Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in North Haven, Connecticut
City in New Haven County · Connecticut · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 24.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in North Haven, Connecticut. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 12.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.4 in Connecticut and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Connecticut: 8.4
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- New Haven County, Connecticut: +11%
- Connecticut: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 29.1 |
| 2023 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 12.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in New Haven County, Connecticut: 23%
- About 1.7 times the share in Connecticut: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in North Haven | Share in New Haven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 23% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 41% |
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 New Haven County, Connecticut: 35%
- 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 New Haven County, Connecticut: 33%
- About the same as the share in Connecticut: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | North Haven | New Haven County | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 33.3% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 34.7% | 38.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 65.3% | 53.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 45.8% | 34.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in New Haven County, Connecticut: 65%
- About two-thirds of the share in Connecticut: 53%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in New Haven County, Connecticut: 46%
- About the same as the share in Connecticut: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
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-918
- SR-153
- US-52
- US-5 SLATE ST1
- US-5 WASHINGTON AVE1
- SR-221
- SR-171
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Corolla2
- BMW X11
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Trax1
- Ford Explorer1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Harley Davidson CVO Street Glide1
- Harley-Davidson FLSTN1
- Honda Accord1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2024 | US-5 WASHINGTON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | I-91 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | I-91 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | I-91 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | I-91 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | I-91 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | SR-17 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | US-5 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | SR-15 | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | I-91 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | I-91 | 1 |
| May 25, 2021 | US-5 SLATE ST | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | US-5 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2020 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | I-91 | 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.