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Traffic deaths in Marion County, Florida

County in Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
113
Fatal crashes
92
Population
428K

In 2024, 113 people died in 92 fatal crashes in Marion County, Florida. That was 14.1% more than in 2023 (99) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 26.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Marion County had the 8th most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 522 people died, an average of 104 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 19% of deaths, and 5% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

26.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

26.1

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

  • About 1.7 times the average in Florida: 15.3
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

+14%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

99 deaths in 2023, 113 in 2024

  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 105 94
2021 93 84
2022 112 104
2023 99 91
2024 113 92

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 27.8
2021 24.1
2022 28.2
2023 24.0
2024 26.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

19%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in Florida: 21%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 68
Pedestrians 22
Motorcyclists 13
Cyclists 10
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Marion County Share in Florida
Pedestrians 22 19% 21%
Motorcyclists 13 12% 20%
Cyclists 10 9% 7%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 22 19% 25%
Speeding-related crashes 10 9% 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

5%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About half the share in Florida: 11%
  • About 20 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

22%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in Florida: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Marion County Florida United States
Speeding-related 21.7% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 5.4% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 52.2% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 22.8% 32.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 90 percent of the share in Florida: 59%
  • About the same as 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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 21
1am 12
2am 14
3am 8
4am 7
5am 12
6am 26
7am 15
8am 12
9am 14
10am 17
11am 15
12pm 15
1pm 19
2pm 28
3pm 22
4pm 25
5pm 22
6pm 32
7pm 35
8pm 28
9pm 30
10pm 20
11pm 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 53
Mon 51
Tue 61
Wed 70
Thu 56
Fri 98
Sat 76

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 42
Feb 31
Mar 37
Apr 38
May 44
Jun 46
Jul 26
Aug 30
Sep 35
Oct 49
Nov 48
Dec 39

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 333
Cloudy 88
Rain 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 14
Other 4

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
Daylight 212
Dark - Not Lighted 177
Dark - Lighted 45
Dusk 13
Dawn 12
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

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-44141
  2. SR-4034
  3. SR-20026
  4. I-7525
  5. US-2724
  6. US-30117
  7. CR-31415
  8. CR-46414
  9. CR-48414
  10. CR-4214

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 247
SUVs 139
Pickup trucks 133
Motorcycles 93
Medium and heavy trucks 54
Vans 41
Other vehicles 21
Buses 1
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15030
  2. Chevrolet Silverado24
  3. Honda Civic19
  4. Dodge Ram18
  5. Toyota Camry15
  6. Honda CR-V13
  7. Honda Accord13
  8. GMC Sierra13
  9. Hyundai Elantra11
  10. Ram 150010

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 27, 2024 — 1
Dec 26, 2024 — 1
Dec 25, 2024 — 1
Dec 20, 2024 — 1
Dec 11, 2024 — 1
Dec 6, 2024 — 1
Dec 4, 2024 — 2
Dec 1, 2024 Belleview 1
Nov 29, 2024 — 1
Nov 28, 2024 — 1
Nov 23, 2024 — 2
Nov 22, 2024 — 1
Nov 22, 2024 — 1
Nov 19, 2024 Ocala 1
Nov 18, 2024 — 1
Nov 14, 2024 — 1
Nov 13, 2024 Ocala 1
Nov 12, 2024 — 1
Nov 10, 2024 Ocala 1
Nov 8, 2024 — 1
Nov 2, 2024 Belleview 1
Oct 31, 2024 — 1
Oct 26, 2024 — 1
Oct 26, 2024 — 1
Oct 25, 2024 — 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.