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Traffic deaths in New Hampshire

Deaths, 2024: 133
Fatal crashes: 120
Population: 1.4M

In 2024, 133 people died in 120 fatal crashes in New Hampshire. That was 4.7% more than in 2023 (127) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 9.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. New Hampshire had the 43rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 37th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+5%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

127 deaths in 2023, 133 in 2024

The United States: -4%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	151	138
1976	157	146
1977	149	138
1978	171	155
1979	184	159
1980	194	175
1981	148	131
1982	173	154
1983	191	166
1984	192	172
1985	191	180
1986	172	162
1987	179	162
1988	166	151
1989	187	165
1990	158	140
1991	144	135
1992	122	110
1993	121	108
1994	119	105
1995	118	107
1996	134	125
1997	125	120
1998	128	115
1999	140	130
2000	126	117
2001	142	124
2002	127	117
2003	127	116
2004	171	158
2005	166	156
2006	127	116
2007	129	122
2008	138	127
2009	110	97
2010	128	120
2011	90	84
2012	108	101
2013	135	124
2014	95	89
2015	114	103
2016	136	130
2017	102	98
2018	147	134
2019	101	90
2020	104	98
2021	118	106
2022	146	137
2023	127	119
2024	133	120

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	10.2
2001	11.3
2002	10.0
2003	9.9
2004	13.3
2005	12.8
2006	9.7
2007	9.8
2008	10.5
2009	8.4
2010	9.7
2011	6.8
2012	8.2
2013	10.2
2014	7.1
2015	8.5
2016	10.1
2017	7.6
2018	10.9
2019	7.4
2020	7.5
2021	8.5
2022	10.5
2023	9.1
2024	9.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

of deaths were pedestrians

About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	84
Pedestrians	10
Motorcyclists	35
Cyclists	4

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in New Hampshire	Share in the US
Pedestrians	10	8%	18%
Motorcyclists	35	26%	16%
Cyclists	4	3%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	39	29%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	39	29%	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

30%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

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

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	New Hampshire	United States
Speeding-related	30.0%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	30.0%	28.1%
At night	39.2%	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

39%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About three-quarters of 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	22
1am	22
2am	4
3am	8
4am	13
5am	11
6am	12
7am	14
8am	19
9am	19
10am	25
11am	27
12pm	29
1pm	23
2pm	42
3pm	43
4pm	39
5pm	39
6pm	47
7pm	28
8pm	27
9pm	23
10pm	27
11pm	17

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	96
Mon	70
Tue	63
Wed	80
Thu	98
Fri	83
Sat	90

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	41
Feb	30
Mar	31
Apr	45
May	41
Jun	63
Jul	65
Aug	56
Sep	65
Oct	49
Nov	54
Dec	40

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	446
Cloudy	73
Rain	30
Snow	13
Fog, Smog, Smoke	7
Sleet or Hail	2

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	322
Dark - Not Lighted	133
Dark - Lighted	72
Dusk	30
Dawn	11
Dark - Unknown Lighting	8

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

I-9337
US-327
SR-1119
SR-1618
US-20218
SR-2817
SR-10116
SR-12513
SR-1212
SR-11112

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	304
SUVs	213
Motorcycles	159
Pickup trucks	117
Medium and heavy trucks	58
Vans	26
Other vehicles	5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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
Dec 29, 2024	Derry Village, Rockingham County	TS-WINDHAM RD	1
Dec 19, 2024	Hill, Merrimack County	SR-3A	1
Dec 12, 2024	Eaton Center, Carroll County	TS-POTTER RD	2
Dec 8, 2024	Merrimack, Hillsborough County	FE EVERETT TPKE	1
Dec 8, 2024	Seabrook, Rockingham County	US-1	1
Dec 4, 2024	Barrington, Strafford County	SR-9	1
Nov 24, 2024	Salem, Rockingham County	I-93 EXIT RAMP	3
Nov 24, 2024	Nashua, Hillsborough County	I-FE EVERETT TPKE	1
Nov 22, 2024	Manchester, Hillsborough County	SR-28	1
Nov 20, 2024	Bow, Merrimack County	I-93	1
Nov 13, 2024	Walpole, Cheshire County	SR-12	1
Nov 8, 2024	Alton, Belknap County	SR-11	1
Nov 6, 2024	Bedford, Hillsborough County	TS-IRON HORSE RD	1
Nov 2, 2024	Coos County	SR-16	1
Nov 1, 2024	Northwood, Rockingham County	TS-LUCAS POND RD	1
Oct 30, 2024	Portsmouth, Rockingham County	I-95	1
Oct 28, 2024	Winchester, Cheshire County	SR-10	1
Oct 23, 2024	Concord, Merrimack County	SR-3A	1
Oct 22, 2024	Pembroke, Merrimack County	US-3	1
Oct 17, 2024	Plymouth, Grafton County	TS-QUINCY RD	2
Oct 12, 2024	Londonderry, Rockingham County	SR-28	1
Oct 11, 2024	Nashua, Hillsborough County	EVERETT TPKE	1
Oct 9, 2024	Manchester, Hillsborough County	I-93	1
Oct 6, 2024	New London, Merrimack County	SR-114	1
Oct 5, 2024	Tilton, Belknap County	US-3	1

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Counties in New Hampshire

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Belknap County	14	21.5
Carroll County	10	19.0
Cheshire County	11	14.1
Coos County	2	6.4
Grafton County	6	6.5
Hillsborough County	32	7.4
Merrimack County	20	12.7
Rockingham County	30	9.3
Strafford County	7	5.2
Sullivan County	1	2.3

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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	41
Feb	30
Mar	31
Apr	45
May	41
Jun	63
Jul	65
Aug	56
Sep	65
Oct	49
Nov	54
Dec	40

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	41
Feb	30
Mar	31
Apr	45
May	41
Jun	63
Jul	65
Aug	56
Sep	65
Oct	49
Nov	54
Dec	40

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	41
Feb	30
Mar	31
Apr	45
May	41
Jun	63
Jul	65
Aug	56
Sep	65
Oct	49
Nov	54
Dec	40