE RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | W NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | TUDOR RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | MINNESOTA DR | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough | PARKS HWY | 1 |
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Counties in Alaska
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | 0 | — |
| Anchorage Municipality | 27 | 9.4 |
| Bethel Census Area | 0 | — |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 0 | — |
| Chugach Census Area | 0 | — |
| Copper River Census Area | 2 | 74.5 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 10 | 10.6 |
| Juneau City and Borough | 0 | — |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 8 | 13.0 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 0 | — |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 1 | 8.1 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 0 | — |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 18 | 15.4 |
| Nome Census Area | 0 | — |
| North Slope Borough | 0 | — |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 1 | 14.0 |
| Petersburg Borough | 0 | — |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 0 | — |
| Sitka City and Borough | 1 | 11.9 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 1 | 13.8 |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | 0 | — |
| Wade Hampton Census Area | 0 | — |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 0 | — |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 1 | 19.6 |
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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.