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Traffic deaths in Delaware in 2024

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%

Delaware traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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	7
1am	4
2am	6
3am	3
4am	3
5am	4
6am	3
7am	3
8am	4
9am	1
10am	1
11am	2
12pm	1
1pm	1
2pm	9
3pm	5
4pm	8
5pm	8
6pm	7
7pm	7
8pm	11
9pm	11
10pm	4
11pm	8

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	14
Mon	17
Tue	18
Wed	16
Thu	17
Fri	17
Sat	22

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	6
Feb	8
Mar	9
Apr	14
May	16
Jun	10
Jul	9
Aug	11
Sep	9
Oct	13
Nov	7
Dec	9

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	94
Cloudy	19
Rain	4
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3

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	43
Dark - Not Lighted	38
Dark - Lighted	32
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3
Dawn	3
Dusk	2

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

US-13 S DUPONT HWY4
US-133
US-113 DUPONT BLVD3
US-13 N DUPONT HWY3
CR-72 WRANGLE HILL RD2
SALEM CHURCH RD2
SR-1 COASTAL HIGHWAY2
SR-5 HARBESON RD2
US-13 DUPONT PKWY2
US-13 SUSSEX HWY2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	86
SUVs	31
Pickup trucks	23
Motorcycles	23
Medium and heavy trucks	13
Vans	5
Other vehicles	3
Other light trucks	1
Buses	1

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Jul 27, 2024	Frederica, Kent County	FREDERICA RD EXIT	1
Jul 17, 2024	Sussex County	US-13 SUSSEX HWY	1
Jul 15, 2024	Lewes, Sussex County	TS-GILLS NECK ROAD	2
Jul 12, 2024	Sussex County	PROVIDENCE CHURCH RD	1
Jul 7, 2024	New Castle County	US-13 DUPONT PKWY	1
Jul 4, 2024	Wilmington, New Castle County	W 2ND ST	1
Jul 2, 2024	New Castle County	US-13 DUPONT PKWY	1
Jul 1, 2024	New Castle County	WILSON ROAD EASTBOUND	1
Jun 29, 2024	Sussex County	SR-1 COASTAL HIGHWAY	1
Jun 29, 2024	Smyrna, Kent County	US-13 S DUPONT BLVD	1
Jun 28, 2024	Sussex County	HARMONS HILL RD	1
Jun 26, 2024	Kent County	WALNUT SHADE RD	1
Jun 21, 2024	Milton, Sussex County	SR-1 NORTHBOUND	1
Jun 20, 2024	Newport, New Castle County	SR-4 W NEWPORT PIKE	1
Jun 17, 2024	Wilmington, New Castle County	SR-4	1
Jun 10, 2024	New Castle County	I-495	1
Jun 8, 2024	Kent County	WESTVILLE ROAD	1
Jun 2, 2024	Newark, New Castle County	SR4 E CHESTNUT HILL RD	1
May 30, 2024	Sussex County	HARBESON ROAD	1
May 30, 2024	Smyrna, Kent County	US-13 S DUPONT HWY	1
May 29, 2024	New Castle County	I-95 OFF RAMP EXIT 3	1
May 29, 2024	Woodside, Kent County	US-13 S DUPONT HWY	1
May 28, 2024	Sussex County	FRANKFORD SCHOOL RD	1
May 28, 2024	Dover, Kent County	SR-8 FORREST AVE	1
May 26, 2024	New Castle, New Castle County	SR-9 NEW CASTLE AVE	1

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Counties in Delaware in 2024

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