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Traffic deaths in Connecticut

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%
Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
1975 389 358
1976 417 372
1977 441 408
1978 452 423
1979 568 514
1980 575 520
1981 518 480
1982 515 464
1983 438 404
1984 469 433
1985 448 421
1986 455 429
1987 449 416
1988 484 446
1989 406 379
1990 385 358
1991 310 281
1992 296 266
1993 342 324
1994 310 284
1995 317 287
1996 310 296
1997 339 315
1998 329 306
1999 301 270
2000 341 317
2001 318 290
2002 325 301
2003 298 277
2004 294 280
2005 278 262
2006 311 293
2007 296 269
2008 302 279
2009 224 211
2010 320 299
2011 221 208
2012 264 248
2013 286 265
2014 248 234
2015 270 257
2016 304 292
2017 281 263
2018 293 275
2019 249 233
2020 299 284
2021 303 288
2022 366 332
2023 308 289
2024 310 285

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

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2000 10.0
2001 9.3
2002 9.4
2003 8.6
2004 8.4
2005 7.9
2006 8.8
2007 8.4
2008 8.5
2009 6.3
2010 8.9
2011 6.2
2012 7.3
2013 8.0
2014 6.9
2015 7.5
2016 8.5
2017 7.9
2018 8.2
2019 7.0
2020 8.4
2021 8.4
2022 10.1
2023 8.5
2024 8.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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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 59
1am 68
2am 62
3am 36
4am 31
5am 31
6am 58
7am 26
8am 16
9am 37
10am 43
11am 39
12pm 52
1pm 50
2pm 67
3pm 89
4pm 84
5pm 78
6pm 91
7pm 94
8pm 93
9pm 75
10pm 95
11pm 78

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 259
Mon 183
Tue 179
Wed 185
Thu 205
Fri 218
Sat 249

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 110
Feb 98
Mar 104
Apr 108
May 120
Jun 161
Jul 147
Aug 132
Sep 115
Oct 139
Nov 129
Dec 115

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 1,229
Rain 110
Cloudy 81
Snow 11
Fog, Smog, Smoke 10
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 3

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 640
Dark - Lighted 499
Dark - Not Lighted 243
Dusk 42
Dawn 27
Dark - Unknown Lighting 18

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. I-9573
  2. I-8468
  3. I-9160
  4. SR-848
  5. SR-1533
  6. US-127
  7. SR-1022
  8. US-617
  9. US-4417
  10. I-39515

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 991
SUVs 494
Motorcycles 341
Medium and heavy trucks 160
Pickup trucks 159
Vans 63
Other vehicles 42
Buses 7
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord86
  2. Honda Civic64
  3. Toyota Camry46
  4. Nissan Altima45
  5. Jeep Grand Cherokee41
  6. Honda CR-V40
  7. Toyota Corolla39
  8. Nissan Rogue38
  9. Chevrolet Silverado30
  10. Toyota RAV427

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
Dec 4, 2022 Southington, Hartford County 1
Dec 4, 2022 Stonington, New London County 1
Dec 3, 2022 Stamford, Fairfield County 2
Dec 1, 2022 Watertown, Litchfield County 1
Nov 30, 2022 Milford, New Haven County 1
Nov 30, 2022 North Haven, New Haven County 2
Nov 27, 2022 New Haven, New Haven County 1
Nov 27, 2022 Norwalk, Fairfield County 1
Nov 26, 2022 West Haven, New Haven County 1
Nov 26, 2022 Wallingford, New Haven County 2
Nov 26, 2022 Milford, New Haven County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Hartford, Hartford County 2
Nov 22, 2022 North Branford, New Haven County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Cheshire, New Haven County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Cheshire, New Haven County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Branford, New Haven County 1
Nov 18, 2022 New Hartford, Litchfield County 1
Nov 16, 2022 East Hartford, Hartford County 1
Nov 15, 2022 Killingly Center, Windham County 1
Nov 14, 2022 Avon, Hartford County 1
Nov 12, 2022 Killingly Center, Windham County 1
Nov 11, 2022 Burlington, Hartford County 1
Nov 9, 2022 Farmington, Hartford County 1
Nov 9, 2022 Derby, New Haven County 1
Nov 8, 2022 New Milford, Litchfield County 1

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Counties in Connecticut

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), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.