Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in North Carolina in 2022
State in United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 1,631
- Fatal crashes
- 1,501
- Population
- 10.7M
In 2022, 1,631 people died in 1,501 fatal crashes in North Carolina, about 4 a day. That was 3.7% fewer than in 2021 (1,693) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 15.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. North Carolina had the 5th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 17th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 31% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
16%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1,134 |
| Pedestrians | 256 |
| Motorcyclists | 220 |
| Cyclists | 21 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in North Carolina | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 256 | 16% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 220 | 13% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 21 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 453 | 28% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 517 | 32% | 28% |
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
31%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 28%
24%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 23.7% | 26.2% |
| Alcohol-involved | 31.1% | 27.7% |
| At night | 51.3% | 53.9% |
| At weekends | 32.0% | 33.3% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
51%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 59 |
| 1am | 53 |
| 2am | 48 |
| 3am | 38 |
| 4am | 36 |
| 5am | 40 |
| 6am | 62 |
| 7am | 55 |
| 8am | 54 |
| 9am | 44 |
| 10am | 42 |
| 11am | 50 |
| 12pm | 69 |
| 1pm | 71 |
| 2pm | 75 |
| 3pm | 68 |
| 4pm | 68 |
| 5pm | 71 |
| 6pm | 84 |
| 7pm | 93 |
| 8pm | 83 |
| 9pm | 93 |
| 10pm | 79 |
| 11pm | 64 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 228 |
| Mon | 189 |
| Tue | 189 |
| Wed | 197 |
| Thu | 212 |
| Fri | 234 |
| Sat | 252 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 122 |
| Feb | 116 |
| Mar | 105 |
| Apr | 95 |
| May | 135 |
| Jun | 119 |
| Jul | 138 |
| Aug | 131 |
| Sep | 137 |
| Oct | 139 |
| Nov | 126 |
| Dec | 138 |
All crashes 2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,187 |
| Cloudy | 163 |
| Rain | 120 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 11 |
| Snow | 5 |
| Sleet or Hail | 3 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 719 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 539 |
| Dark - Lighted | 186 |
| Dawn | 25 |
| Dusk | 23 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-8537
- US-7030
- I-9523
- US-7423
- I-4022
- US-42118
- US-1716
- US-6415
- US-15815
- I-7715
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 907 |
| SUVs | 447 |
| Pickup trucks | 352 |
| Motorcycles | 223 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 184 |
| Vans | 101 |
| Other vehicles | 47 |
| Buses | 9 |
| Other light trucks | 4 |
All crashes 2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord67
- Chevrolet Silverado62
- Ford F-15059
- Nissan Altima47
- Honda Civic46
- Toyota Camry45
- GMC Sierra33
- Ford Ranger30
- Toyota Corolla28
- Nissan Sentra27
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2022 | Sampson County | SUTTONTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Robeson County | SSR-1948 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Hertford County | RIVER ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Hertford County | NC-11 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County | OLD WALKERTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Zebulon, Wake County | KING MALCOLM LN | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Union County | CRANE RD | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Wilson County | US-264 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Perquimans County | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Iredell County | I-77 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Durham, Durham County | ANGIER AVE | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Chatham County | ALEX COCKMAN RD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Union County | S PROVIDENCE RD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County | JOHNSTON RD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Raleigh, Wake County | SSR-2015 LYNN RD | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Lexington, Davidson County | FAIRVIEW DR | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Cumberland County | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Surry County | I-77 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Gates County | FOLLY RD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Tobaccoville, Forsyth County | SPAINHOUR MILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Forest City, Rutherford County | OAK ST | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Wilkes County | SR-2412 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Pender County | US-117 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Buncombe County | US-74 ALT | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Nash County | LANCASTER STORE RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.