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Traffic deaths in Nevada

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%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	218	190
1976	218	187
1977	251	221
1978	305	264
1979	354	298
1980	346	302
1981	294	258
1982	280	248
1983	253	220
1984	249	215
1985	259	227
1986	233	203
1987	262	239
1988	286	256
1989	308	276
1990	343	300
1991	298	261
1992	254	227
1993	263	234
1994	294	272
1995	313	277
1996	348	315
1997	347	322
1998	361	315
1999	350	307
2000	323	266
2001	314	285
2002	381	330
2003	368	335
2004	395	360
2005	427	379
2006	431	386
2007	373	341
2008	324	304
2009	243	223
2010	257	235
2011	246	223
2012	261	238
2013	266	245
2014	291	268
2015	326	297
2016	329	304
2017	311	292
2018	329	299
2019	304	285
2020	333	309
2021	385	360
2022	417	384
2023	406	367
2024	417	378

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

Category	Deaths per 100,000
2000	16.0
2001	15.0
2002	17.5
2003	16.4
2004	16.8
2005	17.6
2006	17.1
2007	14.3
2008	12.2
2009	9.1
2010	9.5
2011	9.1
2012	9.5
2013	9.6
2014	10.3
2015	11.4
2016	11.3
2017	10.5
2018	10.9
2019	9.9
2020	10.7
2021	12.2
2022	13.1
2023	12.6
2024	12.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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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	67
1am	66
2am	61
3am	63
4am	65
5am	51
6am	70
7am	51
8am	57
9am	47
10am	58
11am	58
12pm	51
1pm	64
2pm	75
3pm	83
4pm	87
5pm	105
6pm	115
7pm	126
8pm	105
9pm	105
10pm	86
11pm	82

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	282
Mon	229
Tue	239
Wed	227
Thu	226
Fri	275
Sat	320

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	142
Feb	95
Mar	141
Apr	156
May	151
Jun	171
Jul	137
Aug	156
Sep	160
Oct	175
Nov	174
Dec	140

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	1,491
Cloudy	229
Rain	35
Snow	13
Severe Crosswinds	8
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	755
Dark - Lighted	675
Dark - Not Lighted	270
Dusk	48
Dawn	37
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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

US-9570
I-1554
US-5045
I-8042
US-9329
I-80 W23
S LAS VEGAS BLVD20
I-80 E19
S EASTERN AVE17
E SAHARA AVE16

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	979
SUVs	568
Pickup trucks	426
Motorcycles	404
Medium and heavy trucks	239
Other vehicles	83
Vans	82
Buses	18
Other light trucks	5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Mar 1, 2023	Esmeralda County	US-95	1
Mar 1, 2023	Sparks, Washoe County	BATTLE BORN WY	1
Feb 28, 2023	Clark County	S TENAYA WAY	1
Feb 26, 2023	Clark County	W FLAMINGO RD	1
Feb 25, 2023	Clark County	VEGAS VALLEY DR	1
Feb 25, 2023	Clark County	S MARYLAND PKWY	2
Feb 23, 2023	Reno, Washoe County	E PECKHAM LN	1
Feb 23, 2023	Clark County	SR-167 NORTHSHORE ROAD	1
Feb 23, 2023	North Las Vegas, Clark County	MARTIN L KING BLVD	1
Feb 19, 2023	Clark County	SPANISH DR	1
Feb 18, 2023	Clark County	US-95 ANN SOUTHBOUND ON RAMP	1
Feb 18, 2023	Clark County	SR-592	1
Feb 15, 2023	Clark County	I-15N	1
Feb 14, 2023	Churchill County	I-80	1
Feb 8, 2023	Reno, Washoe County	STEAD BLVD	1
Feb 8, 2023	Reno, Washoe County	LONGLEY LN	1
Feb 8, 2023	Churchill County	US-50	1
Feb 5, 2023	Las Vegas, Clark County	CR-215N	2
Jan 30, 2023	Clark County	CHARLESTON BLVD	1
Jan 29, 2023	Lyon County	I-80 E	1
Jan 29, 2023	Clark County	US-95	1
Jan 28, 2023	Carson City, Carson City	US-50	1
Jan 28, 2023	Humboldt County	I-80 E	2
Jan 28, 2023	Clark County	CABANA DR	1
Jan 27, 2023	Clark County	BRENT THURMAN WAY	1

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Counties in Nevada

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), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	142
Feb	95
Mar	141
Apr	156
May	151
Jun	171
Jul	137
Aug	156
Sep	160
Oct	175
Nov	174
Dec	140

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	142
Feb	95
Mar	141
Apr	156
May	151
Jun	171
Jul	137
Aug	156
Sep	160
Oct	175
Nov	174
Dec	140

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	142
Feb	95
Mar	141
Apr	156
May	151
Jun	171
Jul	137
Aug	156
Sep	160
Oct	175
Nov	174
Dec	140