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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
Aug 6, 2023	Exeter, Rockingham County	SR-101	1
Aug 5, 2023	Lisbon, Grafton County	US-302	2
Aug 5, 2023	Nashua, Hillsborough County	SR-101A	1
Aug 3, 2023	Salem, Rockingham County	SR-111	1
Aug 2, 2023	Plaistow, Rockingham County	SR-121A	1
Jul 31, 2023	Warner, Merrimack County	I-89	1
Jul 25, 2023	Amherst, Hillsborough County	SR-101	1
Jul 23, 2023	Nottingham, Rockingham County	SR-156	1
Jul 23, 2023	Sanbornton, Belknap County	I-93	1
Jul 22, 2023	Concord, Merrimack County	SR-132	1
Jul 22, 2023	Surry, Cheshire County	SR-12	1
Jul 19, 2023	Franklin, Merrimack County	US-3	1
Jul 19, 2023	Pelham, Hillsborough County	SR-38	1
Jul 18, 2023	Hudson, Hillsborough County	ROBINSON RD	1
Jul 15, 2023	Alton, Belknap County	SR-11	1
Jul 8, 2023	Northwood, Rockingham County	US-4	1
Jul 5, 2023	Lincoln, Grafton County	SR-112	1
Jul 1, 2023	Wakefield, Carroll County	SR-153	1
Jun 23, 2023	Tilton, Belknap County	US-3 LACONIA RD	1
Jun 22, 2023	Bristol, Grafton County	BRISTOL HILL RD	1
Jun 21, 2023	Weare, Hillsborough County	SR-149	1
Jun 20, 2023	Seabrook, Rockingham County	I-95	1
Jun 19, 2023	Laconia, Belknap County	SR-106	1
Jun 15, 2023	Newbury, Merrimack County	MORSE LN	1
Jun 15, 2023	Loudon, Merrimack County	SR-106	1

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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.