Fatal crash profile · State

Traffic deaths in Pennsylvania

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,127
Fatal crashes
1,060
Population
13M

In 2024, 1,127 people died in 1,060 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, about 3 a day. That was 6.9% fewer than in 2023 (1,211) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 8.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Pennsylvania had the 10th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 42nd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 37% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-7%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,211 deaths in 2023, 1,127 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
1975 2,078 1,870
1976 2,021 1,789
1977 2,067 1,856
1978 2,081 1,878
1979 2,153 1,923
1980 2,089 1,882
1981 2,029 1,820
1982 1,819 1,611
1983 1,721 1,544
1984 1,727 1,562
1985 1,771 1,580
1986 1,894 1,710
1987 1,987 1,789
1988 1,931 1,770
1989 1,877 1,714
1990 1,646 1,514
1991 1,661 1,510
1992 1,545 1,385
1993 1,529 1,402
1994 1,441 1,320
1995 1,480 1,337
1996 1,469 1,353
1997 1,557 1,412
1998 1,481 1,354
1999 1,549 1,382
2000 1,520 1,396
2001 1,532 1,378
2002 1,614 1,462
2003 1,577 1,433
2004 1,490 1,362
2005 1,616 1,497
2006 1,525 1,409
2007 1,491 1,393
2008 1,468 1,358
2009 1,256 1,143
2010 1,324 1,208
2011 1,286 1,191
2012 1,310 1,211
2013 1,210 1,119
2014 1,195 1,107
2015 1,200 1,102
2016 1,188 1,088
2017 1,137 1,083
2018 1,190 1,103
2019 1,059 990
2020 1,129 1,060
2021 1,230 1,153
2022 1,179 1,092
2023 1,211 1,133
2024 1,127 1,060

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, 2000–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2000 12.4
2001 12.5
2002 13.1
2003 12.7
2004 12.0
2005 13.0
2006 12.2
2007 11.9
2008 11.6
2009 9.9
2010 10.4
2011 10.1
2012 10.3
2013 9.5
2014 9.3
2015 9.4
2016 9.3
2017 8.9
2018 9.3
2019 8.3
2020 8.7
2021 9.5
2022 9.1
2023 9.3
2024 8.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

15%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 715
Pedestrians 173
Motorcyclists 217
Cyclists 22
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Pennsylvania Share in the US
Pedestrians 173 15% 18%
Motorcyclists 217 19% 16%
Cyclists 22 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 290 26% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 437 39% 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

37%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 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: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Pennsylvania United States
Speeding-related 24.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 37.4% 28.1%
At night 48.4% 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

48%

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 197
1am 182
2am 177
3am 133
4am 112
5am 160
6am 194
7am 168
8am 160
9am 164
10am 176
11am 205
12pm 231
1pm 282
2pm 294
3pm 327
4pm 295
5pm 325
6pm 307
7pm 312
8pm 332
9pm 273
10pm 264
11pm 222

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 777
Mon 676
Tue 724
Wed 756
Thu 730
Fri 892
Sat 943

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 363
Feb 319
Mar 370
Apr 398
May 441
Jun 527
Jul 547
Aug 578
Sep 496
Oct 551
Nov 472
Dec 436

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 3,704
Rain 463
Cloudy 276
Snow 91
Fog, Smog, Smoke 48
Blowing Snow 19

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 2,845
Dark - Not Lighted 1,263
Dark - Lighted 1,088
Dusk 143
Dawn 114
Dark - Unknown Lighting 26

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-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY49
  2. US-30 LINCOLN HWY48
  3. SR-611 BROAD ST43
  4. I-76 MAINLINE TPKE33
  5. US-1 ROOSEVELT BLVD29
  6. US-22 WILLIAM PENN HWY27
  7. I-95 DELAWARE EXPY26
  8. US-30 LINCOLN HW25
  9. I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY25
  10. I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW24

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 3,094
SUVs 1,878
Motorcycles 1,139
Pickup trucks 868
Medium and heavy trucks 848
Vans 337
Other vehicles 220
Buses 34
Other light trucks 15

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado179
  2. Honda Accord152
  3. Honda Civic148
  4. Ford F-150148
  5. Freightliner Cascadia123
  6. Toyota Camry116
  7. Honda CR-V104
  8. Hyundai Elantra102
  9. Toyota RAV4101
  10. Jeep Grand Cherokee100

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 24, 2021 Carbon County 3
Dec 24, 2021 Honey Brook, Chester County 1
Dec 24, 2021 Lancaster County 1
Dec 24, 2021 McKean County 1
Dec 24, 2021 Bucks County 2
Dec 24, 2021 Bucks County 1
Dec 23, 2021 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
Dec 23, 2021 Crawford County 1
Dec 23, 2021 Nanticoke, Luzerne County 1
Dec 23, 2021 Schuylkill County 1
Dec 23, 2021 Monroeville, Allegheny County 1
Dec 22, 2021 Cumberland County 1
Dec 22, 2021 Luzerne County 1
Dec 22, 2021 Lancaster County 1
Dec 22, 2021 Bucks County 1
Dec 22, 2021 York County 3
Dec 21, 2021 Forest Hills, Allegheny County 1
Dec 21, 2021 Lycoming County 1
Dec 21, 2021 Hallam, York County 1
Dec 21, 2021 Erie, Erie County 1
Dec 20, 2021 Moon Township, Allegheny County 1
Dec 20, 2021 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County 1
Dec 20, 2021 Dauphin County 1
Dec 20, 2021 Jeannette, Westmoreland County 1
Dec 19, 2021 Lebanon County 2

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Counties in Pennsylvania

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Adams County 13 12.1
Allegheny County 74 6.0
Armstrong County 8 12.5
Beaver County 4 2.4
Bedford County 9 18.9
Berks County 47 10.7
Blair County 10 8.3
Bradford County 16 26.8
Bucks County 45 6.9
Butler County 15 7.5
Cambria County 12 9.2
Cameron County 1 23.1
Carbon County 13 19.8
Centre County 7 4.4
Chester County 24 4.3
Clarion County 7 19.1
Clearfield County 12 15.4
Clinton County 5 13.2
Columbia County 6 9.1
Crawford County 14 17.1
Cumberland County 18 6.6
Dauphin County 26 8.9
Delaware County 32 5.5
Elk County 0 —
Erie County 36 13.5
Fayette County 19 15.3
Forest County 1 15.2
Franklin County 21 13.2
Fulton County 2 13.8
Greene County 5 14.6
Huntingdon County 3 6.9
Indiana County 7 8.4
Jefferson County 3 6.9
Juniata County 2 8.5
Lackawanna County 20 9.2
Lancaster County 52 9.3
Lawrence County 6 7.1
Lebanon County 20 13.8
Lehigh County 32 8.4
Luzerne County 18 5.4
Lycoming County 15 13.3
McKean County 2 5.1
Mercer County 15 13.9
Mifflin County 1 2.2
Monroe County 18 10.8
Montgomery County 50 5.7
Montour County 6 33.5
Northampton County 15 4.6
Northumberland County 8 8.9
Perry County 7 15.0
Philadelphia County 137 8.7
Pike County 10 16.1
Potter County 2 12.5
Schuylkill County 22 15.2
Snyder County 6 15.1
Somerset County 9 12.5
Sullivan County 1 17.0
Susquehanna County 11 28.8
Tioga County 3 7.4
Union County 4 9.4
Venango County 4 8.1
Warren County 5 13.4
Washington County 29 13.8
Wayne County 9 17.5
Westmoreland County 28 8.0
Wyoming County 4 15.5
York County 41 8.7

Cities

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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.