Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Colorado in 2022
State in United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 764
- Fatal crashes
- 699
- Population
- 5.9M
In 2022, 764 people died in 699 fatal crashes in Colorado, about 2 a day. That was 10.6% more than in 2021 (691) and the most in any year since 1975. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Colorado had the 19th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 26th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 37% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 492 |
| Pedestrians | 108 |
| Motorcyclists | 149 |
| Cyclists | 15 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Colorado | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 108 | 14% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 149 | 20% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 15 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 259 | 34% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 291 | 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
37%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%
37%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 37.5% | 26.2% |
| Alcohol-involved | 36.9% | 27.7% |
| At night | 52.8% | 53.9% |
| At weekends | 36.8% | 33.3% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
53%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
37%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 46 |
| 1am | 21 |
| 2am | 25 |
| 3am | 22 |
| 4am | 11 |
| 5am | 16 |
| 6am | 25 |
| 7am | 18 |
| 8am | 18 |
| 9am | 19 |
| 10am | 14 |
| 11am | 24 |
| 12pm | 36 |
| 1pm | 32 |
| 2pm | 33 |
| 3pm | 25 |
| 4pm | 40 |
| 5pm | 46 |
| 6pm | 40 |
| 7pm | 44 |
| 8pm | 35 |
| 9pm | 37 |
| 10pm | 46 |
| 11pm | 26 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 107 |
| Mon | 86 |
| Tue | 86 |
| Wed | 90 |
| Thu | 81 |
| Fri | 99 |
| Sat | 150 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 39 |
| Feb | 42 |
| Mar | 43 |
| Apr | 58 |
| May | 59 |
| Jun | 68 |
| Jul | 58 |
| Aug | 75 |
| Sep | 81 |
| Oct | 74 |
| Nov | 55 |
| Dec | 47 |
All crashes 2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 617 |
| Cloudy | 31 |
| Rain | 26 |
| Snow | 15 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 332 |
| Dark - Lighted | 199 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 142 |
| Dawn | 13 |
| Dusk | 13 |
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
- I-2542
- I-7037
- US-5021
- US-16013
- I-7613
- US-40 E COLFAX AVE12
- US-3411
- US-858
- US-2878
- US-248
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 334 |
| SUVs | 271 |
| Pickup trucks | 177 |
| Motorcycles | 147 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 103 |
| Vans | 30 |
| Other vehicles | 13 |
| Buses | 7 |
| Other light trucks | 7 |
All crashes 2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado32
- Honda Accord23
- GMC Sierra22
- Freightliner Cascadia21
- Ford F-15020
- Ram 150017
- Jeep Grand Cherokee16
- Dodge Ram15
- Toyota 4-Runner15
- Toyota RAV415
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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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2022 | Weld County | I-76 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Lone Tree, Douglas County | LINCOLN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | El Paso County | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Montezuma County | US-160 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County | US-24 E FOUNTAIN BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Aurora, Arapahoe County | S PEORIA ST | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Arapahoe County | I-70 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Jefferson County | CR-HIGH GRADE RD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Pueblo County | US-50 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Boulder County | SR-119 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Brighton, Adams County | E 168TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Westminster, Adams County | US-287 FEDERAL BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Englewood, Arapahoe County | S BROADWAY ST | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | El Paso County | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Boulder County | SR-72 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Grand Junction, Mesa County | D RD | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Larimer County | CR-43 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Huerfano County | SR-69 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Durango, La Plata County | US-160 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Arapahoe County | CR-S HAVANA ST | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Greeley, Weld County | US-34 HWY 34 BYPASS | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Huerfano County | US-160 | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Thornton, Adams County | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Thornton, Adams County | E 104TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Aurora, Arapahoe County | E MISSISSIPPI AVE | 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.