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Traffic deaths in Florida in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
3,375
Fatal crashes
3,163
Population
22.9M

In 2023, 3,375 people died in 3,163 fatal crashes in Florida, about 9 a day. That was 4.9% fewer than in 2022 (3,548) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 14.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 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 23% of deaths, and 10% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

14.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 12.2

-5%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

3,548 deaths in 2022, 3,375 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

Florida traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

23%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1,703
Pedestrians 774
Motorcyclists 664
Cyclists 234
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Florida Share in the US
Pedestrians 774 23% 18%
Motorcyclists 664 20% 16%
Cyclists 234 7% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 848 25% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 357 11% 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

10%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About one-third of the share in the United States: 28%

18%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Florida United States
Speeding-related 18.4% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 9.9% 28.2%
At night 59.1% 54.1%
At weekends 33.5% 33.5%

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: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 119
1am 106
2am 109
3am 113
4am 104
5am 122
6am 146
7am 94
8am 84
9am 68
10am 91
11am 82
12pm 101
1pm 94
2pm 109
3pm 135
4pm 137
5pm 151
6pm 197
7pm 205
8pm 246
9pm 215
10pm 195
11pm 139

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 518
Mon 422
Tue 405
Wed 387
Thu 410
Fri 478
Sat 543

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 271
Feb 284
Mar 307
Apr 277
May 277
Jun 223
Jul 234
Aug 203
Sep 250
Oct 285
Nov 263
Dec 289

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2,518
Cloudy 428
Rain 164
Fog, Smog, Smoke 43
Other 5

All crashes 2023. 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 1,233
Dark - Lighted 952
Dark - Not Lighted 788
Dusk 103
Dawn 62
Dark - Unknown Lighting 22

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-1113
  2. I-95100
  3. US-4184
  4. I-7578
  5. US-2768
  6. US-44153
  7. US-1747
  8. US-1945
  9. US-30141
  10. I-1040

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 1,807
SUVs 1,049
Pickup trucks 731
Motorcycles 676
Medium and heavy trucks 357
Other vehicles 187
Vans 179
Buses 33

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-150145
  2. Chevrolet Silverado143
  3. Toyota Camry115
  4. Toyota Corolla110
  5. Honda Accord83
  6. Honda Civic73
  7. Nissan Altima70
  8. Toyota RAV464
  9. Hyundai Elantra58
  10. Toyota Tacoma57

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Dec 30, 2023 Sebring, Highlands County 1
Dec 30, 2023 Pasco County 1
Dec 30, 2023 Fort Myers, Lee County 1
Dec 30, 2023 Deland, Volusia County 1
Dec 30, 2023 Quincy, Gadsden County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Polk County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Winter Haven, Polk County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Okeechobee County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Hardee County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Pompano Beach, Broward County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Largo, Pinellas County 1
Dec 29, 2023 Miami, Miami-Dade County 1
Dec 29, 2023 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County 1
Dec 28, 2023 Mount Dora, Lake County 1
Dec 28, 2023 Orlando, Orange County 1
Dec 28, 2023 Tallahassee, Leon County 1
Dec 28, 2023 DeSoto County 1
Dec 28, 2023 Polk City, Polk County 1
Dec 27, 2023 Hillsborough County 4
Dec 27, 2023 Pinellas County 1
Dec 27, 2023 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County 1
Dec 27, 2023 Crestview, Okaloosa County 1
Dec 26, 2023 St. Lucie County 1
Dec 26, 2023 Lakeland, Polk County 1

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Counties in Florida in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Alachua County 58 20.1
Baker County 7 24.4
Bay County 23 11.9
Bradford County 10 36.0
Brevard County 105 16.3
Broward County 219 10.9
Calhoun County 7 52.0
Charlotte County 33 16.0
Citrus County 26 15.6
Clay County 32 13.7
Collier County 40 9.7
Columbia County 24 32.7
DeSoto County 13 35.8
Dixie County 10 57.1
Duval County 165 15.8
Escambia County 63 19.1
Flagler County 24 18.2
Franklin County 6 47.6
Gadsden County 21 47.5
Gilchrist County 4 20.3
Glades County 11 85.5
Gulf County 6 38.1
Hamilton County 5 36.5
Hardee County 15 57.9
Hendry County 16 35.9
Hernando County 45 21.1
Highlands County 14 12.9
Hillsborough County 230 14.8
Holmes County 7 35.1
Indian River County 18 10.6
Jackson County 16 32.8
Jefferson County 3 19.3
Lafayette County 0 —
Lake County 83 19.5
Lee County 120 14.2
Leon County 38 12.7
Levy County 21 45.0
Liberty County 1 12.8
Madison County 10 53.9
Manatee County 71 15.9
Marion County 99 24.0
Martin County 15 9.1
Miami-Dade County 325 11.6
Monroe County 18 21.8
Nassau County 21 20.7
Okaloosa County 28 12.7
Okeechobee County 10 24.1
Orange County 172 11.5
Osceola County 81 18.1
Palm Beach County 194 12.4
Pasco County 92 14.5
Pinellas County 112 11.6
Polk County 157 19.0
Putnam County 21 27.6
Santa Rosa County 23 11.3
Sarasota County 58 12.3
Seminole County 49 10.1
St. Johns County 41 12.8
St. Lucie County 49 13.0
Sumter County 22 14.5
Suwannee County 19 41.0
Taylor County 6 27.7
Union County 3 18.8
Volusia County 110 18.6
Wakulla County 5 13.7
Walton County 21 24.2
Washington County 4 15.7

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.