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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
Road users
Who died
26%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 205 |
| Pedestrians | 108 |
| Motorcyclists | 89 |
| Cyclists | 15 |
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| 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%
| 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%
| 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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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 58 |
| Mon | 55 |
| Tue | 41 |
| Wed | 47 |
| Thu | 42 |
| Fri | 73 |
| Sat | 62 |
All crashes 2024.
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| 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
| 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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| 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
- I-1519
- US-9517
- I-8016
- US-508
- US-65
- SR-612 S NELLIS BLVD5
- US-934
- SR-147 E LAKE MEAD BLVD4
- SR-592 FLAMINGO RD4
- US-3954
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| 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
- Ford F-15017
- Honda Accord14
- Toyota Camry13
- Toyota Corolla13
- Chevrolet Silverado12
- Freightliner Cascadia11
- GMC Sierra10
- Toyota Tacoma9
- Chevrolet Malibu8
- 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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2024 | Pershing County | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Clark County | SR-592 FLAMINGO RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Clark County | SR-582 BOULDER HWY | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Clark County | I-15 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County | I-215 | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Clark County | S DURANGO DR | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Lander County | US-50 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Clark County | S LAMB BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County | WEST CHEYENNE AVE | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County | S BUFFALO DR | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Esmeralda County | SR-266 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Nye County | US-6 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Clark County | US-95 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Clark County | SR-582 S FREEMONT ST | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Clark County | I-15 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Nye County | US-6 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Sparks, Washoe County | SPARKS BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Reno, Washoe County | US-395 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Reno, Washoe County | SR-659 S MCCARRAN BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Lyon County | SIX MILE CANYON RD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Washoe County | SR-341 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Clark County | I-11 | 2 |
| May 31, 2024 | Washoe County | US-395 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | White Pine County | US-6 | 4 |
| May 29, 2024 | Reno, Washoe County | S VIRGINIA ST | 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.