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Traffic deaths in Windham County, Connecticut

County in Connecticut · United States

Deaths, 2024
8
Fatal crashes
8

In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Windham County, Connecticut. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (14) and the fewest in any year since 2020. Windham County had the 8th most traffic deaths among Connecticut's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 80 people died, an average of 16 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 38% of deaths, and 38% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

-43%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

14 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024

  • Connecticut: +1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 12 12
2021 16 15
2022 30 25
2023 14 13
2024 8 8

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Road users

Who died

38%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.9 times the share in Connecticut: 20%
  • About double the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Windham County Share in Connecticut
Pedestrians 3 38% 20%
Motorcyclists 1 13% 24%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 38% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 3 38% 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

38%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Connecticut: 39%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 80 percent of the share in Connecticut: 32%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Windham County Connecticut United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 31.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 37.5% 38.6% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 53.3% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 34.7% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Connecticut: 53%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.4 times the share in Connecticut: 35%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 1
2am 2
3am 1
4am 2
5am 1
6am 2
7am 3
8am 2
9am 3
10am 3
11am 1
12pm 3
1pm 0
2pm 4
3pm 5
4pm 9
5pm 4
6pm 1
7pm 7
8pm 7
9pm 3
10pm 5
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 7
Mon 11
Tue 11
Wed 10
Thu 11
Fri 7
Sat 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 6
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 9
May 5
Jun 8
Jul 7
Aug 6
Sep 5
Oct 7
Nov 9
Dec 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 62
Rain 6
Cloudy 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 36
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Lighted 4
Dusk 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3
Dawn 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

  1. US-610
  2. I-3957
  3. SR-1014
  4. SR-1713
  5. US-6 HARTFORD TPKE2
  6. SR-2052
  7. SR-662
  8. US-442
  9. SR-1982
  10. SR-4381

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 41
SUVs 24
Motorcycles 16
Medium and heavy trucks 12
Pickup trucks 11
Vans 2
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Jeep Wrangler5
  2. Ford Explorer3
  3. Ford F-3503
  4. Nissan Maxima3
  5. Nissan Rogue3
  6. Subaru Forester3
  7. Toyota Camry3
  8. Toyota PRIUS2
  9. Subaru Impreza2
  10. Hyundai Accent2

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 Location Deaths
Nov 23, 2024 Putnam 1
Oct 30, 2024 Woodstock 1
Aug 22, 2024 Killingly Center 1
Aug 3, 2024 Willimantic 1
Jul 12, 2024 Woodstock 1
Jun 21, 2024 Brooklyn 1
Apr 20, 2024 Chaplin 1
Feb 11, 2024 Canterbury 1
Dec 23, 2023 Thompson 1
Oct 19, 2023 Hampton 1
Oct 9, 2023 Pomfret 1
Aug 1, 2023 Windham 1
Jul 21, 2023 Putnam 1
Jul 19, 2023 Canterbury 1
Jun 29, 2023 Plainfield 1
Jun 25, 2023 Brooklyn 2
Jun 22, 2023 Chaplin 1
May 29, 2023 Brooklyn 1
Apr 14, 2023 Woodstock 1
Mar 29, 2023 Woodstock 1
Jan 17, 2023 Killingly Center 1
Dec 27, 2022 Killingly Center 1
Dec 21, 2022 Chaplin 1
Nov 15, 2022 Killingly Center 1
Nov 12, 2022 Killingly Center 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.