Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Colorado in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 622
- Fatal crashes
- 574
- Population
- 5.8M
In 2020, 622 people died in 574 fatal crashes in Colorado. The death rate was 10.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Colorado had the 23rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 30th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 44% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 380 |
| Pedestrians | 87 |
| Motorcyclists | 140 |
| Cyclists | 15 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Colorado | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 87 | 14% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 140 | 23% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 15 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 187 | 30% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 287 | 46% | 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
44%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 29%
35%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 35.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 44.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 35.4% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
51%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
35%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 21 |
| 1am | 22 |
| 2am | 12 |
| 3am | 6 |
| 4am | 20 |
| 5am | 15 |
| 6am | 27 |
| 7am | 8 |
| 8am | 13 |
| 9am | 10 |
| 10am | 17 |
| 11am | 17 |
| 12pm | 30 |
| 1pm | 24 |
| 2pm | 26 |
| 3pm | 31 |
| 4pm | 35 |
| 5pm | 46 |
| 6pm | 47 |
| 7pm | 36 |
| 8pm | 27 |
| 9pm | 41 |
| 10pm | 26 |
| 11pm | 17 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 109 |
| Mon | 73 |
| Tue | 80 |
| Wed | 65 |
| Thu | 65 |
| Fri | 88 |
| Sat | 94 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 36 |
| Feb | 37 |
| Mar | 37 |
| Apr | 33 |
| May | 52 |
| Jun | 62 |
| Jul | 67 |
| Aug | 63 |
| Sep | 49 |
| Oct | 50 |
| Nov | 47 |
| Dec | 41 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 58 |
| Snow | 11 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 281 |
| Dark - Lighted | 144 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 118 |
| Dusk | 19 |
| Dawn | 12 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-2530
- I-7021
- US-5016
- US-28512
- US-8510
- US-349
- US-248
- I-768
- N ACADEMY BLVD8
- US-406
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 259 |
| SUVs | 224 |
| Pickup trucks | 140 |
| Motorcycles | 138 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 75 |
| Vans | 29 |
| Other vehicles | 14 |
| Buses | 6 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Jeep Grand Cherokee27
- Chevrolet Silverado24
- Ford F-15021
- GMC Sierra18
- Honda Civic18
- Ford F-35017
- Dodge Ram15
- Toyota Camry12
- Toyota Corolla12
- Honda Accord11
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | MORRISON RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | N PEORIA ST | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Weld County | CR-39 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Huerfano County | US-160 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Garfield County | SR-82 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | I-25 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | N 19TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Chaffee County | US-285 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Aurora, Adams County | I-70 RAMP B | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Boulder, Boulder County | SR-93 BROADWAY ST | 2 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Logan County | I-76 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Greeley, Weld County | US-34 RAMP B | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Mineral County | US-160 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Arapahoe County | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | N ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | SR-115 S NEVADA AVE | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | E GVR BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Evans, Weld County | 35TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | SR-2 N COLORADO BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Custer County | SR-96 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Aurora, Arapahoe County | E ILIFF AVE | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Lakewood, Jefferson County | US-6 W 6TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Pueblo County | US-50 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Moffat County | CR-31 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Conejos County | SR-17 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.