Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Palm Springs, Florida
City in Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 28.4K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Palm Springs, Florida. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 10.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.6 in Palm Beach County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About three-quarters of the rate in Palm Beach County, Florida: 13.6
- About 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Palm Beach County, Florida: +10%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 18.6 |
| 2021 | 11.2 |
| 2022 | 18.4 |
| 2023 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 10.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Palm Beach County, Florida: 29%
- About 3 times the share in Florida: 21%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Palm Springs | Share in Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 29% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 14% |
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 Palm Beach County, Florida: 13%
- 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 Palm Beach County, Florida: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Palm Springs | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 12.6% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 59.7% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 34.6% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Palm Beach County, Florida: 60%
- About 1.7 times the share in Florida: 59%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Palm Beach County, Florida: 35%
- About the same as the share in Florida: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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-882 FOREST HILL BLVD3
- SR-8822
- SR-8072
- SR-802 LAKE WORTH ROAD1
- SR-8021
- LAKE WORTH RD1
- FOREST HILL BLVD1
- DAVIS RD1
- CANAL RD1
- 45TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 10 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Corolla2
- Honda CR-V2
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota C-HR1
- Toyota 4-Runner1
- Suzuki RM-Z250L1
- Suzuki DR-Z400SM1
- Ram Promaster 35001
- Ram 35001
- Nissan Xterra1
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 22, 2024 | SR-807 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | SR-802 LAKE WORTH ROAD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | SR-807 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | SR-882 FOREST HILL BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | FOREST HILL BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | LAKE WORTH RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | DAVIS RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | 2ND AVE N | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | SR-882 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | 10TH AVE N | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 10TH AVE NORTH | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 10TH AVE | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | SR-882 FOREST HILL BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | SR-882 FOREST HILL BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | SR-802 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | 45TH ST | 1 |
| May 10, 2020 | CANAL RD | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2020 | SR-882 | 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.