Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Gainesville, Florida
City in Alachua County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Population
- 147.9K
In 2024, 18 people died in 17 fatal crashes in Gainesville, Florida. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 12.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 17.3 in Alachua County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 97 people died, an average of 19 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 24% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Alachua County, Florida: 17.3
- About the same as the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
18 deaths in 2023, 18 in 2024
- Alachua County, Florida: -14%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 18 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 17 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 15.8 |
| 2023 | 12.2 |
| 2024 | 12.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.7 times the share in Alachua County, Florida: 10%
- About 80 percent of the share in Florida: 21%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 12 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Gainesville | Share in Alachua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 17% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 17% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 6 | 33% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 28% | 20% |
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
24%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in Alachua County, Florida: 16%
- About double the share in Florida: 11%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
18%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Alachua County, Florida: 16%
- About the same as the share in Florida: 16%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Gainesville | Alachua County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 17.6% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 23.5% | 15.6% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 76.5% | 66.7% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 41.2% | 28.9% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
76%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Alachua County, Florida: 67%
- About 1.3 times the share in Florida: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
41%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Alachua County, Florida: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in Florida: 33%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 6 |
| 1am | 6 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 5 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 8 |
| 7pm | 9 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 6 |
| 10pm | 10 |
| 11pm | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 14 |
| Mon | 12 |
| Tue | 18 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 13 |
| Fri | 13 |
| Sat | 18 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 12 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 9 |
| Jun | 8 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 9 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 8 |
| Dec | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 78 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 48 |
| Daylight | 34 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
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
- SR-2414
- SR-2613
- SR-1219
- I-755
- SR-2225
- US-4415
- SR-26 W UNIVERSITY AVE3
- SR-3313
- CR-1202
- SR-1202
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 60 |
| SUVs | 24 |
| Motorcycles | 24 |
| Pickup trucks | 18 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Buses | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic6
- Toyota Camry6
- Ford F-1505
- Ford F-2504
- Toyota Corolla4
- Chevrolet Malibu3
- Ford Explorer3
- Honda Accord3
- Honda CR-V3
- Nissan Altima3
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | NW 30TH BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | SR-222 NE 39TH AVE | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | US-441 NW 13TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | SR-24 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | NW 10TH AVE | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | SR-441 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | SR-26 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | I-75 RAMP | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | SR-26 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | MU-1901 NE 2ND ST | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | SR-25 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | SR-121 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | SR-331 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | SR-121 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | SR-121 SW 34TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | SR-24 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MU-NW 43RD ST | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | SR-120 NE 23RD AVE | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | CR-172 16TH BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | SR-121 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | US-441 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | CR-2053 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | MU-SW 75TH STREET | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | CR-120 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | I-75 | 1 |
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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.