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Traffic deaths in Duplin County, North Carolina

County in North Carolina · United States

Deaths, 2024
19
Fatal crashes
18
Population
51K

In 2024, 19 people died in 18 fatal crashes in Duplin County, North Carolina. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 37.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.6 in North Carolina and 11.5 in the United States. Duplin County had the 28th most traffic deaths among North Carolina's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 105 people died, an average of 21 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 28% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

37.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 3 times the rate in North Carolina: 14.6
  • About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

42.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 3 times the average in North Carolina: 15.0
  • About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

19 deaths in 2023, 19 in 2024

  • North Carolina: +3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 17 17
2021 29 22
2022 21 20
2023 19 18
2024 19 18

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 34.9
2021 59.7
2022 42.8
2023 38.0
2024 37.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in North Carolina: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 14
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Duplin County Share in North Carolina
Pedestrians 3 16% 16%
Motorcyclists 1 5% 13%
Cyclists 1 5% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 6 32% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 5 26% 42%

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

28%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in North Carolina: 41%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.6 times the share in North Carolina: 21%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Duplin County North Carolina United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 20.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 27.8% 40.8% 28.1%
At night 44.4% 50.2% 53.6%
At weekends 44.4% 31.4% 32.6%

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 90 percent of the share in North Carolina: 50%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

44%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.4 times the share in North Carolina: 31%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 2
2am 2
3am 2
4am 3
5am 2
6am 3
7am 3
8am 8
9am 3
10am 3
11am 3
12pm 2
1pm 5
2pm 7
3pm 4
4pm 10
5pm 4
6pm 1
7pm 6
8pm 8
9pm 4
10pm 4
11pm 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 21
Mon 9
Tue 17
Wed 11
Thu 14
Fri 11
Sat 12

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 4
Feb 13
Mar 7
Apr 5
May 7
Jun 10
Jul 10
Aug 7
Sep 7
Oct 12
Nov 5
Dec 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 72
Cloudy 14
Rain 8
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 51
Dark - Not Lighted 33
Dusk 5
Dark - Lighted 3
Dawn 2

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. I-408
  2. US-1177
  3. SR-415
  4. SR-114
  5. SR-244
  6. SSR-1101 CORNWALLIS RD4
  7. SSR-1817 LUDIE BROWN RD3
  8. SSR-1146 WELLSTOWN RD3
  9. SSR-1004 SUMMERLINS CROSSROAD3
  10. SR-1113

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 55
SUVs 27
Medium and heavy trucks 19
Pickup trucks 17
Motorcycles 11
Vans 6
Other vehicles 4
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Civic5
  2. Chevrolet Equinox4
  3. Chevrolet Silverado4
  4. Honda Accord4
  5. Dodge Charger3
  6. Ford F-1503
  7. Ford Focus3
  8. Ford Mustang3
  9. Freightliner Cascadia3
  10. Jeep Wrangler3

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 Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2024 — 1
Dec 19, 2024 — 1
Nov 17, 2024 — 1
Nov 13, 2024 — 2
Oct 19, 2024 — 1
Aug 19, 2024 — 1
Jul 29, 2024 — 1
Jul 19, 2024 — 1
Jul 3, 2024 — 1
May 7, 2024 — 1
May 4, 2024 — 1
Apr 20, 2024 — 1
Apr 7, 2024 — 1
Mar 10, 2024 — 1
Feb 22, 2024 — 1
Feb 18, 2024 — 1
Feb 3, 2024 — 1
Feb 2, 2024 — 1
Dec 10, 2023 Wallace 1
Dec 10, 2023 Wallace 1
Dec 10, 2023 Beulaville 1
Oct 14, 2023 — 1
Oct 12, 2023 — 1
Oct 3, 2023 — 1
Sep 26, 2023 — 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.