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Traffic deaths in Nevada in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
406
Fatal crashes
367
Population
3.2M

In 2023, 406 people died in 367 fatal crashes in Nevada. That was 2.6% fewer than in 2022 (417) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 12.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Nevada had the 30th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 26th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 31% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 12.2

-3%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

417 deaths in 2022, 406 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

Nevada traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

27%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 212
Pedestrians 109
Motorcyclists 71
Cyclists 14
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Nevada Share in the US
Pedestrians 109 27% 18%
Motorcyclists 71 17% 16%
Cyclists 14 3% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 127 31% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 121 30% 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

31%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

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

31%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Nevada United States
Speeding-related 30.8% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 30.5% 28.2%
At night 58.9% 54.1%
At weekends 34.1% 33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

59%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

34%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 12
1am 14
2am 14
3am 13
4am 17
5am 11
6am 13
7am 12
8am 6
9am 6
10am 16
11am 8
12pm 12
1pm 16
2pm 16
3pm 13
4pm 18
5pm 15
6pm 28
7pm 31
8pm 20
9pm 23
10pm 17
11pm 16

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 62
Mon 47
Tue 56
Wed 46
Thu 44
Fri 49
Sat 63

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 27
Feb 16
Mar 29
Apr 39
May 30
Jun 35
Jul 33
Aug 35
Sep 32
Oct 35
Nov 34
Dec 22

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 302
Cloudy 43
Rain 16
Snow 3
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 2023. 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 149
Dark - Lighted 146
Dark - Not Lighted 52
Dusk 9
Dawn 9
Other 1

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-9515
  2. I-1513
  3. I-8012
  4. US-5010
  5. SR-6127
  6. SR-5746
  7. SR-5826
  8. SR-5926
  9. SR-1475
  10. SR-1595

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 201
SUVs 119
Pickup trucks 88
Motorcycles 72
Medium and heavy trucks 51
Vans 24
Other vehicles 18
Buses 5
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Corolla17
  2. Chevrolet Silverado13
  3. Ford F-15012
  4. Honda Civic11
  5. Ram 150011
  6. Toyota Camry11
  7. Toyota Tacoma9
  8. Dodge Charger8
  9. Freightliner Cascadia8
  10. Dodge Ram7

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Oct 16, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 16, 2023 Pershing County 1
Oct 16, 2023 Churchill County 2
Oct 16, 2023 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Oct 15, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 12, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 11, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 10, 2023 Churchill County 1
Oct 8, 2023 Reno, Washoe County 1
Oct 8, 2023 Reno, Washoe County 1
Oct 7, 2023 Reno, Washoe County 1
Oct 7, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 6, 2023 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Oct 4, 2023 Clark County 1
Oct 1, 2023 Lyon County 2
Oct 1, 2023 Clark County 1
Sep 30, 2023 Reno, Washoe County 1
Sep 30, 2023 Las Vegas, Clark County 2
Sep 27, 2023 Clark County 1
Sep 26, 2023 Washoe County 1
Sep 26, 2023 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Sep 24, 2023 Clark County 2
Sep 24, 2023 Clark County 1
Sep 24, 2023 Clark County 1
Sep 23, 2023 Clark County 1

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Counties in Nevada in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Carson City 8 13.7
Churchill County 13 50.3
Clark County 262 11.1
Douglas County 2 4.0
Elko County 8 14.7
Esmeralda County 3 407.1
Eureka County 0 —
Humboldt County 6 34.9
Lander County 1 17.2
Lincoln County 4 90.1
Lyon County 7 11.2
Mineral County 3 66.4
Nye County 30 53.7
Pershing County 1 15.7
Storey County 2 47.6
Washoe County 53 10.6
White Pine County 3 35.1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.