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Traffic deaths in Florida in 2020

State in United States

Deaths, 2020
3,329
Fatal crashes
3,097
Population
21.6M

In 2020, 3,329 people died in 3,097 fatal crashes in Florida, about 9 a day. The death rate was 15.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Florida had the 3rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 15th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 9% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

  • About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.8

Florida traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

21%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2020
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1,865
Pedestrians 695
Motorcyclists 599
Cyclists 170
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Deaths by type, 2020
Type Deaths Share in Florida Share in the US
Pedestrians 695 21% 17%
Motorcyclists 599 18% 14%
Cyclists 170 5% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 890 27% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 295 9% 29%

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

9%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About one-third of the share in the United States: 29%

23%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 27%
Crash factors in 2020
Category Florida United States
Speeding-related 22.7% 26.7%
Alcohol-involved 8.7% 28.6%
At night 58.2% 53.4%
At weekends 33.2% 32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

58%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 53%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 130
1am 113
2am 109
3am 77
4am 70
5am 92
6am 124
7am 66
8am 63
9am 86
10am 81
11am 108
12pm 107
1pm 100
2pm 133
3pm 119
4pm 155
5pm 150
6pm 195
7pm 203
8pm 223
9pm 227
10pm 196
11pm 169

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 489
Mon 399
Tue 407
Wed 401
Thu 395
Fri 467
Sat 539

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 272
Feb 256
Mar 259
Apr 198
May 266
Jun 264
Jul 214
Aug 235
Sep 257
Oct 288
Nov 290
Dec 298

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2,367
Cloudy 471
Rain 222
Fog, Smog, Smoke 25
Other 3

All crashes 2020. 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 1,231
Dark - Lighted 929
Dark - Not Lighted 740
Dusk 117
Dawn 50
Dark - Unknown Lighting 22

All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-1110
  2. I-95104
  3. US-4178
  4. I-7575
  5. US-44164
  6. US-1961
  7. US-9856
  8. US-2754
  9. US-1753
  10. US-9051

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 1,980
SUVs 876
Pickup trucks 669
Motorcycles 616
Medium and heavy trucks 354
Other vehicles 179
Vans 158
Buses 11
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-150148
  2. Chevrolet Silverado128
  3. Toyota Camry114
  4. Toyota Corolla107
  5. Nissan Altima105
  6. Honda Accord103
  7. Honda Civic81
  8. Hyundai Sonata58
  9. Ford Explorer54
  10. Dodge Ram52

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 3, 2020 Tampa, Hillsborough County 1
Dec 3, 2020 Deland, Volusia County 1
Dec 3, 2020 Pasco County 1
Dec 3, 2020 Palm Beach County 1
Dec 3, 2020 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County 1
Dec 3, 2020 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County 1
Dec 3, 2020 Hillsborough County 1
Dec 3, 2020 Lee County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Miami, Miami-Dade County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Crestview, Okaloosa County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Okaloosa County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Madeira Beach, Pinellas County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County 1
Dec 2, 2020 Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Palm Springs, Palm Beach County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Charlotte County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Putnam County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Sarasota County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Putnam County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County 1
Dec 1, 2020 South Daytona, Volusia County 1
Dec 1, 2020 Hollywood, Broward County 1
Nov 30, 2020 Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County 1
Nov 30, 2020 Plantation, Broward County 1

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Counties in Florida in 2020

Area Deaths, 2020 Per 100,000
Alachua County 48 17.2
Baker County 4 14.2
Bay County 35 20.1
Bradford County 9 31.9
Brevard County 81 13.3
Broward County 268 13.8
Calhoun County 3 21.9
Charlotte County 26 13.8
Citrus County 38 24.6
Clay County 23 10.5
Collier County 42 11.1
Columbia County 21 30.1
DeSoto County 14 41.1
Dixie County 6 35.9
Duval County 187 18.7
Escambia County 57 17.7
Flagler County 27 23.3
Franklin County 1 8.0
Gadsden County 17 39.1
Gilchrist County 5 27.9
Glades County 4 33.1
Gulf County 5 35.0
Hamilton County 12 87.4
Hardee County 8 31.6
Hendry County 13 32.7
Hernando County 44 22.5
Highlands County 27 26.6
Hillsborough County 213 14.5
Holmes County 5 25.5
Indian River County 22 13.7
Jackson County 18 38.2
Jefferson County 1 6.9
Lafayette County 0 —
Lake County 53 13.7
Lee County 107 14.0
Leon County 35 11.9
Levy County 13 30.2
Liberty County 1 12.8
Madison County 5 28.0
Manatee County 65 16.2
Marion County 105 27.8
Martin County 23 14.5
Miami-Dade County 314 11.6
Monroe County 12 14.5
Nassau County 16 17.6
Okaloosa County 45 21.2
Okeechobee County 19 47.9
Orange County 174 12.2
Osceola County 59 15.1
Palm Beach County 184 12.3
Pasco County 107 18.9
Pinellas County 108 11.3
Polk County 134 18.4
Putnam County 31 42.2
Santa Rosa County 21 11.1
Sarasota County 61 14.0
Seminole County 37 7.8
St. Johns County 39 14.1
St. Lucie County 49 14.8
Sumter County 24 18.4
Suwannee County 20 46.0
Taylor County 3 13.8
Union County 2 13.0
Volusia County 137 24.6
Wakulla County 3 8.8
Walton County 29 38.2
Washington County 10 39.5

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.