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Traffic deaths in Nevada in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
417
Fatal crashes
384
Population
3.2M

In 2022, 417 people died in 384 fatal crashes in Nevada. That was 8.3% more than in 2021 (385) and the most since 2006. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Nevada had the 32nd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 24th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 12.8

+8%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

385 deaths in 2021, 417 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Nevada traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 231
Pedestrians 83
Motorcyclists 88
Cyclists 15
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Nevada Share in the US
Pedestrians 83 20% 18%
Motorcyclists 88 21% 15%
Cyclists 15 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 141 34% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 116 28% 28%

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%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Nevada United States
Speeding-related 32.6% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 28.1% 27.7%
At night 50.0% 53.9%
At weekends 33.3% 33.3%

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 the same as 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 11
1am 9
2am 12
3am 14
4am 15
5am 7
6am 22
7am 12
8am 15
9am 9
10am 9
11am 15
12pm 11
1pm 12
2pm 17
3pm 22
4pm 25
5pm 23
6pm 25
7pm 22
8pm 20
9pm 27
10pm 16
11pm 14

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 61
Mon 47
Tue 55
Wed 51
Thu 50
Fri 53
Sat 67

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 20
Feb 23
Mar 38
Apr 31
May 36
Jun 40
Jul 30
Aug 30
Sep 32
Oct 41
Nov 31
Dec 32

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 317
Cloudy 52
Rain 5
Snow 2
Other 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2022. 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 173
Dark - Lighted 126
Dark - Not Lighted 63
Dusk 10
Dawn 9

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-959
  2. I-80 W9
  3. US-509
  4. SR-5927
  5. SR-1597
  6. I-80E6
  7. N LAS VEGAS BLVD6
  8. I-806
  9. S EASTERN AVE5
  10. US-935

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 214
SUVs 120
Motorcycles 89
Pickup trucks 87
Medium and heavy trucks 45
Other vehicles 22
Vans 11
Buses 2

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15016
  2. Toyota Corolla15
  3. Chevrolet Silverado12
  4. Dodge Ram12
  5. Honda Civic12
  6. Hyundai Sonata9
  7. Jeep Grand Cherokee9
  8. Nissan Sentra9
  9. Toyota Camry9
  10. Ford Escape7

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Sep 15, 2022 Clark County 1
Sep 13, 2022 Churchill County 1
Sep 13, 2022 Clark County 1
Sep 12, 2022 Clark County 1
Sep 12, 2022 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Sep 12, 2022 Clark County 1
Sep 11, 2022 Churchill County 1
Sep 11, 2022 Nye County 1
Sep 8, 2022 Washoe County 1
Sep 7, 2022 Washoe County 1
Sep 2, 2022 Clark County 1
Aug 31, 2022 Henderson, Clark County 1
Aug 30, 2022 Humboldt County 1
Aug 30, 2022 Clark County 1
Aug 29, 2022 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Aug 28, 2022 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Aug 24, 2022 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Aug 24, 2022 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Aug 24, 2022 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Aug 21, 2022 Lander County 3
Aug 20, 2022 Lincoln County 1
Aug 20, 2022 Clark County 1
Aug 19, 2022 Elko County 2
Aug 19, 2022 Clark County 1
Aug 12, 2022 Clark County 1

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Counties in Nevada in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Carson City 8 13.7
Churchill County 12 46.5
Clark County 259 11.1
Douglas County 6 12.1
Elko County 12 22.2
Esmeralda County 5 665.8
Eureka County 5 269.1
Humboldt County 11 63.7
Lander County 5 86.7
Lincoln County 6 135.1
Lyon County 8 13.0
Mineral County 3 66.1
Nye County 13 23.7
Pershing County 5 77.7
Storey County 3 71.8
Washoe County 55 11.1
White Pine County 1 11.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.