Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Boulder, Colorado
City in Boulder County · Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 106.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Boulder, Colorado. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 2.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in Boulder County, 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 40 percent of the rate in Boulder County, Colorado: 7.0
- About one-quarter of the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About one-quarter of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Boulder County, Colorado: -18%
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 2.8 |
| 2024 | 2.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Boulder County, Colorado: 22%
- About 4 times the share in Colorado: 16%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Boulder | Share in Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 17% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 35% |
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 Boulder County, Colorado: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.8 times the share in Boulder County, Colorado: 18%
- About the same as the share in Colorado: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Boulder | Boulder County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 18.2% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.8% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 50.0% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 27.3% | 36.0% | 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 1.3 times the share in Boulder County, Colorado: 50%
- About 1.3 times the share in Colorado: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Boulder County, Colorado: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-119 DIAGONAL HWY2
- SR-93 BROADWAY ST2
- BROADWAY ST2
- SR-1571
- S BOULDER RD1
- PEARL ST1
- BASELINE RD1
- 47TH ST1
- 30TH ST1
- US-36 28TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota 4-Runner3
- Gillig Low Floor Bus2
- Honda Accord2
- Nissan Altima2
- Volkswagen Jetta2
- Acura RDX1
- BMW 228i1
- BMW 528i1
- BMW S 1000 RR1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | SR-93 BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | SR-119 DIAGONAL HWY | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | TABLE MESA DR | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 30TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | SR-157 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | PEARL ST | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | SR-119 DIAGONAL HWY | 2 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | 47TH ST | 1 |
| May 20, 2021 | S BOULDER RD | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | SR-93 BROADWAY ST | 2 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | US-36 28TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2020 | BASELINE 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.