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Traffic deaths in Nevada in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
417
Fatal crashes
378
Population
3.3M

In 2024, 417 people died in 378 fatal crashes in Nevada. That was 2.7% more than in 2023 (406) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 12.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Nevada had the 30th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 19th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 26% of deaths, and 32% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+3%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

406 deaths in 2023, 417 in 2024

  • 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

26%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 205
Pedestrians 108
Motorcyclists 89
Cyclists 15
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Nevada Share in the US
Pedestrians 108 26% 18%
Motorcyclists 89 21% 16%
Cyclists 15 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 138 33% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 136 33% 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

32%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 28%

26%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Nevada United States
Speeding-related 25.7% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 31.7% 28.1%
At night 61.4% 53.6%
At weekends 31.7% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

61%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

32%

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 20
1am 14
2am 19
3am 20
4am 15
5am 13
6am 9
7am 8
8am 11
9am 3
10am 13
11am 11
12pm 10
1pm 10
2pm 13
3pm 13
4pm 19
5pm 26
6pm 25
7pm 26
8pm 22
9pm 18
10pm 23
11pm 17

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 58
Mon 55
Tue 41
Wed 47
Thu 42
Fri 73
Sat 62

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 39
Feb 17
Mar 34
Apr 29
May 37
Jun 33
Jul 25
Aug 27
Sep 26
Oct 37
Nov 42
Dec 32

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 325
Cloudy 38
Rain 7
Snow 5

All crashes 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
Dark - Lighted 174
Daylight 140
Dark - Not Lighted 50
Dusk 8
Dawn 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-1519
  2. US-9517
  3. I-8016
  4. US-508
  5. US-65
  6. SR-612 S NELLIS BLVD5
  7. US-934
  8. SR-147 E LAKE MEAD BLVD4
  9. SR-592 FLAMINGO RD4
  10. US-3954

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 219
SUVs 125
Pickup trucks 92
Motorcycles 89
Medium and heavy trucks 43
Other vehicles 13
Vans 10
Other light trucks 3
Buses 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15017
  2. Honda Accord14
  3. Toyota Camry13
  4. Toyota Corolla13
  5. Chevrolet Silverado12
  6. Freightliner Cascadia11
  7. GMC Sierra10
  8. Toyota Tacoma9
  9. Chevrolet Malibu8
  10. Honda Civic8

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 Deaths
Dec 31, 2024 Elko County 1
Dec 31, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 30, 2024 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 29, 2024 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 28, 2024 Reno, Washoe County 1
Dec 28, 2024 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 28, 2024 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 26, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 25, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 25, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 24, 2024 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 24, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 23, 2024 Elko County 1
Dec 22, 2024 West Wendover, Elko County 1
Dec 22, 2024 North Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 21, 2024 Las Vegas, Clark County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Lincoln County 1
Dec 18, 2024 Lyon County 1
Dec 17, 2024 Reno, Washoe County 1
Dec 17, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 12, 2024 Clark County 2
Dec 10, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 9, 2024 Clark County 1
Dec 8, 2024 Washoe County 1
Dec 7, 2024 Nye County 1

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Counties in Nevada in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Carson City 3 5.1
Churchill County 0 —
Clark County 293 12.3
Douglas County 1 2.0
Elko County 18 32.9
Esmeralda County 5 676.6
Eureka County 1 52.2
Humboldt County 3 17.5
Lander County 4 69.3
Lincoln County 2 45.7
Lyon County 13 20.4
Mineral County 2 44.6
Nye County 12 21.3
Pershing County 3 46.4
Storey County 2 47.8
Washoe County 50 9.9
White Pine County 5 57.9

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.