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Traffic deaths in Connecticut in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
308
Fatal crashes
289
Population
3.6M

In 2023, 308 people died in 289 fatal crashes in Connecticut. That was 15.8% fewer than in 2022 (366) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 8.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Connecticut had the 35th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 42nd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 34% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 12.2

-16%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

366 deaths in 2022, 308 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

Connecticut traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 196
Pedestrians 48
Motorcyclists 60
Cyclists 4
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Connecticut Share in the US
Pedestrians 48 16% 18%
Motorcyclists 60 19% 16%
Cyclists 4 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 113 37% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 106 34% 29%

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

34%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

38%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Connecticut United States
Speeding-related 37.7% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 33.6% 28.2%
At night 58.5% 54.1%
At weekends 33.2% 33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

58%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 10
1am 13
2am 13
3am 11
4am 7
5am 9
6am 12
7am 2
8am 1
9am 9
10am 9
11am 9
12pm 9
1pm 6
2pm 14
3pm 11
4pm 21
5pm 15
6pm 22
7pm 17
8pm 26
9pm 11
10pm 20
11pm 10

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 48
Mon 37
Tue 33
Wed 38
Thu 38
Fri 47
Sat 48

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 24
Feb 17
Mar 21
Apr 23
May 22
Jun 27
Jul 39
Aug 21
Sep 24
Oct 27
Nov 15
Dec 29

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 235
Rain 25
Cloudy 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 2
Other 1

All crashes 2023. 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 120
Dark - Lighted 98
Dark - Not Lighted 45
Dusk 14
Dawn 6
Dark - Unknown Lighting 5

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-9518
  2. I-8415
  3. I-918
  4. SR-88
  5. SR-156
  6. US-15
  7. US-75
  8. SR-94
  9. I-3953
  10. SR-693

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 185
SUVs 104
Motorcycles 64
Pickup trucks 38
Medium and heavy trucks 35
Vans 8
Other vehicles 6
Buses 1

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord16
  2. Jeep Grand Cherokee10
  3. Nissan Altima10
  4. Honda Civic9
  5. Nissan Rogue8
  6. Nissan Sentra8
  7. Toyota Camry7
  8. Toyota Corolla7
  9. Chevrolet Equinox6
  10. Ram 15006

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Aug 22, 2023 New Haven, New Haven County 1
Aug 21, 2023 Westport, Fairfield County 1
Aug 20, 2023 New Britain, Hartford County 1
Aug 19, 2023 Palmertown, New London County 1
Aug 15, 2023 Shelton, Fairfield County 1
Aug 13, 2023 New Milford, Litchfield County 1
Aug 11, 2023 Bloomfield, Hartford County 1
Aug 11, 2023 New Haven, New Haven County 1
Aug 10, 2023 Stratford, Fairfield County 1
Aug 8, 2023 Berlin, Hartford County 1
Aug 8, 2023 Bridgeport, Fairfield County 1
Aug 6, 2023 Bridgeport, Fairfield County 1
Aug 6, 2023 Seymour, New Haven County 1
Aug 5, 2023 Westport, Fairfield County 1
Aug 4, 2023 Bloomfield, Hartford County 1
Aug 1, 2023 Windham, Windham County 1
Jul 31, 2023 Norwich, New London County 1
Jul 29, 2023 Waterbury, New Haven County 1
Jul 29, 2023 Woodbury, Litchfield County 1
Jul 28, 2023 Greenwich, Fairfield County 1
Jul 26, 2023 Stamford, Fairfield County 1
Jul 24, 2023 Preston, New London County 1
Jul 23, 2023 Chester, Middlesex County 1
Jul 23, 2023 Wallingford, New Haven County 1
Jul 21, 2023 Norwalk, Fairfield County 1

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Counties in Connecticut in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Fairfield County 63 —
Hartford County 70 —
Litchfield County 26 —
Middlesex County 18 —
New Haven County 73 —
New London County 28 —
Tolland County 16 —
Windham County 14 —

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.