Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Clearwater, Florida
City in Pinellas County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 16
- Population
- 116.1K
In 2024, 17 people died in 16 fatal crashes in Clearwater, Florida. That was 21.4% more than in 2023 (14) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.2 in Pinellas County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 64 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 35% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Pinellas County, Florida: 11.2
- About the same as the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+21%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
14 deaths in 2023, 17 in 2024
- Pinellas County, Florida: -4%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
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 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 17.1 |
| 2022 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 11.9 |
| 2024 | 14.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
35%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Pinellas County, Florida: 27%
- About 1.7 times the share in Florida: 21%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 6 |
| Motorcyclists | 5 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clearwater | Share in Pinellas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 6 | 35% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 5 | 29% | 25% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 18% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 24% | 19% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Pinellas County, Florida: 18%
- About double the share in Florida: 11%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
6%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 60 percent of the share in Pinellas County, Florida: 11%
- About 40 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
- About one-quarter of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clearwater | Pinellas County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 6.3% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 17.6% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 43.8% | 54.9% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 31.3% | 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
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Pinellas County, Florida: 55%
- About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 59%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
31%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Pinellas County, Florida: 34%
- About the same as the share in Florida: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 4 |
| 10am | 4 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 6 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 10 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 12 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 8 |
| Fri | 9 |
| Sat | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 11 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 55 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 30 |
| Dark - Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 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-6022
- US-198
- SR-5804
- MU-GULF TO BAY BLVD2
- MU-N BELCHER RD2
- SR-60 GULF TO BAY BLVD2
- CR-MONTCLAIR RD1
- CR-5821
- CR-501N BELCHER RD1
- CR-1831
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 30 |
| Motorcycles | 21 |
| SUVs | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Toyota Corolla3
- Toyota RAV43
- BMW S 1000 RR2
- Chrysler 3002
- Dodge Charger2
- Kia Soul2
- Nissan Versa2
- Suzuki GSX-R10002
- Acura Integra1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2024 | CR-UNION ST | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | SR-60 GULF TO BAY BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | SR-GULF TO BAY BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | SR-60 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | SR-686 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | US-19 | 2 |
| May 13, 2024 | SR-60 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | CR-183 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | MU-N BELCHER RD | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | MU-GULF TO BAY BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | MU-DRUID RD E | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | MU-N BELCHER RD | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MU-62ND ST | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | MU-GULF TO BAY BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | US-19N | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | SR-590 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | SR-60 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2023 | CR-501N BELCHER RD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | SR-60 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | US-19 | 1 |
| May 18, 2023 | US-19 | 1 |
| May 8, 2023 | SR-580 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | SR-580 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | CR-582 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | SR-60 | 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.