Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Granville County, North Carolina
County in North Carolina · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 61.6K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Granville County, North Carolina. That was 12.5% more than in 2023 (8) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.6 in North Carolina and 11.5 in the United States. Granville County had the 56th most traffic deaths among North Carolina's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 67 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in North Carolina: 14.6
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in North Carolina: 15.0
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+13%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- North Carolina: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | 14 |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 28.3 |
| 2021 | 29.8 |
| 2022 | 24.6 |
| 2023 | 13.0 |
| 2024 | 14.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in North Carolina: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 9 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Granville County | Share in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 33% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 56% | 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
56%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- 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 the same as the share in North Carolina: 21%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Granville County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 20.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 55.6% | 40.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 50.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 11.1% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in North Carolina: 50%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
11%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About one-third of the share in North Carolina: 31%
- About one-third of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 5 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 7 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 6 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 13 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 9 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 50 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 31 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 26 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-8513
- US-158
- SR-965
- US-1583
- SSR-1704 WALTERS RD2
- SR-562
- SSR-1635 TAR RIVER RD1
- US-158 WILLIAMSBORO ST1
- SSR-1443 HARRY DAVIS RD1
- SSR-1215 W LYON STATION RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 39 |
| SUVs | 18 |
| Pickup trucks | 17 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord7
- Ford F-1506
- Toyota Camry4
- Ford Ranger3
- Ford F-2502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Civic2
- Honda CR-V2
- Honda Pilot2
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Creedmoor | SR-86 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | — | SR-56 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | — | SSR-1520 HAROLD OBRIEN RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Creedmoor | US-15 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Stovall | US-15 | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | — | SSR-1133 BELLTOWN RD | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Oxford | SSR-1300 CORNWALL RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | — | SSR-1711 BRUCE GARDNER RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | I-85 S | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | — | US-158 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | — | US-15 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2023 | — | SSR-1215 W LYON STATION RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | SSR-1155 JAMES ROYSTER RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | — | JONAH DAVIS RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | — | SSR-1711 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| May 20, 2022 | — | MOSS-HAYES RD | 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.