Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Melbourne, Florida
City in Brevard County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 18
In 2024, 19 people died in 18 fatal crashes in Melbourne, Florida. That was 9.5% fewer than in 2023 (21) and the fewest since 2021. Between 2020 and 2024, 87 people died, an average of 17 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
-10%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
21 deaths in 2023, 19 in 2024
- Brevard County, Florida: -18%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 | 18 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
16%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 85 percent of the share in Brevard County, Florida: 19%
- About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 21%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 6 |
| Cyclists | 2 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Melbourne | Share in Brevard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 16% | 19% |
| Motorcyclists | 6 | 32% | 23% |
| Cyclists | 2 | 11% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 26% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 6% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Brevard County, Florida: 6%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Brevard County, Florida: 12%
- About two-thirds of the share in Florida: 16%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Melbourne | Brevard County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 11.1% | 11.9% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 6.0% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 55.6% | 52.4% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 27.8% | 29.8% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Brevard County, Florida: 52%
- About the same as the share in Florida: 59%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
28%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Brevard County, Florida: 30%
- About 85 percent of the share in Florida: 33%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 5 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 7 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 11 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 6 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 14 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 14 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 15 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 9 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 8 |
| Oct | 9 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 60 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 33 |
| Daylight | 32 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-112
- US-1925
- N WICKHAM RD4
- DAIRY RD4
- SR-5183
- I-952
- SARNO RD2
- SR-A1A2
- POST RD2
- MU-SARNO RD2
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 47 |
| Motorcycles | 23 |
| SUVs | 23 |
| Pickup trucks | 18 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Camry4
- Nissan Altima4
- Ford Focus4
- Ford F-2504
- Toyota Corolla3
- Hyundai Sonata3
- Toyota Tundra2
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota Corolla Matrix2
- Ram 15002
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 | AVOCADO AVE | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | HIBISCUS BLVD W | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | HIBISCUS BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | MU-LAKEMONT RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | MELBOURNE AVE E | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | CR-511 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | US-1 N HARBOR CITY BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | US-192 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | US-1 N HARBOR CITY BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | US-192 W NEW HAVEN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | MU-W NASA BLVD | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | MU-EBER BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | MU-BABCOCK ST | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | MU-JACKSON ST | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | MU-LINE ST | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | US-1 HARBOR CITY BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | US-192 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | US-1 HARBOR CITY BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | DAIRY RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | MU-N WICKHAM RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | CR-509 WICKHAM RD | 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.