Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Berlin, Connecticut
City in Hartford County · Connecticut · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 20.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Berlin, Connecticut. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.4 in Connecticut and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2021 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Connecticut: 8.4
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Hartford County, Connecticut: +26%
- Connecticut: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 29.7 |
| 2022 | 14.8 |
| 2023 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 14.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Hartford County, Connecticut: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in Connecticut: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Berlin | Share in Hartford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 22% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 31% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 50% |
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 Hartford County, Connecticut: 48%
- About 5 percent of the share in Connecticut: 39%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Hartford County, Connecticut: 32%
- About the same as the share in Connecticut: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Berlin | Hartford County | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 48.1% | 38.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 51.9% | 53.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 37.0% | 34.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Hartford County, Connecticut: 52%
- About 5 percent of the share in Connecticut: 53%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in Hartford County, Connecticut: 37%
- About the same as the share in Connecticut: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-94
- SR-153
- SR-3722
- US-5 BERLIN TPK1
- TS-32 CHRISTIAN LN1
- SR-71A-N CHAMBERLIN HWY1
- SR-5711
- SR-15 BERLIN TPKE1
- SR-15 BERLIN TPKE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda CR-V2
- Honda Accord2
- Yamaha YZF-R11
- Volvo XC901
- Toyota Corolla1
- Suzuki GSX1300R1
- Nissan Sentra1
- Mercedes-Benz ML-Class1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Honda Civic1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | TS-32 CHRISTIAN LN | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | US-5 BERLIN TPK | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | SR-15 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | SR-15 BERLIN TPKE | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | SR-372 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | SR-71A-N CHAMBERLIN HWY | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | SR-15 BERLIN TPKE | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | SR-372 | 2 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | SR-571 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2021 | SR-9 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.