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Traffic deaths in Hardee County, Florida
County in Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Population
- 26.1K
In 2024, 13 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Hardee County, Florida. That was 13.3% fewer than in 2023 (15) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 49.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Hardee County had the 43rd most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 59 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 23% of deaths, and 8% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
49.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
46.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Florida: 15.3
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-13%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
15 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
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 | 31.6 |
| 2021 | 63.2 |
| 2022 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 57.9 |
| 2024 | 49.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
23%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Florida: 21%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hardee County | Share in Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 23% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 23% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 15% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 8% | 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
8%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 11%
- About 25 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
15%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Florida: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hardee County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 15.4% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 7.7% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 84.6% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 23.1% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
85%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Florida: 59%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%
23%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Florida: 33%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 4 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 5 |
| 6am | 5 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 8 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 12 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 13 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 47 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 32 |
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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-1719
- SR-6417
- SR-664
- SR-623
- WILL DUKE RD1
- US-17 N1
- STEVE ROBERTS SPECIAL1
- SR-6361
- SR-541
- SR-351
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 29 |
| Pickup trucks | 21 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 19 |
| SUVs | 17 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Equinox3
- Ford F-2503
- Toyota Corolla3
- Dodge Dakota2
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Explorer2
- Ford F-3502
- Ford Flex2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | — | SR-62 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Bowling Green | US-17 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Wauchula | US-17 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Wauchula | SR-64 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | — | MU-PARNELL RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | — | SR-54 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | SR-62 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | — | SR-636 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | — | SR-66 | 2 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | SR-66 | 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.