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Traffic deaths in Massachusetts

Deaths, 2024: 363
Fatal crashes: 349
Population: 7.1M

In 2024, 363 people died in 349 fatal crashes in Massachusetts. That was 6.1% more than in 2023 (342) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 5.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Massachusetts had the 32nd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 50th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 45 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+6%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

342 deaths in 2023, 363 in 2024

The United States: -4%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	864	788
1976	789	699
1977	744	686
1978	861	791
1979	917	855
1980	881	813
1981	746	682
1982	659	615
1983	651	605
1984	666	608
1985	742	687
1986	752	680
1987	689	642
1988	725	673
1989	696	634
1990	605	546
1991	552	510
1992	485	460
1993	475	449
1994	440	405
1995	444	418
1996	417	392
1997	441	415
1998	406	377
1999	414	386
2000	433	410
2001	477	446
2002	459	433
2003	462	434
2004	476	447
2005	441	417
2006	429	403
2007	434	408
2008	364	338
2009	340	313
2010	347	330
2011	374	356
2012	383	365
2013	351	334
2014	354	336
2015	344	327
2016	387	356
2017	347	333
2018	355	338
2019	336	323
2020	343	327
2021	413	393
2022	435	413
2023	342	324
2024	363	349

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

Category	Deaths per 100,000
2000	6.8
2001	7.5
2002	7.2
2003	7.2
2004	7.4
2005	6.9
2006	6.7
2007	6.8
2008	5.6
2009	5.2
2010	5.3
2011	5.7
2012	5.8
2013	5.2
2014	5.2
2015	5.1
2016	5.7
2017	5.1
2018	5.2
2019	4.9
2020	4.9
2021	5.9
2022	6.2
2023	4.8
2024	5.1

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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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	207
Pedestrians	76
Motorcyclists	70
Cyclists	10

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Massachusetts	Share in the US
Pedestrians	76	21%	18%
Motorcyclists	70	19%	16%
Cyclists	10	3%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	100	28%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	104	29%	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

28%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

27%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About the same as the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Massachusetts	United States
Speeding-related	27.2%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	27.5%	28.1%
At night	46.4%	53.6%
At weekends	34.4%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

46%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 85 percent of 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	59
1am	77
2am	67
3am	48
4am	38
5am	43
6am	51
7am	53
8am	40
9am	53
10am	56
11am	73
12pm	74
1pm	92
2pm	79
3pm	93
4pm	103
5pm	115
6pm	96
7pm	94
8pm	100
9pm	104
10pm	103
11pm	92

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	280
Mon	208
Tue	226
Wed	237
Thu	249
Fri	285
Sat	321

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	114
Feb	116
Mar	122
Apr	130
May	153
Jun	163
Jul	162
Aug	195
Sep	171
Oct	157
Nov	158
Dec	165

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	1,302
Cloudy	260
Rain	155
Snow	23
Fog, Smog, Smoke	14
Sleet or Hail	6

All crashes 2020–2024. 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	846
Dark - Lighted	499
Dark - Not Lighted	333
Dusk	52
Dawn	33
Dark - Unknown Lighting	24

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

I-49550
I-9334
I-9534
I-9031
MAIN ST21
SR-2421
WASHINGTON ST19
SR-214
I-19514
SR-314

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	1,095
SUVs	689
Motorcycles	325
Pickup trucks	235
Medium and heavy trucks	167
Vans	93
Other vehicles	44
Buses	10
Other light trucks	3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 9, 2021	Milford, Worcester County	I-495	1
Sep 8, 2021	Bridgewater, Plymouth County	WINTER ST	1
Sep 4, 2021	Saugus, Essex County	WINTER ST	1
Sep 4, 2021	Springfield, Hampden County	STATE ST	1
Sep 4, 2021	Bernardston, Franklin County	I-91	1
Sep 3, 2021	West Springfield, Hampden County	I-91	1
Sep 2, 2021	Framingham, Middlesex County	SR-30 PLEASANT ST	1
Sep 2, 2021	Freetown, Bristol County	BULLOCK RD	1
Aug 30, 2021	Ludlow, Hampden County	MOODY ST	1
Aug 29, 2021	Leominster, Worcester County	SR-2	1
Aug 28, 2021	Town of Rehoboth, Bristol County	US-6 FALL RIVER AVE	1
Aug 28, 2021	Town of Dighton, Bristol County	BURT ST	1
Aug 28, 2021	Chilmark, Dukes County	SOUTH RD	1
Aug 28, 2021	Fall River, Bristol County	RHODE ISLAND AVE	1
Aug 28, 2021	Wilmington, Middlesex County	I-93	1
Aug 27, 2021	Medford, Middlesex County	SR-16 MYSTIC VALLEY PKWY	1
Aug 27, 2021	Newton, Middlesex County	I-95	1
Aug 27, 2021	Boston, Suffolk County	HUMBOLDT AVE	1
Aug 27, 2021	Peabody, Essex County	WASHINGTON ST	1
Aug 25, 2021	Boston, Suffolk County	CORNELL ST	1
Aug 24, 2021	Bedford, Middlesex County	SHAWSHEEN RD	1
Aug 22, 2021	Holyoke, Hampden County	I-91 S	3
Aug 22, 2021	Ludlow, Hampden County	CHAPIN ST	1
Aug 21, 2021	Springfield, Hampden County	SR-187 PINE ST	1
Aug 21, 2021	Canton, Norfolk County	NEPONSET ST	1

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Counties in Massachusetts

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Barnstable County	13	5.6
Berkshire County	13	10.1
Bristol County	35	5.9
Dukes County	2	9.4
Essex County	29	3.5
Franklin County	8	11.3
Hampden County	35	7.6
Hampshire County	13	7.9
Middlesex County	55	3.3
Nantucket County	1	6.8
Norfolk County	37	5.0
Plymouth County	40	7.3
Suffolk County	33	4.2
Worcester County	49	5.5

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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.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	114
Feb	116
Mar	122
Apr	130
May	153
Jun	163
Jul	162
Aug	195
Sep	171
Oct	157
Nov	158
Dec	165

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	114
Feb	116
Mar	122
Apr	130
May	153
Jun	163
Jul	162
Aug	195
Sep	171
Oct	157
Nov	158
Dec	165

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	114
Feb	116
Mar	122
Apr	130
May	153
Jun	163
Jul	162
Aug	195
Sep	171
Oct	157
Nov	158
Dec	165