Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Bartow, Florida
City in Polk County · Florida · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 22.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Bartow, Florida. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 9.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Polk County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Polk County, Florida: 13.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 13.5
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Polk County, Florida: -28%
- Florida: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 15.2 |
| 2021 | 10.0 |
| 2022 | 19.8 |
| 2023 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 9.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Polk County, Florida: 19%
- About double the share in Florida: 21%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bartow | Share in Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 19% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Polk County, Florida: 10%
- About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Polk County, Florida: 26%
- About 3 times the share in Florida: 16%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bartow | Polk County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 26.2% | 16.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 58.9% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 29.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Polk County, Florida: 59%
- About 85 percent of the share in Florida: 59%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.7 times the share in Polk County, Florida: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share in Florida: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| 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
- US-983
- US-172
- SR-602
- SR-60 E1
- MU-JACKSON AVE1
- E SUMMERLIN ST1
- US-98 SR60 VAN FLEET DR1
- US-17 N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Camry1
- Oldsmobile Ninety Eight (98)1
- Mercury Grand Marquis1
- Kawasaki KX851
- Jeep Cherokee1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Honda VT1300 (Interstate)1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2024 | MU-JACKSON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | US-17 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | US-98 SR60 VAN FLEET DR | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | US-98 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | US-98 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | US-17 | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | E SUMMERLIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | SR-60 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | SR-60 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | SR-60 E | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | US-17 N | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | US-98 | 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.