Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jefferson County, Florida
County in Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 15.9K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Jefferson County, Florida. That was 233.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 62.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Jefferson County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
62.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
30.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Florida: 15.3
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+233%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 34.5 |
| 2022 | 26.5 |
| 2023 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | 62.7 |
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 | 9 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jefferson County | Share in Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 20% | 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%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Florida: 16%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jefferson County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 44.4% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 59%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
44%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Florida: 33%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| 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
- I-105
- US-194
- US-982
- US-902
- SR-101
- CR-2571
- CR-158A1
- CR-149 BOSTON HIGHWAY1
- WACISSA SPRINGS ROAD1
- US-271
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Ford F-1502
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Yamaha YZF-R61
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Corolla1
- Audi Q71
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Ford E-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | — | CR-149 BOSTON HIGHWAY | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | — | US-27 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | — | CR-158A | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | — | SR-10 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | — | I-10 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | — | SR-59 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | — | WACISSA SPRINGS ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | — | US-98 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | — | US-98 | 2 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | — | CR-257 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | — | I-10 | 2 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | — | US-19 | 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.