Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in DeSoto County, Florida
County in Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 36.9K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in DeSoto County, Florida. That was 38.5% fewer than in 2023 (13) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 21.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. DeSoto County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 69 people died, an average of 14 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
39.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Florida: 15.3
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-38%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
13 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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 | 41.1 |
| 2021 | 40.8 |
| 2022 | 56.4 |
| 2023 | 35.8 |
| 2024 | 21.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in DeSoto County | Share in Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 11% |
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 Florida: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | DeSoto County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 57.1% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
57%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Florida: 59%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 6 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 6 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 11 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 11 |
| Fri | 12 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 9 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 10 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 47 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 30 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 28 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-7017
- US-1717
- CR-7696
- CR-6613
- CR-7603
- SR-312
- SE HILLSBOROUGH AVE2
- CR-7612
- CR-6601
- MU-SE AIRPORT ROAD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 25 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 22 |
| Pickup trucks | 22 |
| SUVs | 14 |
| Motorcycles | 13 |
| Other vehicles | 9 |
| Vans | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Toyota Tacoma4
- Ford F-3503
- Volkswagen Passat2
- Ram 15002
- Polaris Sportsman2
- Mack CH2
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Freightliner Columbia2
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2022 | — | CR-661 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | — | OWENS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | — | CR-769 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Arcadia | US-17 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | CR-660 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Arcadia | SR-70 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Arcadia | SR-70 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Arcadia | US-17 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | — | CR-661 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2021 | — | 125TH AVE | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | — | NW LILY AVE | 1 |
| May 22, 2021 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | Arcadia | EUCALYPTUS AVE | 1 |
| May 8, 2021 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | — | CR-760 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Arcadia | US-17 | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | 0 | — |
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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.