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Traffic deaths in Florida in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
3,138
Fatal crashes
2,931
Population
23.3M

In 2024, 3,138 people died in 2,931 fatal crashes in Florida, about 9 a day. That was 7.0% fewer than in 2023 (3,375) and the fewest since 2018. The death rate was 13.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Florida had the 3rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 17th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

-7%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3,375 deaths in 2023, 3,138 in 2024

  • 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

21%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1,620
Pedestrians 668
Motorcyclists 642
Cyclists 208
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Florida Share in the US
Pedestrians 668 21% 18%
Motorcyclists 642 20% 16%
Cyclists 208 7% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 769 25% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 360 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

11%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

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

16%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Florida United States
Speeding-related 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 10.7% 28.1%
At night 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 32.5% 32.6%

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 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

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 143
1am 116
2am 126
3am 91
4am 85
5am 105
6am 116
7am 84
8am 73
9am 70
10am 89
11am 90
12pm 102
1pm 95
2pm 102
3pm 120
4pm 133
5pm 122
6pm 181
7pm 182
8pm 213
9pm 180
10pm 172
11pm 140

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 447
Mon 369
Tue 389
Wed 364
Thu 384
Fri 472
Sat 506

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 266
Feb 255
Mar 292
Apr 237
May 249
Jun 228
Jul 206
Aug 211
Sep 206
Oct 240
Nov 273
Dec 268

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2,336
Cloudy 404
Rain 154
Fog, Smog, Smoke 23
Other 3
Severe Crosswinds 2

All crashes 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 1,138
Dark - Lighted 931
Dark - Not Lighted 689
Dusk 69
Dawn 62
Dark - Unknown Lighting 29

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-95100
  2. US-4171
  3. US-170
  4. US-2760
  5. US-44156
  6. I-7552
  7. US-9848
  8. US-1947
  9. US-1743
  10. US-30141

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 1,619
SUVs 995
Motorcycles 666
Pickup trucks 643
Medium and heavy trucks 350
Vans 167
Other vehicles 156
Buses 22
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-150135
  2. Toyota Corolla112
  3. Toyota Camry107
  4. Chevrolet Silverado98
  5. Honda Accord73
  6. Nissan Altima70
  7. Honda Civic69
  8. Hyundai Sonata56
  9. GMC Sierra53
  10. Toyota RAV452

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 3, 2024 Hernando County 1
Dec 3, 2024 Hillsborough County 1
Dec 3, 2024 Alachua County 2
Dec 3, 2024 Orlando, Orange County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Escambia County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Escambia County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Leesburg, Lake County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Sarasota County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Hillsborough County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Palm Beach County 1
Dec 2, 2024 Polk County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Tallahassee, Leon County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Orlando, Orange County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County 1
Dec 1, 2024 St. Johns County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Palm Beach County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Belleview, Marion County 1
Dec 1, 2024 Pembroke Pines, Broward County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Lake City, Columbia County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Lakeland, Polk County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Miami, Miami-Dade County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Pompano Beach, Broward County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County 1
Nov 30, 2024 Palm Beach County 1
Nov 29, 2024 Hillsborough County 1

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Counties in Florida in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Alachua County 50 17.3
Baker County 9 30.5
Bay County 36 18.0
Bradford County 6 21.3
Brevard County 86 13.1
Broward County 243 12.1
Calhoun County 4 30.3
Charlotte County 29 13.7
Citrus County 32 18.8
Clay County 25 10.5
Collier County 59 14.2
Columbia County 27 36.6
DeSoto County 8 21.7
Dixie County 7 39.2
Duval County 152 14.4
Escambia County 61 18.4
Flagler County 17 12.5
Franklin County 4 30.9
Gadsden County 12 27.1
Gilchrist County 6 29.8
Glades County 8 60.7
Gulf County 5 31.5
Hamilton County 8 56.2
Hardee County 13 49.8
Hendry County 10 21.4
Hernando County 44 20.2
Highlands County 22 20.0
Hillsborough County 181 11.5
Holmes County 6 29.8
Indian River County 23 13.4
Jackson County 12 24.0
Jefferson County 10 62.7
Lafayette County 3 34.4
Lake County 52 11.7
Lee County 122 14.2
Leon County 38 12.7
Levy County 20 42.0
Liberty County 0 —
Madison County 10 53.6
Manatee County 61 13.3
Marion County 113 26.4
Martin County 19 11.5
Miami-Dade County 279 9.9
Monroe County 6 7.3
Nassau County 15 14.4
Okaloosa County 19 8.6
Okeechobee County 11 26.0
Orange County 158 10.4
Osceola County 48 10.3
Palm Beach County 214 13.6
Pasco County 111 16.9
Pinellas County 108 11.2
Polk County 113 13.3
Putnam County 17 22.0
Santa Rosa County 27 13.0
Sarasota County 56 11.8
Seminole County 35 7.1
St. Johns County 27 8.1
St. Lucie County 50 12.8
Sumter County 21 13.6
Suwannee County 15 31.4
Taylor County 4 18.4
Union County 5 31.7
Volusia County 108 18.0
Wakulla County 4 10.8
Walton County 25 27.7
Washington County 9 34.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.