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Traffic deaths in Ocala, Florida

City in Marion County · Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
15
Fatal crashes
13
Population
70.1K

In 2024, 15 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Ocala, Florida. That was 36.4% more than in 2023 (11) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 21.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 26.4 in Marion County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 78 people died, an average of 16 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 8% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

21.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 80 percent of the rate in Marion County, Florida: 26.4
  • About 1.6 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+36%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 15 in 2024

  • Marion County, Florida: +14%
  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 16 16
2021 16 16
2022 20 20
2023 11 11
2024 15 13

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 25.1
2021 24.9
2022 30.5
2023 16.0
2024 21.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

33%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.7 times the share in Marion County, Florida: 19%
  • About 1.6 times the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 5
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 4
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Ocala Share in Marion County
Pedestrians 5 33% 19%
Motorcyclists 2 13% 12%
Cyclists 4 27% 9%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 33% 19%
Speeding-related crashes 2 13% 9%

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 1.4 times the share in Marion County, Florida: 5%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 11%
  • About 25 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

23%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Marion County, Florida: 22%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Florida: 16%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Ocala Marion County Florida United States
Speeding-related 23.1% 21.7% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 7.7% 5.4% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 84.6% 52.2% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 23.1% 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

85%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.6 times the share in Marion County, Florida: 52%
  • 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 the same as the share in Marion County, Florida: 23%
  • 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 2
1am 1
2am 2
3am 0
4am 1
5am 1
6am 4
7am 3
8am 1
9am 3
10am 4
11am 1
12pm 5
1pm 1
2pm 3
3pm 4
4pm 2
5pm 2
6pm 10
7pm 5
8pm 8
9pm 6
10pm 3
11pm 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 8
Mon 7
Tue 16
Wed 11
Thu 8
Fri 19
Sat 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 8
Feb 5
Mar 2
Apr 4
May 8
Jun 10
Jul 4
Aug 5
Sep 5
Oct 11
Nov 10
Dec 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 60
Cloudy 9
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 32
Dark - Lighted 23
Dark - Not Lighted 14
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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. SR-20013
  2. US-44112
  3. SR-408
  4. US-275
  5. SR-4643
  6. CR-475A2
  7. SE 31ST ST2
  8. 28TH ST2
  9. MU-SE 36TH AVE1
  10. NE 3RD ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 43
SUVs 23
Motorcycles 18
Pickup trucks 17
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Vans 4
Other vehicles 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1507
  2. Honda Civic5
  3. Hyundai Elantra4
  4. Honda CR-V3
  5. Chevrolet Tahoe2
  6. Dodge Caliber2
  7. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan2
  8. Hyundai Santa Fe2
  9. Hyundai Sonata2
  10. Kia Sorento2

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 Deaths
Nov 19, 2024 1
Nov 13, 2024 1
Nov 10, 2024 1
Oct 7, 2024 1
Oct 4, 2024 1
Oct 1, 2024 1
Jun 12, 2024 2
Jun 7, 2024 1
Jun 2, 2024 1
Feb 20, 2024 2
Jan 25, 2024 1
Jan 15, 2024 1
Jan 7, 2024 1
Dec 26, 2023 1
Nov 3, 2023 1
Oct 27, 2023 1
Oct 27, 2023 1
Oct 13, 2023 1
Jun 14, 2023 1
May 8, 2023 1
Feb 24, 2023 1
Feb 22, 2023 1
Feb 11, 2023 1
Jan 10, 2023 1
Dec 13, 2022 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.