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Traffic deaths in Alaska in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
82
Fatal crashes
75
Population
733.7K

In 2022, 82 people died in 75 fatal crashes in Alaska. That was 17.1% more than in 2021 (70) and the most since 2016. The death rate was 11.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Alaska had the 48th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 33rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 35% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.8

+17%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

70 deaths in 2021, 82 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Alaska traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 59
Pedestrians 13
Motorcyclists 8
Cyclists 2
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Alaska Share in the US
Pedestrians 13 16% 18%
Motorcyclists 8 10% 15%
Cyclists 2 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 20 24% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 31 38% 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

35%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Alaska United States
Speeding-related 25.3% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 34.7% 27.7%
At night 49.3% 53.9%
At weekends 22.7% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

49%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

23%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 9
1am 3
2am 3
3am 2
4am 1
5am 4
6am 1
7am 2
8am 3
9am 3
10am 0
11am 3
12pm 3
1pm 4
2pm 4
3pm 1
4pm 2
5pm 10
6pm 0
7pm 2
8pm 3
9pm 1
10pm 7
11pm 2

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 9
Mon 6
Tue 13
Wed 12
Thu 11
Fri 16
Sat 8

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 5
Apr 4
May 9
Jun 5
Jul 11
Aug 10
Sep 3
Oct 7
Nov 5
Dec 9

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 42
Cloudy 16
Rain 8
Snow 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 35
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 15
Dusk 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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

  1. SR-1 GLENN HWY10
  2. SR-3 PARKS HWY9
  3. SR-1 SEWARD HWY5
  4. RICHARDSON HWY3
  5. SR-1 STERLING HWY2
  6. STERLING HWY2
  7. COHOE LOOP RD1
  8. CORDOVA ST1
  9. A ST1
  10. 15TH AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 35
Pickup trucks 34
SUVs 23
Medium and heavy trucks 11
Motorcycles 8
Vans 6
Other vehicles 2
Buses 1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado6
  2. Dodge Ram5
  3. Ford F-1505
  4. Subaru Legacy4
  5. Toyota Corolla4
  6. Toyota Tacoma4
  7. Ford Escape3
  8. Ford F-3503
  9. GMC Sierra3
  10. Toyota Tundra3

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Aug 28, 2022 Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Aug 27, 2022 Utqiagvik, North Slope Borough 1
Aug 25, 2022 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1
Aug 21, 2022 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality 2
Aug 19, 2022 Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Aug 18, 2022 Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Aug 13, 2022 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Aug 8, 2022 Kenai Peninsula Borough 1
Aug 5, 2022 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough 1
Jul 30, 2022 Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Jul 29, 2022 Fairbanks North Star Borough 1
Jul 29, 2022 Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 2
Jul 28, 2022 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality 1
Jul 24, 2022 Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Jul 17, 2022 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough 1
Jul 17, 2022 Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 2
Jul 12, 2022 Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Jul 9, 2022 Juneau, Juneau City and Borough 1
Jul 5, 2022 Juneau, Juneau City and Borough 1
Jul 1, 2022 Wasilla, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Jun 30, 2022 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality 1
Jun 28, 2022 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough 1
Jun 15, 2022 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality 1
Jun 10, 2022 Willow, Matanuska-Susitna Borough 1
Jun 4, 2022 Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough 1

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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.