Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Carson City, Nevada
County in Nevada · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 58.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Carson City, Nevada. That was 62.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 5.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in Nevada and 11.5 in the United States. Carson City had the 9th most traffic deaths among Nevada's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 40 percent of the rate in Nevada: 12.8
- About 45 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About three-quarters of the average in Nevada: 12.3
- About 80 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
-63%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Nevada: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 13.7 |
| 2023 | 13.7 |
| 2024 | 5.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Nevada: 26%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Carson City | Share in Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 67% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
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 Nevada: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Nevada: 26%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Carson City | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.7% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 61.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Nevada: 61%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Nevada: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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-5804
- US-503
- N CARSON ST3
- I-580N2
- GONI RD2
- US-50 E1
- US-50W1
- S CARSON ST1
- LITTLE LN1
- I-580S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 13 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra4
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Honda Odyssey2
- Ford F-3502
- Ford Explorer2
- Nissan Xterra1
- Nissan Frontier1
- MINI Cooper1
- Mercedes-Benz GL-Class1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2024 | Carson City | I-580 | 2 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | — | N CARSON ST | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Carson City | AIRPORT RD | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Carson City | GONI RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | — | I-580 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Carson City | US-50 E | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | — | S CARSON ST | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Carson City | US-50 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | N CARSON ST | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Carson City | LITTLE LN | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | — | N CARSON ST | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | — | I-580S | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | E COLLEGE PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Carson City | I-580N | 1 |
| May 20, 2022 | — | I-580N | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | — | I-580 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | — | US-50W | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | — | I-580 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Carson City | GONI RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | — | BUTTI WAY | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2020 | — | SR-530 W WILLIAM ST | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Carson City | COLLEGE PKWY | 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.