Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Dukes County, Massachusetts
County in Massachusetts · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 21.4K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Dukes County, Massachusetts. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.1 in Massachusetts and 11.5 in the United States. Dukes County had the 13th most traffic deaths among Massachusetts's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 6 people died, an average of 1.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5.1
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
5.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Massachusetts: 5.4
- About half the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Massachusetts: +6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.9 |
| 2021 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 9.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dukes County | Share in Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dukes County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 27.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 27.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 46.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 46%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Massachusetts: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- NEW YORK AVE2
- BEACH RD1
- SEA VIEW AVE1
- SOUTH RD1
- STATE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Genuine Scooters Urbano1
- Genuine Scooters Venture 50, Trevis 501
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Lexus RX1
- Nissan Altima1
- Nissan Pathfinder1
- Pontiac Grand AM1
- Subaru Outback1
- Toyota RAV41
- Volkswagen Beetle1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Oak Bluffs | NEW YORK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Oak Bluffs | SEA VIEW AVE | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | West Tisbury | STATE RD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Oak Bluffs | NEW YORK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Chilmark | SOUTH RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Vineyard Haven | BEACH RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.