Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Tamarac, Florida
City in Broward County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 74.3K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Tamarac, Florida. That was 45.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 8.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.1 in Broward County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 46 people died, an average of 9.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Broward County, Florida: 12.1
- About 60 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-45%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Broward County, Florida: +11%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 18.1 |
| 2021 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 14.9 |
| 2024 | 8.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Broward County, Florida: 28%
- About double the share in Florida: 21%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Tamarac | Share in Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 50% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 12% |
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 Broward County, Florida: 10%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Broward County, Florida: 9%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Tamarac | Broward County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 8.7% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 70.7% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 42.8% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-quarter of the share in Broward County, Florida: 71%
- About 30 percent of the share in Florida: 59%
- About one-third of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 40 percent of the share in Broward County, Florida: 43%
- About half the share in Florida: 33%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 33 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Other | 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-8706
- W MCNAB RD4
- SR-817 N UNIVERSITY DR3
- W COMMERCIAL BLVD3
- SR-870 W COMMERCIAL BLVD3
- SR-870 COMMERCIAL BLVD2
- SOUTHGATE BLVD2
- US-4411
- MU-W MCNAB RD1
- 58TH CT1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 38 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Corolla5
- Honda Civic3
- Toyota Camry2
- Toyota C-HR2
- Nissan Versa2
- Hyundai Elantra2
- Honda Accord2
- Ford Mustang2
- Ford F-1502
- Ford Crown Victoria2
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 30, 2024 | MCNAB RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | NOB HILL RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | W MCNAB RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | US-441/SR-7 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | SR-870 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | SOUTHGATE BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | SR-91 RONALD REAGAN TPKE | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | SR-870 COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | W MCNAB RD | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | SR-870 COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | CR-870 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | SR-870 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | SR-91 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | SR-870 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | SR-870 W COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | MU-W MCNAB RD | 2 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | SR-870 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | W COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | PINE ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | SR-870 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | SR-817 N UNIVERSITY DR | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | W COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | W COMMERCIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | ROCK ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | N PINE ISLAND 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.