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Traffic deaths in Connecticut in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
310
Fatal crashes
285
Population
3.7M

In 2024, 310 people died in 285 fatal crashes in Connecticut. That was 0.6% more than in 2023 (308) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 8.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Connecticut had the 35th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 43rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 39% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+1%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

308 deaths in 2023, 310 in 2024

  • 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

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 170
Pedestrians 61
Motorcyclists 75
Cyclists 4
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Connecticut Share in the US
Pedestrians 61 20% 18%
Motorcyclists 75 24% 16%
Cyclists 4 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 105 34% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 126 41% 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

39%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Connecticut United States
Speeding-related 31.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 38.6% 28.1%
At night 53.3% 53.6%
At weekends 34.7% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

53%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

35%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 12
1am 13
2am 12
3am 7
4am 5
5am 5
6am 12
7am 3
8am 5
9am 7
10am 12
11am 5
12pm 12
1pm 9
2pm 10
3pm 20
4pm 11
5pm 21
6pm 17
7pm 13
8pm 22
9pm 16
10pm 14
11pm 16

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 57
Mon 37
Tue 32
Wed 37
Thu 38
Fri 42
Sat 42

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 24
Feb 26
Mar 22
Apr 17
May 24
Jun 35
Jul 20
Aug 28
Sep 21
Oct 35
Nov 21
Dec 12

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 232
Rain 15
Cloudy 13
Snow 2
Sleet or Hail 1
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 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 125
Dark - Lighted 104
Dark - Not Lighted 37
Dusk 6
Dawn 5
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

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

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-9118
  2. I-8410
  3. I-959
  4. SR-88
  5. SR-154
  6. I-3952
  7. SR-102
  8. SR-1642
  9. SR-34 DERBY AVE2
  10. SR-722

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 159
SUVs 101
Motorcycles 76
Pickup trucks 36
Medium and heavy trucks 31
Other vehicles 15
Vans 13
Buses 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord14
  2. Honda Civic14
  3. Toyota Corolla11
  4. Jeep Grand Cherokee10
  5. Chevrolet Silverado9
  6. Nissan Rogue8
  7. Freightliner Cascadia7
  8. Honda CR-V7
  9. Toyota Camry5
  10. Toyota Highlander5

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 10, 2024 Waterbury, New Haven County 1
Nov 10, 2024 Bristol, Hartford County 1
Nov 10, 2024 New Haven, New Haven County 1
Nov 8, 2024 West Hartford, Hartford County 1
Nov 8, 2024 Groton, New London County 1
Nov 7, 2024 Stamford, Fairfield County 1
Nov 3, 2024 New London, New London County 1
Nov 3, 2024 Preston, New London County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Woodstock, Windham County 1
Oct 29, 2024 Meriden, New Haven County 1
Oct 28, 2024 Newtown, Fairfield County 1
Oct 26, 2024 Middletown, Middlesex County 1
Oct 26, 2024 New London, New London County 1
Oct 25, 2024 Norfolk, Litchfield County 1
Oct 25, 2024 West Haven, New Haven County 1
Oct 24, 2024 Plainville, Hartford County 1
Oct 24, 2024 West Haven, New Haven County 1
Oct 21, 2024 Bridgeport, Fairfield County 1
Oct 21, 2024 Litchfield, Litchfield County 1
Oct 20, 2024 Hartford, Hartford County 1
Oct 20, 2024 Waterbury, New Haven County 1
Oct 18, 2024 Enfield, Hartford County 1
Oct 18, 2024 Burlington, Hartford County 1
Oct 17, 2024 Bridgeport, Fairfield County 2
Oct 17, 2024 New Haven, New Haven County 1

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Counties in Connecticut in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Fairfield County 57 —
Hartford County 88 —
Litchfield County 14 —
Middlesex County 14 —
New Haven County 81 —
New London County 35 —
Tolland County 13 —
Windham County 8 —

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.