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Traffic deaths in Thomasville, North Carolina

City in Davidson County · North Carolina · United States

Deaths, 2024
10
Fatal crashes
9
Population
27.6K

In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Thomasville, North Carolina. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (5). The death rate was 36.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.5 in Davidson County, 14.6 in North Carolina and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 30% of deaths, and 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

36.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Davidson County, North Carolina: 18.5
  • About double the rate in North Carolina: 14.6
  • About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+100%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

5 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024

  • Davidson County, North Carolina: +0%
  • North Carolina: +3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2022 5 4
2023 5 5
2024 10 9

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, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 7.4
2022 18.3
2023 18.2
2024 36.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

30%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 3 times the share in Davidson County, North Carolina: 9%
  • About 1.8 times the share in North Carolina: 16%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 5
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Thomasville Share in Davidson County
Pedestrians 3 30% 9%
Motorcyclists 2 20% 21%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 20% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 5 50% 52%

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

56%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Davidson County, North Carolina: 53%
  • About 1.4 times the share in North Carolina: 41%
  • About double the share in the United States: 28%

22%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About three-quarters of the share in Davidson County, North Carolina: 30%
  • About the same as the share in North Carolina: 21%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Thomasville Davidson County North Carolina United States
Speeding-related 22.2% 30.0% 20.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 55.6% 53.3% 40.8% 28.1%
At night 55.6% 46.7% 50.2% 53.6%
At weekends 22.2% 23.3% 31.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

56%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Davidson County, North Carolina: 47%
  • About 1.1 times the share in North Carolina: 50%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

22%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Davidson County, North Carolina: 23%
  • About two-thirds of the share in North Carolina: 31%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 2
2am 0
3am 2
4am 1
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 1
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 4
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 4
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 2
Thu 2
Fri 5
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 2
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 15
Rain 3
Cloudy 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 10
Dark - Lighted 5
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dusk 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

  1. US-293
  2. SSR-2051 UNITY ST2
  3. SSR-1002 DENTON RD1
  4. SSR-1787 KANOY RD1
  5. CHURCH ST1
  6. I-851
  7. I-85 N1
  8. JULIAN AVE1
  9. OAK MEADOW LN1
  10. SR-62 CLONIGER DR1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 13
SUVs 4
Pickup trucks 3
Motorcycles 2
Vans 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Corolla4
  2. Honda Accord3
  3. Ford F-1502
  4. Toyota Sienna1
  5. Subaru Outback1
  6. Lincoln Town Car1
  7. Kia Soul1
  8. Honda VT750 (Shadow Aero)1
  9. Honda Pilot1
  10. Harley-Davidson XL 12001

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 Deaths
Nov 15, 2024 1
Oct 19, 2024 1
Aug 14, 2024 1
Aug 6, 2024 2
Jun 21, 2024 1
May 24, 2024 1
May 12, 2024 1
May 1, 2024 1
Mar 5, 2024 1
Dec 12, 2023 1
Oct 23, 2023 1
Aug 3, 2023 1
Jul 10, 2023 1
Jan 1, 2023 1
Nov 19, 2022 2
Jul 8, 2022 1
Jun 19, 2022 1
Jan 27, 2022 1
Sep 25, 2020 1
Apr 12, 2020 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.