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Traffic deaths in Pinellas County, Florida

County in Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
108
Fatal crashes
102
Population
960.4K

In 2024, 108 people died in 102 fatal crashes in Pinellas County, Florida. That was 3.6% fewer than in 2023 (112) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 11.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Pinellas County had the 11th most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 609 people died, an average of 122 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 18% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

12.7

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

  • About 85 percent of the average in Florida: 15.3
  • About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3

-4%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

112 deaths in 2023, 108 in 2024

  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 108 102
2021 158 148
2022 123 116
2023 112 105
2024 108 102

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 11.3
2021 16.5
2022 12.8
2023 11.6
2024 11.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

27%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.3 times the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 40
Pedestrians 29
Motorcyclists 27
Cyclists 12
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Pinellas County Share in Florida
Pedestrians 29 27% 21%
Motorcyclists 27 25% 20%
Cyclists 12 11% 7%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 24 22% 25%
Speeding-related crashes 21 19% 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

18%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.7 times the share in Florida: 11%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 28%

11%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About two-thirds of the share in Florida: 16%
  • About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Pinellas County Florida United States
Speeding-related 10.8% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 17.6% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 54.9% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 34.3% 32.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Florida: 59%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

34%

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 23
1am 12
2am 17
3am 20
4am 9
5am 17
6am 15
7am 17
8am 9
9am 22
10am 16
11am 15
12pm 21
1pm 15
2pm 24
3pm 17
4pm 27
5pm 24
6pm 45
7pm 41
8pm 48
9pm 43
10pm 48
11pm 28

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 97
Mon 62
Tue 95
Wed 62
Thu 66
Fri 85
Sat 106

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 50
Feb 57
Mar 56
Apr 42
May 59
Jun 40
Jul 42
Aug 35
Sep 37
Oct 52
Nov 54
Dec 49

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 493
Cloudy 55
Rain 19
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6

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 - Lighted 268
Daylight 228
Dark - Not Lighted 51
Dusk 17
Dawn 5
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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. US-19116
  2. SR-6022
  3. SR-68821
  4. SR-68618
  5. I-27517
  6. SR-69314
  7. US-9214
  8. SR-6998
  9. US-19 N7
  10. CR-6117

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 341
SUVs 191
Motorcycles 142
Pickup trucks 103
Vans 35
Medium and heavy trucks 28
Other vehicles 20
Buses 1
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry19
  2. Ford F-15018
  3. Chevrolet Silverado15
  4. Nissan Altima15
  5. Toyota Corolla15
  6. Honda Civic14
  7. Toyota RAV413
  8. Dodge Charger12
  9. Hyundai Sonata12
  10. Jeep Grand Cherokee11

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 31, 2024 Pinellas Park 1
Dec 30, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Dec 29, 2024 — 1
Dec 28, 2024 Largo 1
Dec 6, 2024 — 1
Dec 5, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Dec 3, 2024 — 1
Nov 23, 2024 — 1
Nov 23, 2024 Clearwater 1
Nov 20, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Nov 20, 2024 Pinellas Park 1
Nov 10, 2024 — 1
Nov 10, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Nov 8, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Nov 1, 2024 — 1
Oct 31, 2024 — 1
Oct 31, 2024 Largo 1
Oct 27, 2024 Clearwater 1
Oct 26, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Oct 22, 2024 Clearwater 1
Oct 21, 2024 Saint Petersburg 1
Oct 20, 2024 — 1
Oct 18, 2024 Pinellas Park 1
Oct 17, 2024 — 1
Oct 17, 2024 Pinellas Park 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.