Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Graham, North Carolina
City in Alamance County · North Carolina · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 19.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Graham, North Carolina. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 15.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.6 in Alamance County, 14.6 in North Carolina and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Alamance County, North Carolina: 13.6
- About the same as the rate in North Carolina: 14.6
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Alamance County, North Carolina: +39%
- North Carolina: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17.5 |
| 2021 | 11.6 |
| 2022 | 16.7 |
| 2023 | 10.9 |
| 2024 | 15.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Alamance County, North Carolina: 12%
- About double the share in North Carolina: 16%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Graham | Share in Alamance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 32% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 67% | 48% |
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
67%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Alamance County, North Carolina: 48%
- About 1.6 times the share in North Carolina: 41%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Alamance County, North Carolina: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in North Carolina: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Graham | Alamance County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.0% | 20.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 66.7% | 48.0% | 40.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 40.0% | 50.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 24.0% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Alamance County, North Carolina: 40%
- About two-thirds of the share in North Carolina: 50%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Alamance County, North Carolina: 24%
- About the same as the share in North Carolina: 31%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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-402
- I-852
- SSR-2433 W MOORE ST1
- I-40 RAMP1
- SR-49 W HARDEN ST1
- SR-541
- SR-54 HARDEN ST1
- SSR-1928 JIMMIE KERR RD1
- SSR-2389 INTERSTATE SERVICE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Acura TL1
- Buell XB12X1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Ranger1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Honda Civic1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | SSR-2389 INTERSTATE SERVICE RD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | I-85 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | SR-49 W HARDEN ST | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | I-85 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | SR-54 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | SSR-2433 W MOORE ST | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | SSR-1928 JIMMIE KERR RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | SR-54 HARDEN ST | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | I-40 RAMP | 1 |
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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.