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Traffic deaths in Delaware

Deaths, 2024: 126
Fatal crashes: 121
Population: 1.1M

In 2024, 126 people died in 121 fatal crashes in Delaware. That was 6.7% fewer than in 2023 (135) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 12.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Delaware had the 44th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 24th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

-7%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

135 deaths in 2023, 126 in 2024

The United States: -4%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	122	105
1976	116	104
1977	119	103
1978	125	112
1979	118	109
1980	153	135
1981	111	103
1982	122	115
1983	110	98
1984	130	118
1985	104	94
1986	136	119
1987	146	131
1988	160	143
1989	116	108
1990	138	121
1991	102	90
1992	140	118
1993	110	103
1994	112	105
1995	121	112
1996	116	105
1997	143	120
1998	115	106
1999	100	91
2000	123	116
2001	136	117
2002	124	114
2003	142	133
2004	134	125
2005	133	117
2006	148	133
2007	117	105
2008	121	105
2009	116	101
2010	101	92
2011	99	94
2012	114	108
2013	99	94
2014	124	109
2015	131	127
2016	119	116
2017	119	112
2018	111	104
2019	132	122
2020	116	104
2021	136	132
2022	162	143
2023	135	128
2024	126	121

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	15.6
2001	17.1
2002	15.4
2003	17.4
2004	16.1
2005	15.7
2006	17.2
2007	13.4
2008	13.7
2009	13.0
2010	11.2
2011	10.9
2012	12.5
2013	10.7
2014	13.3
2015	13.9
2016	12.5
2017	12.4
2018	11.5
2019	13.6
2020	11.7
2021	13.5
2022	15.9
2023	13.0
2024	12.0

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

Road users

Who died

22%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	71
Pedestrians	28
Motorcyclists	22
Cyclists	5

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Delaware	Share in the US
Pedestrians	28	22%	18%
Motorcyclists	22	17%	16%
Cyclists	5	4%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	32	25%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	31	25%	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

23%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

21%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Delaware	United States
Speeding-related	20.7%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	23.1%	28.1%
At night	62.0%	53.6%
At weekends	29.8%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

62%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%

30%

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	22
1am	25
2am	19
3am	15
4am	10
5am	18
6am	21
7am	24
8am	16
9am	13
10am	14
11am	13
12pm	18
1pm	19
2pm	28
3pm	31
4pm	31
5pm	47
6pm	44
7pm	29
8pm	43
9pm	49
10pm	38
11pm	39

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	89
Mon	78
Tue	76
Wed	97
Thu	73
Fri	105
Sat	110

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	43
Feb	48
Mar	40
Apr	55
May	63
Jun	51
Jul	47
Aug	51
Sep	67
Oct	61
Nov	46
Dec	56

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	455
Cloudy	113
Rain	47
Fog, Smog, Smoke	8
Other	1
Snow	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	258
Dark - Not Lighted	219
Dark - Lighted	95
Dawn	20
Dark - Unknown Lighting	19
Dusk	15

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

US-1338
SR-125
I-9520
I-49513
US-113 DUPONT BLVD12
SR-1 COASTAL HWY10
US-40 PULASKI HWY10
US-13 S DUPONT HWY9
US-409
US-1139

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	426
SUVs	225
Pickup trucks	120
Motorcycles	97
Medium and heavy trucks	67
Vans	27
Other vehicles	18
Buses	4
Other light trucks	2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 27, 2024	New Castle, New Castle County	WILTON BLVD	1
Dec 25, 2024	Lincoln, Sussex County	CUBBAGE POND RD	1
Dec 24, 2024	Wilmington, New Castle County	THOMPSON BRIDGE RD	1
Dec 21, 2024	Camden, Kent County	S CAESAR RODNEY AVE	1
Dec 18, 2024	Sussex County	US-113 DUPONT BLVD NORTHBOUND	1
Dec 7, 2024	New Castle, New Castle County	US-13 N DUPONT HWY	1
Dec 6, 2024	Sussex County	SR-5 HARBESON RD	1
Dec 5, 2024	Wilmington, New Castle County	E LEA BLVD	1
Dec 5, 2024	New Castle County	US-13 GOVENOR PRINTZ BLVD	1
Nov 24, 2024	Kent County	SHAWS CORNER RD	1
Nov 19, 2024	Dover, Kent County	US-13 N DUPONT HWY	1
Nov 6, 2024	Bear, New Castle County	US-40 PULASKI HWY	1
Nov 5, 2024	New Castle County	SALEM CHURCH RD	1
Nov 4, 2024	Sussex County	SR-13 SUSSEX HWY	1
Nov 4, 2024	Wilmington, New Castle County	SR-4 SOUTH MARYLAND AVE	1
Nov 2, 2024	Sussex County	US-113 DUPONT BLVD	1
Oct 31, 2024	Camden, Kent County	WESTVILLE RD	1
Oct 29, 2024	New Castle, New Castle County	US-I95	1
Oct 21, 2024	New Castle County	US-40 PULASKI HWY	1
Oct 17, 2024	Newark, New Castle County	SR-72 PAPER MILL RD	1
Oct 16, 2024	Sussex County	SR-36 SHAWNEE RD	1
Oct 13, 2024	Sussex County	29110 STOCKLEY ROAD	1
Oct 12, 2024	New Castle, New Castle County	I-95 DELAWARE TPKE	1
Oct 11, 2024	Newark, New Castle County	SR-4 E CHESTNUT HILL ROAD	1
Oct 11, 2024	Smyrna, Kent County	US-13	1

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Counties in Delaware

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Kent County	30	15.6
New Castle County	61	10.4
Sussex County	35	12.9

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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.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	43
Feb	48
Mar	40
Apr	55
May	63
Jun	51
Jul	47
Aug	51
Sep	67
Oct	61
Nov	46
Dec	56

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	43
Feb	48
Mar	40
Apr	55
May	63
Jun	51
Jul	47
Aug	51
Sep	67
Oct	61
Nov	46
Dec	56

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	43
Feb	48
Mar	40
Apr	55
May	63
Jun	51
Jul	47
Aug	51
Sep	67
Oct	61
Nov	46
Dec	56