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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2020 | Gunnison County | US-50 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | S CIRCLE DR | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Jefferson County | CR-SHADOW MOUNTAIN DR | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Aurora, Arapahoe County | I-225 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | S ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Morrison, Jefferson County | US-285 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Jefferson County | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Florence, Fremont County | SR-67 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | S JAY CIR | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | El Paso County | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | San Juan County | US-550 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Lakewood, Jefferson County | US-6 W 6TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Centennial, Arapahoe County | SR-177 S UNIVERSITY BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Montezuma County | SR-145 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Teller County | US-24 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Aurora, Adams County | I-70 RAMP K | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Thornton, Adams County | 104TH AVE | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | SR-88 S FEDERAL BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | N ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Denver, Denver County | E ANDREWS DR | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Baca County | CR-10 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Aurora, Arapahoe County | S PEORIA ST | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Longmont, Weld County | SR-119 E KEN PRATT BLVD | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Cortez, Montezuma County | US-160 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Jefferson County | US-6 | 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.