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Traffic deaths in Levy County, Florida

County in Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
20
Fatal crashes
19
Population
47.6K

In 2024, 20 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Levy County, Florida. That was 4.8% fewer than in 2023 (21) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 42.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Levy County had the 36th most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 78 people died, an average of 16 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 5% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

42.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 3 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

34.4

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About double the average in Florida: 15.3
  • About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-5%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

21 deaths in 2023, 20 in 2024

  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 13 13
2021 14 14
2022 10 10
2023 21 21
2024 20 19

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 30.2
2021 31.7
2022 22.1
2023 45.0
2024 42.0

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

5%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About one-quarter of the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 30 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 14
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 4
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Levy County Share in Florida
Pedestrians 1 5% 21%
Motorcyclists 4 20% 20%
Cyclists 1 5% 7%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 4 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%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.9 times the share in Florida: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Levy County Florida United States
Speeding-related 31.6% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 47.4% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 31.6% 32.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

47%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 80 percent of the share in Florida: 59%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Florida: 33%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 6
1am 0
2am 1
3am 1
4am 3
5am 0
6am 4
7am 3
8am 3
9am 2
10am 1
11am 4
12pm 2
1pm 6
2pm 1
3pm 4
4pm 2
5pm 5
6pm 3
7pm 7
8pm 6
9pm 5
10pm 4
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 8
Mon 8
Tue 12
Wed 9
Thu 17
Fri 11
Sat 12

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 6
Feb 7
Mar 5
Apr 4
May 5
Jun 8
Jul 4
Aug 7
Sep 5
Oct 6
Nov 8
Dec 12

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 52
Cloudy 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Rain 3

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 38
Daylight 33
Dusk 5
Dark - Lighted 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

  1. US-1912
  2. SR-1217
  3. US-276
  4. US-416
  5. CR-3374
  6. SR-243
  7. CR-3392
  8. CR-3412
  9. SR-3202
  10. US-27 ALT2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 35
Pickup trucks 28
SUVs 24
Medium and heavy trucks 11
Motorcycles 11
Vans 5
Other vehicles 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado7
  2. Ford F-1506
  3. Chevrolet Express3
  4. Toyota Corolla3
  5. Toyota Tacoma3
  6. Ram 15002
  7. Nissan Rogue2
  8. Nissan Altima2
  9. Buick Enclave2
  10. Chevrolet Colorado2

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 Deaths
Dec 24, 2024 — 1
Dec 10, 2024 — 1
Nov 20, 2024 Chiefland 1
Oct 17, 2024 — 1
Oct 15, 2024 — 1
Oct 13, 2024 — 1
Aug 24, 2024 — 1
Aug 18, 2024 — 1
Aug 5, 2024 Chiefland 1
May 25, 2024 Chiefland 1
May 17, 2024 Chiefland 1
May 11, 2024 — 1
Apr 24, 2024 — 1
Mar 20, 2024 Williston 1
Feb 24, 2024 — 1
Feb 6, 2024 — 1
Jan 30, 2024 — 1
Jan 12, 2024 — 1
Jan 12, 2024 Otter Creek 2
Dec 31, 2023 Chiefland 1
Dec 13, 2023 — 1
Dec 11, 2023 — 1
Dec 8, 2023 — 1
Dec 7, 2023 — 1
Dec 4, 2023 — 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.