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Traffic deaths in Florida in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
3,548
Fatal crashes
3,315
Population
22.4M

In 2022, 3,548 people died in 3,315 fatal crashes in Florida, about 10 a day. That was 5.2% fewer than in 2021 (3,741) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Florida had the 3rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 16th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 12.8

-5%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

3,741 deaths in 2021, 3,548 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Florida traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

22%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1,874
Pedestrians 780
Motorcyclists 672
Cyclists 222
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Florida Share in the US
Pedestrians 780 22% 18%
Motorcyclists 672 19% 15%
Cyclists 222 6% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 932 26% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 399 11% 28%

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

11%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Florida United States
Speeding-related 19.6% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 10.6% 27.7%
At night 58.7% 53.9%
At weekends 34.2% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

59%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

34%

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 162
1am 141
2am 133
3am 115
4am 77
5am 113
6am 153
7am 90
8am 69
9am 93
10am 93
11am 103
12pm 119
1pm 93
2pm 137
3pm 136
4pm 141
5pm 143
6pm 218
7pm 230
8pm 206
9pm 204
10pm 194
11pm 152

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 534
Mon 435
Tue 415
Wed 425
Thu 405
Fri 502
Sat 599

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 289
Feb 278
Mar 344
Apr 297
May 266
Jun 229
Jul 252
Aug 253
Sep 249
Oct 264
Nov 271
Dec 323

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2,639
Cloudy 439
Rain 164
Fog, Smog, Smoke 55
Other 15
Sleet or Hail 1

All crashes 2022. 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 1,313
Dark - Lighted 1,026
Dark - Not Lighted 766
Dusk 100
Dawn 69
Dark - Unknown Lighting 30

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-1130
  2. I-9597
  3. US-4185
  4. US-2770
  5. I-7566
  6. US-1964
  7. US-44152
  8. US-9847
  9. US-1742
  10. US-9040

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 2,035
SUVs 1,018
Pickup trucks 727
Motorcycles 684
Medium and heavy trucks 370
Other vehicles 193
Vans 189
Buses 17
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado150
  2. Ford F-150138
  3. Toyota Camry124
  4. Toyota Corolla106
  5. Nissan Altima104
  6. Honda Accord99
  7. Honda Civic97
  8. GMC Sierra57
  9. Ford F-25057
  10. Toyota RAV454

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 19, 2022 Palm Springs, Palm Beach County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Orange County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Orlando, Orange County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Brevard County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Sanford, Seminole County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Deltona, Volusia County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Lake County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Pinellas County 2
Nov 19, 2022 Panama City, Bay County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Lake Mary, Seminole County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Miami-Dade County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Interlachen, Putnam County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Martin County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Leesburg, Lake County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Daytona Beach, Volusia County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Gainesville, Alachua County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Pompano Beach, Broward County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Miami-Dade County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Santa Rosa County 1
Nov 17, 2022 DeSoto County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Tallahassee, Leon County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Lake County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Gadsden County 1

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Counties in Florida in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Alachua County 52 18.3
Baker County 2 7.2
Bay County 48 25.8
Bradford County 7 25.7
Brevard County 101 16.0
Broward County 288 14.6
Calhoun County 12 89.4
Charlotte County 38 18.7
Citrus County 25 15.4
Clay County 32 14.1
Collier County 43 10.7
Columbia County 21 29.2
DeSoto County 20 56.4
Dixie County 10 58.4
Duval County 150 14.7
Escambia County 55 16.9
Flagler County 27 21.3
Franklin County 2 16.0
Gadsden County 16 36.9
Gilchrist County 3 15.8
Glades County 9 71.9
Gulf County 5 32.7
Hamilton County 12 90.7
Hardee County 7 27.3
Hendry County 17 40.6
Hernando County 45 21.7
Highlands County 37 34.9
Hillsborough County 225 14.8
Holmes County 5 25.5
Indian River County 25 14.9
Jackson County 11 22.8
Jefferson County 4 26.5
Lafayette County 2 25.7
Lake County 74 18.0
Lee County 135 16.3
Leon County 38 12.8
Levy County 10 22.1
Liberty County 0 —
Madison County 7 38.4
Manatee County 69 16.0
Marion County 112 28.2
Martin County 38 23.4
Miami-Dade County 307 11.2
Monroe County 12 14.5
Nassau County 14 14.3
Okaloosa County 19 8.7
Okeechobee County 12 29.7
Orange County 205 14.0
Osceola County 76 17.8
Palm Beach County 232 15.1
Pasco County 105 17.2
Pinellas County 123 12.8
Polk County 133 16.8
Putnam County 33 44.1
Santa Rosa County 20 10.1
Sarasota County 58 12.5
Seminole County 50 10.4
St. Johns County 35 11.4
St. Lucie County 41 11.4
Sumter County 38 26.2
Suwannee County 16 35.2
Taylor County 11 51.6
Union County 2 12.9
Volusia County 131 22.6
Wakulla County 7 19.9
Walton County 24 28.8
Washington County 5 19.7

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.