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Traffic deaths in Edgewater, Florida

City in Volusia County · Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
24.2K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Edgewater, Florida. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 16.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.0 in Volusia 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 25% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

16.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Volusia County, Florida: 18.0
  • About 1.2 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+300%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Volusia County, Florida: -2%
  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 5 5
2022 3 3
2023 1 1
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 21.6
2021 21.5
2022 12.7
2023 4.2
2024 16.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.3 times the share in Volusia County, Florida: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Edgewater Share in Volusia County
Pedestrians 1 25% 19%
Motorcyclists 1 25% 36%
Cyclists 1 25% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 25% 27%
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 Volusia County, Florida: 12%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.4 times the share in Volusia County, Florida: 18%
  • About 1.5 times the share in Florida: 16%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Edgewater Volusia County Florida United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 17.8% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 11.9% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 75.0% 65.3% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 37.6% 32.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

75%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in Volusia County, Florida: 65%
  • About 1.3 times the share in Florida: 59%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Volusia County, Florida: 38%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 33%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 2
6am 2
7am 0
8am 1
9am 0
10am 1
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 2
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 4
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 2
Tue 2
Wed 3
Thu 4
Fri 1
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 2
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 15
Cloudy 2
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
Dark - Lighted 7
Daylight 7
Dark - Not Lighted 4

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-110
  2. I-952
  3. US-1 RIDGEWOOD AVE2
  4. US-1 S RIDGEWOOD AVE2
  5. GUAVA DR1
  6. SR-4421

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 7
Pickup trucks 7
SUVs 4
Vans 4
Motorcycles 3
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Chevrolet Silverado2
  3. GMC Savana2
  4. Chevrolet Cobalt1
  5. Chevrolet Colorado1
  6. Chevrolet G-Series1
  7. Chrysler Town and Country1
  8. Dodge Challenger1
  9. Dodge Charger1
  10. Dodge Ram1

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 Deaths
Dec 11, 2024 1
Dec 7, 2024 1
Jun 7, 2024 1
Jan 16, 2024 1
Mar 13, 2023 1
Jun 23, 2022 1
May 7, 2022 1
Apr 5, 2022 1
Oct 23, 2021 1
Aug 28, 2021 1
Jul 22, 2021 1
Jun 19, 2021 1
Apr 7, 2021 1
Dec 20, 2020 1
Nov 12, 2020 1
Oct 12, 2020 1
May 13, 2020 1
Jan 16, 2020 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.