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Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
1,211
Fatal crashes
1,133
Population
13M

In 2023, 1,211 people died in 1,133 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, about 3 a day. That was 2.7% more than in 2022 (1,179) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 9.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Pennsylvania had the 10th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 40th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 12.2

+3%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

1,179 deaths in 2022, 1,211 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

Pennsylvania traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

15%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 757
Pedestrians 185
Motorcyclists 240
Cyclists 29
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Pennsylvania Share in the US
Pedestrians 185 15% 18%
Motorcyclists 240 20% 16%
Cyclists 29 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 323 27% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 491 41% 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

40%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Pennsylvania United States
Speeding-related 24.6% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 40.1% 28.2%
At night 48.6% 54.1%
At weekends 30.1% 33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

49%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 44
1am 37
2am 34
3am 31
4am 22
5am 36
6am 49
7am 34
8am 24
9am 39
10am 39
11am 37
12pm 47
1pm 68
2pm 61
3pm 61
4pm 56
5pm 66
6pm 77
7pm 55
8pm 70
9pm 50
10pm 52
11pm 43

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 152
Mon 160
Tue 138
Wed 164
Thu 158
Fri 172
Sat 189

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 82
Feb 77
Mar 71
Apr 105
May 78
Jun 89
Jul 120
Aug 121
Sep 99
Oct 119
Nov 88
Dec 84

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 897
Rain 109
Cloudy 63
Snow 18
Fog, Smog, Smoke 16
Sleet or Hail 3

All crashes 2023. 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 579
Dark - Not Lighted 278
Dark - Lighted 216
Dusk 28
Dawn 25
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-30 LINCOLN HWY14
  2. I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY13
  3. US-1 ROOSEVELT BLVD9
  4. SSR-2014 LEHIGH AVE8
  5. I-808
  6. I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY7
  7. SR-611 BROAD ST7
  8. US-22 WILLIAM PENN HWY7
  9. US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY6
  10. I-476 NORTHEAST EXT5

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 618
SUVs 401
Motorcycles 239
Medium and heavy trucks 184
Pickup trucks 174
Vans 70
Other vehicles 35
Buses 8
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado38
  2. Honda Civic37
  3. Ford F-15032
  4. Freightliner Cascadia29
  5. Honda Accord25
  6. Toyota RAV423
  7. Honda CR-V22
  8. Toyota Camry22
  9. Dodge Ram19
  10. Toyota Corolla19

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
May 9, 2023 Lehigh County 1
May 9, 2023 Cambria County 2
May 9, 2023 Westmoreland County 1
May 9, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
May 8, 2023 Monroe County 1
May 8, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
May 8, 2023 Northumberland, Northumberland County 1
May 8, 2023 Cumberland County 1
May 7, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
May 6, 2023 Monroe County 1
May 6, 2023 York County 1
May 6, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
May 5, 2023 Shamokin Dam, Snyder County 1
May 5, 2023 Luzerne County 1
May 4, 2023 Bucks County 1
May 4, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
May 4, 2023 Butler County 1
May 4, 2023 Dauphin County 3
May 4, 2023 Mifflin County 1
May 3, 2023 Fayette County 1
May 3, 2023 Hallam, York County 1
May 3, 2023 Steelton, Dauphin County 2
May 2, 2023 Jefferson County 1
Apr 30, 2023 Franklin County 1
Apr 30, 2023 Indiana County 1

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Counties in Pennsylvania in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Adams County 10 9.4
Allegheny County 77 6.3
Armstrong County 10 15.6
Beaver County 10 6.0
Bedford County 11 23.2
Berks County 51 11.7
Blair County 10 8.3
Bradford County 13 21.8
Bucks County 49 7.6
Butler County 25 12.6
Cambria County 16 12.3
Cameron County 0 —
Carbon County 12 18.3
Centre County 15 9.4
Chester County 33 6.0
Clarion County 2 5.4
Clearfield County 8 10.2
Clinton County 6 15.9
Columbia County 10 15.2
Crawford County 14 17.1
Cumberland County 22 8.1
Dauphin County 35 12.0
Delaware County 26 4.5
Elk County 1 3.3
Erie County 30 11.2
Fayette County 20 16.0
Forest County 0 —
Franklin County 31 19.6
Fulton County 9 61.9
Greene County 0 —
Huntingdon County 9 20.7
Indiana County 9 10.8
Jefferson County 7 16.0
Juniata County 3 12.8
Lackawanna County 18 8.3
Lancaster County 51 9.1
Lawrence County 6 7.1
Lebanon County 15 10.4
Lehigh County 26 6.8
Luzerne County 36 11.0
Lycoming County 13 11.5
McKean County 7 17.7
Mercer County 21 19.3
Mifflin County 8 17.4
Monroe County 23 13.8
Montgomery County 52 6.0
Montour County 2 11.1
Northampton County 22 6.9
Northumberland County 13 14.4
Perry County 8 17.3
Philadelphia County 135 8.6
Pike County 3 4.9
Potter County 5 31.2
Schuylkill County 24 16.7
Snyder County 6 15.1
Somerset County 10 13.8
Sullivan County 1 16.9
Susquehanna County 8 20.9
Tioga County 6 14.7
Union County 6 14.2
Venango County 5 10.1
Warren County 2 5.3
Washington County 15 7.1
Wayne County 9 17.5
Westmoreland County 32 9.1
Wyoming County 4 15.4
York County 35 7.5

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.