Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Westbrook, Connecticut
City in Middlesex County · Connecticut · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 6.9K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Westbrook, Connecticut. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 57.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.4 in Connecticut and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
57.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 7 times the rate in Connecticut: 8.4
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Middlesex County, Connecticut: -22%
- Connecticut: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 29.1 |
| 2023 | 29.0 |
| 2024 | 57.9 |
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 Middlesex County, Connecticut: 14%
- 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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Westbrook | Share in Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 50% | 36% |
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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Middlesex County, Connecticut: 36%
- About 1.3 times the share in Connecticut: 39%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Middlesex County, Connecticut: 43%
- About 1.6 times the share in Connecticut: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Westbrook | Middlesex County | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 42.9% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 35.7% | 38.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.0% | 53.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 28.6% | 34.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Middlesex County, Connecticut: 50%
- About the same as the share in Connecticut: 53%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in Middlesex County, Connecticut: 29%
- About 70 percent of the share in Connecticut: 35%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
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
- I-952
- SR-1452
- FLAT ROCK PL1
- I-95-N1
- OLD CLINTON RD1
- TS-OLD CLINTON RD1
- US-1 BOSTON POST RD1
- US-1 BOSTON POST RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Cadillac ATS1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Mustang1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Day cab1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda CR-V1
- Honda Pilot1
- Mazda Mazda31
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | US-1 BOSTON POST RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | US-1 BOSTON POST RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | TS-OLD CLINTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | I-95-N | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | OLD CLINTON RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | FLAT ROCK PL | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | SR-145 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | SR-145 | 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.