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Traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2020

State in United States

Deaths, 2020
85
Fatal crashes
81
Population
1.5M

In 2020, 85 people died in 81 fatal crashes in Hawaii. The death rate was 5.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Hawaii had the 47th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 48th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 41% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.8

Hawaii traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2020
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 42
Pedestrians 21
Motorcyclists 18
Cyclists 4
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Deaths by type, 2020
Type Deaths Share in Hawaii Share in the US
Pedestrians 21 25% 17%
Motorcyclists 18 21% 14%
Cyclists 4 5% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 28 33% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 37 44% 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

41%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 29%

35%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 27%
Crash factors in 2020
Category Hawaii United States
Speeding-related 34.6% 26.7%
Alcohol-involved 40.7% 28.6%
At night 63.0% 53.4%
At weekends 30.9% 32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

63%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 53%

31%

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 4
1am 4
2am 2
3am 3
4am 6
5am 3
6am 4
7am 1
8am 3
9am 2
10am 1
11am 3
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 3
3pm 3
4pm 1
5pm 4
6pm 6
7pm 2
8pm 7
9pm 4
10pm 4
11pm 6

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 13
Mon 9
Tue 10
Wed 12
Thu 15
Fri 10
Sat 12

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 11
Feb 4
Mar 4
Apr 5
May 5
Jun 10
Jul 8
Aug 7
Sep 4
Oct 6
Nov 6
Dec 11

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 51
Cloudy 14
Rain 13

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
Dark - Lighted 32
Daylight 26
Dark - Not Lighted 16
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4
Dawn 2
Dusk 1

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. SR-994
  2. SR-833
  3. I-H13
  4. I-H23
  5. SR-193
  6. SR-303
  7. SR-93 FARRINGTON HWY3
  8. SR-932
  9. CR-KAUKONAHUA ROAD2
  10. SR-1302

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 38
Pickup trucks 26
SUVs 19
Motorcycles 19
Medium and heavy trucks 6
Other vehicles 3
Vans 2
Buses 1

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Tacoma8
  2. Toyota 4-Runner5
  3. Toyota Camry4
  4. Ford Ranger3
  5. Honda Civic3
  6. Nissan Altima3
  7. Chevrolet Silverado2
  8. Dodge Ram2
  9. Ford F-3502
  10. Honda CR-V2

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 31, 2020 Ha`iku, Maui County 1
Dec 24, 2020 Koloa, Kauai County 1
Dec 24, 2020 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Dec 24, 2020 Ma‘alaea, Maui County 1
Dec 24, 2020 Pukalani, Maui County 1
Dec 22, 2020 Honolulu County 1
Dec 22, 2020 Kailua, Honolulu County 1
Dec 18, 2020 `aiea, Honolulu County 1
Dec 17, 2020 Wai`anae, Honolulu County 1
Dec 13, 2020 Kahului, Maui County 1
Dec 10, 2020 Kihei, Maui County 1
Nov 30, 2020 Hawaii County 1
Nov 27, 2020 Kailua, Honolulu County 1
Nov 24, 2020 Nanakuli, Honolulu County 1
Nov 13, 2020 Nanakuli, Honolulu County 1
Nov 11, 2020 Hilo, Hawaii County 1
Nov 8, 2020 Wahiawa, Honolulu County 2
Oct 30, 2020 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Oct 27, 2020 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Oct 19, 2020 Nanakuli, Honolulu County 1
Oct 18, 2020 Pearl City, Honolulu County 1
Oct 7, 2020 Honolulu, Honolulu County 1
Oct 2, 2020 Wahiawa, Honolulu County 1
Sep 24, 2020 `ewa Beach, Honolulu County 1
Sep 16, 2020 Waialua, Honolulu County 1

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Counties in Hawaii in 2020

Area Deaths, 2020 Per 100,000
Hawaii County 15 7.5
Honolulu County 53 5.2
Kauai County 7 9.6
Maui County 10 6.1

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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.