Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Plant City, Florida
City in Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 42.8K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Plant City, Florida. That was 16.7% fewer than in 2023 (12) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 23.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Hillsborough 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 30% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Hillsborough County, Florida: 11.5
- About 1.7 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
-17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Hillsborough County, Florida: -21%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
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 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | 25.1 |
| 2022 | 19.6 |
| 2023 | 29.2 |
| 2024 | 23.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
30%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Hillsborough County, Florida: 26%
- About 1.4 times the share in Florida: 21%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 2 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Plant City | Share in Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 30% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 20% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 2 | 20% | 9% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 20% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 16% |
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 Hillsborough County, Florida: 15%
- 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 Hillsborough County, Florida: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Plant City | Hillsborough County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 20.7% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 14.9% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 64.9% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 29.3% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Hillsborough County, Florida: 65%
- About 1.1 times the share in Florida: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Hillsborough County, Florida: 29%
- About the same as the share in Florida: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 5 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 5 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 10 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 9 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 8 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 33 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| 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
- SR-396
- I-45
- TURKEY CREEK RD2
- MU-TURKEY CREEK RD2
- SR-602
- US-921
- SR-39 ALEXANDER ST N1
- N PENNSYLVANIA AVE1
- PARK RD1
- SR-39 ALEXANDER ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 25 |
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Jeep Wrangler3
- Chevrolet Cruze2
- Dodge Journey2
- Ford F-2502
- Ford Ranger2
- Honda Civic2
- Nissan Altima2
- Freightliner Cascadia1
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 31, 2024 | SR-39 ALEXANDER ST | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | MU-TURKEY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | MU-TURKEY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | I-4 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | US-92 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | SR-39A PAUL BUCHMAN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | MU-DANIELS RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | SR-39 S ALEXANDER ST | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | MU-JAMES L REDMAN PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | SR-39 PAUL BUCHMAN HWY | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | COUNTY LINE RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | CR-580 N PARK RD | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | MU-JIM JOHNSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | MU-AIRPORT RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | MU-GRIFFIN BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | MU-WHEELER ST | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | SR-60 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | SR-39 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | SR-39 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | SR-574 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | W BALL ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | JAMES L REDMAN PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | CALHOUN ST E | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | ALEXANDER ST | 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.