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Traffic deaths in New Hampshire in 2023

Deaths, 2023: 127
Fatal crashes: 119
Population: 1.4M

In 2023, 127 people died in 119 fatal crashes in New Hampshire. That was 13.0% fewer than in 2022 (146) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 9.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. New Hampshire had the 45th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 41st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 12.2

-13%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

146 deaths in 2022, 127 in 2023

The United States: -4%

New Hampshire traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

11%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2023

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	71
Pedestrians	14
Motorcyclists	41
Cyclists	1

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Deaths by type, 2023
Type	Deaths	Share in New Hampshire	Share in the US
Pedestrians	14	11%	18%
Motorcyclists	41	32%	16%
Cyclists	1	1%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	34	27%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	31	24%	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

23%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2023

Category	New Hampshire	United States
Speeding-related	32.8%	25.6%
Alcohol-involved	22.7%	28.2%
At night	43.7%	54.1%
At weekends	31.9%	33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

44%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 80 percent 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: 34%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	2
1am	3
2am	1
3am	4
4am	4
5am	1
6am	4
7am	3
8am	6
9am	2
10am	5
11am	7
12pm	7
1pm	3
2pm	8
3pm	7
4pm	8
5pm	7
6pm	15
7pm	5
8pm	6
9pm	4
10pm	4
11pm	3

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	21
Mon	10
Tue	19
Wed	18
Thu	22
Fri	12
Sat	17

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	7
Feb	7
Mar	6
Apr	10
May	8
Jun	13
Jul	13
Aug	14
Sep	14
Oct	9
Nov	11
Dec	7

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	89
Cloudy	15
Rain	9
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Blowing Snow	1
Snow	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	65
Dark - Not Lighted	25
Dark - Lighted	16
Dusk	6
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

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

I-939
SR-1014
SR-114
SR-164
SR-1063
SR-1193
SR-3A3
US-13
SR-282
US-3022

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	57
SUVs	45
Motorcycles	39
Pickup trucks	22
Medium and heavy trucks	10
Vans	9
Other vehicles	3

All crashes 2023.

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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 2023. 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 31, 2023	Winchester, Cheshire County	SR-119	1
Dec 28, 2023	Goffstown, Hillsborough County	SHIRLEY HILL RD	1
Dec 21, 2023	Bedford, Hillsborough County	I-293	1
Dec 17, 2023	Salisbury, Merrimack County	W SALISBURY RD	1
Dec 17, 2023	Carroll County	SR-16	1
Dec 15, 2023	Sanbornton, Belknap County	I-93	1
Dec 2, 2023	Belmont, Belknap County	SR-106	1
Nov 24, 2023	Concord, Merrimack County	AIRPORT RD	1
Nov 18, 2023	Chatham, Carroll County	GREEN HILL RD	2
Nov 17, 2023	Rindge, Cheshire County	SR-119	1
Nov 17, 2023	Wilton, Hillsborough County	SR-31	1
Nov 13, 2023	Concord, Merrimack County	ALLISON ST	1
Nov 11, 2023	Hooksett, Merrimack County	I-93	1
Nov 8, 2023	Rochester, Strafford County	SALMON FALLS RD	1
Nov 8, 2023	Farmington, Strafford County	SR-11	1
Nov 1, 2023	Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County	SR-124	1
Nov 1, 2023	Derry Village, Rockingham County	I-93	1
Nov 1, 2023	Auburn, Rockingham County	SR-101	1
Oct 31, 2023	Alstead, Cheshire County	SR-12A	1
Oct 24, 2023	Errol, Coos County	SR-16	1
Oct 21, 2023	Nashua, Hillsborough County	TINKER RD	1
Oct 12, 2023	Roxbury, Cheshire County	SR-9A	2
Oct 8, 2023	South Effingham, Carroll County	SR-25	1
Oct 5, 2023	Grafton, Grafton County	RIDDLE HILL RD	1
Oct 5, 2023	Gilford, Belknap County	SR-11A	2

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Counties in New Hampshire in 2023

Area	Deaths, 2023	Per 100,000
Belknap County	8	12.3
Carroll County	9	17.2
Cheshire County	13	16.7
Coos County	3	9.6
Grafton County	13	14.0
Hillsborough County	23	5.4
Merrimack County	20	12.7
Rockingham County	28	8.7
Strafford County	9	6.7
Sullivan County	1	2.3

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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.