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Traffic deaths in North Carolina in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,619
Fatal crashes
1,509
Population
11.1M

In 2024, 1,619 people died in 1,509 fatal crashes in North Carolina, about 4 a day. That was 2.7% more than in 2023 (1,577) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. North Carolina had the 4th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 15th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 41% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

14.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+3%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,577 deaths in 2023, 1,619 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%

North Carolina traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1,099
Pedestrians 264
Motorcyclists 212
Cyclists 44
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in North Carolina Share in the US
Pedestrians 264 16% 18%
Motorcyclists 212 13% 16%
Cyclists 44 3% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 449 28% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 676 42% 29%

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

41%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%

21%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category North Carolina United States
Speeding-related 20.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 40.8% 28.1%
At night 50.2% 53.6%
At weekends 31.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

31%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 52
1am 54
2am 58
3am 33
4am 34
5am 34
6am 56
7am 54
8am 58
9am 48
10am 48
11am 55
12pm 53
1pm 72
2pm 75
3pm 58
4pm 83
5pm 92
6pm 80
7pm 90
8pm 89
9pm 105
10pm 66
11pm 62

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 215
Mon 206
Tue 206
Wed 201
Thu 199
Fri 223
Sat 259

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 104
Feb 103
Mar 113
Apr 140
May 135
Jun 137
Jul 119
Aug 113
Sep 135
Oct 132
Nov 141
Dec 137

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 1,226
Rain 130
Cloudy 125
Fog, Smog, Smoke 17
Snow 2
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 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 722
Dark - Not Lighted 511
Dark - Lighted 200
Dusk 43
Dawn 20
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-4027
  2. I-8525
  3. US-7024
  4. US-6419
  5. US-7419
  6. US-42115
  7. US-15814
  8. SR-8714
  9. US-1714
  10. I-40 E12

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 908
SUVs 496
Pickup trucks 342
Motorcycles 213
Medium and heavy trucks 205
Vans 85
Other vehicles 72
Buses 4
Other light trucks 3

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord77
  2. Chevrolet Silverado62
  3. Toyota Camry60
  4. Ford F-15052
  5. Honda Civic51
  6. Nissan Altima35
  7. Toyota Corolla33
  8. Hyundai Elantra31
  9. Toyota Tacoma29
  10. Jeep Grand Cherokee29

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
Oct 17, 2024 Jacksonville, Onslow County 1
Oct 17, 2024 Burke County 1
Oct 17, 2024 Brunswick County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Rutherford County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Onslow County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County 1
Oct 16, 2024 McDowell County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Lee County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Ashe County 1
Oct 15, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County 2
Oct 15, 2024 Clayton, Johnston County 1
Oct 15, 2024 Troutman, Iredell County 2
Oct 15, 2024 Harnett County 1
Oct 15, 2024 Buncombe County 1
Oct 14, 2024 Johnston County 1
Oct 14, 2024 Wilkes County 1
Oct 14, 2024 Rowan County 1
Oct 13, 2024 Pender County 1
Oct 13, 2024 Graham County 1
Oct 12, 2024 Caldwell County 1
Oct 12, 2024 Rockingham County 1
Oct 12, 2024 Carteret County 1
Oct 11, 2024 Wilkes County 1
Oct 11, 2024 Orange County 1

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Counties in North Carolina in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Alamance County 25 13.6
Alexander County 6 16.3
Alleghany County 0 —
Anson County 13 60.4
Ashe County 3 11.0
Avery County 2 11.0
Beaufort County 11 24.6
Bertie County 1 5.8
Bladen County 6 20.0
Brunswick County 24 14.4
Buncombe County 44 15.8
Burke County 18 20.3
Cabarrus County 23 9.4
Caldwell County 24 29.7
Camden County 0 —
Carteret County 13 18.5
Caswell County 7 31.2
Catawba County 22 13.2
Chatham County 17 20.3
Cherokee County 4 13.2
Chowan County 0 —
Clay County 5 41.8
Cleveland County 16 15.6
Columbus County 18 35.8
Craven County 12 11.5
Cumberland County 59 17.5
Currituck County 2 6.2
Dare County 7 18.3
Davidson County 33 18.5
Davie County 10 22.0
Duplin County 19 37.3
Durham County 31 9.1
Edgecombe County 15 30.6
Forsyth County 39 9.8
Franklin County 17 21.3
Gaston County 37 15.2
Gates County 5 48.6
Graham County 2 24.6
Granville County 9 14.6
Greene County 4 19.3
Guilford County 74 13.3
Halifax County 13 27.7
Harnett County 35 23.9
Haywood County 10 15.8
Henderson County 16 13.2
Hertford County 7 36.7
Hoke County 15 26.9
Hyde County 1 21.8
Iredell County 27 13.1
Jackson County 5 11.1
Johnston County 40 16.0
Jones County 1 10.5
Lee County 12 17.4
Lenoir County 15 27.1
Lincoln County 7 7.2
Macon County 8 20.6
Madison County 9 40.1
Martin County 5 23.2
McDowell County 6 13.2
Mecklenburg County 121 10.0
Mitchell County 5 33.0
Montgomery County 8 30.4
Moore County 17 15.7
Nash County 12 12.1
New Hanover County 29 11.9
Northampton County 7 42.4
Onslow County 19 8.9
Orange County 22 14.5
Pamlico County 3 23.6
Pasquotank County 4 9.6
Pender County 7 10.0
Perquimans County 3 22.3
Person County 6 14.9
Pitt County 26 14.4
Polk County 5 24.5
Randolph County 29 19.5
Richmond County 14 33.2
Robeson County 46 38.5
Rockingham County 13 13.9
Rowan County 32 20.8
Rutherford County 16 24.4
Sampson County 21 34.4
Scotland County 8 23.8
Stanly County 11 16.3
Stokes County 6 13.1
Surry County 12 16.7
Swain County 2 14.2
Transylvania County 4 11.7
Tyrrell County 4 114.4
Union County 24 9.1
Vance County 4 9.4
Wake County 83 6.8
Warren County 8 42.0
Washington County 3 28.2
Watauga County 4 7.3
Wayne County 21 17.3
Wilkes County 17 25.7
Wilson County 21 26.0
Yadkin County 11 28.8
Yancey County 2 10.5

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.