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Traffic deaths in Taylor County, Florida

County in Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
21.7K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Taylor County, Florida. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 18.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Taylor County had the 62nd most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

18.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.4 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

28.0

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

  • About 1.8 times the average in Florida: 15.3
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

-33%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 6 6
2022 11 10
2023 6 6
2024 4 4

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 13.8
2021 28.8
2022 51.6
2023 27.7
2024 18.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Taylor County Share in Florida
Pedestrians 0 0% 21%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 20%
Cyclists 0 0% 7%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 50% 25%
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 Florida: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 3 times the share in Florida: 16%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Taylor County Florida United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 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 Florida: 59%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 33%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 2
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 3
8am 1
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 3
2pm 0
3pm 2
4pm 3
5pm 2
6pm 2
7pm 3
8pm 1
9pm 2
10pm 2
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 7
Tue 3
Wed 5
Thu 4
Fri 3
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 0
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 5
Jun 4
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 1
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 24
Cloudy 4
Rain 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 17
Dark - Not Lighted 12

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-1912
  2. CR-3615
  3. US-984
  4. CARLTON CEMETARY RD1
  5. COW CREEK RD1
  6. CR- 3611
  7. CR-1601
  8. CR-301
  9. CR-5351
  10. GOLF COURSE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 12
Pickup trucks 12
Medium and heavy trucks 8
SUVs 8
Vans 2
Motorcycles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Ford F-2502
  3. Nissan Altima2
  4. Buick Park Avenue1
  5. Chevrolet Cruze1
  6. Chevrolet Equinox1
  7. Chevrolet Impala1
  8. Chevrolet Malibu1
  9. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  10. Chevrolet Silverado1

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 11, 2024 — 1
Jun 27, 2024 — 1
May 6, 2024 — 1
Apr 29, 2024 Perry 1
Dec 7, 2023 — 1
Nov 28, 2023 — 1
Jun 7, 2023 — 1
Mar 20, 2023 — 1
Mar 9, 2023 — 1
Jan 16, 2023 — 1
Sep 25, 2022 — 1
Aug 31, 2022 — 1
Jul 11, 2022 — 1
May 29, 2022 — 1
May 13, 2022 — 1
Apr 1, 2022 — 2
Mar 13, 2022 — 1
Jan 15, 2022 — 1
Jan 7, 2022 — 1
Jan 5, 2022 — 1
Dec 5, 2021 — 1
Dec 1, 2021 Perry 1
Oct 5, 2021 — 1
Jul 17, 2021 — 1
Jun 20, 2021 — 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.