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Traffic deaths in Rhode Island in 2022

Deaths, 2022: 52
Fatal crashes: 51
Population: 1.1M

In 2022, 52 people died in 51 fatal crashes in Rhode Island. That was 17.5% fewer than in 2021 (63) and the fewest since 2016. The death rate was 4.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Rhode Island had the 50th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 51st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 47% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

4.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

About 35 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.8

-17%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

63 deaths in 2021, 52 in 2022

The United States: -1%

Rhode Island traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

13%

of deaths were pedestrians

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2022

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	35
Pedestrians	7
Motorcyclists	10
Cyclists	0

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Deaths by type, 2022
Type	Deaths	Share in Rhode Island	Share in the US
Pedestrians	7	13%	18%
Motorcyclists	10	19%	15%
Cyclists	0	0%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	23	44%	32%
Speeding-related crashes	25	48%	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

47%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 28%

43%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2022

Category	Rhode Island	United States
Speeding-related	43.1%	26.2%
Alcohol-involved	47.1%	27.7%
At night	49.0%	53.9%
At weekends	43.1%	33.3%

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

43%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	2
1am	6
2am	1
3am	1
4am	1
5am	0
6am	2
7am	2
8am	1
9am	0
10am	1
11am	3
12pm	0
1pm	4
2pm	4
3pm	0
4pm	6
5pm	3
6pm	1
7pm	2
8pm	1
9pm	3
10pm	2
11pm	5

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	9
Mon	5
Tue	8
Wed	3
Thu	7
Fri	6
Sat	13

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	5
Feb	1
Mar	1
Apr	2
May	4
Jun	1
Jul	9
Aug	8
Sep	6
Oct	5
Nov	2
Dec	7

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	41
Rain	5
Cloudy	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Snow	1

All crashes 2022. 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	23
Dark - Lighted	15
Dark - Not Lighted	9
Dusk	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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-954
I-95 NORTH3
SR-12
SR-1172
US-12
SALISBURY RD1
DANIELSON PIKE1
COBBLE HILL RD1
CAHOONE RD1
BROAD ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	26
SUVs	17
Pickup trucks	11
Motorcycles	10
Medium and heavy trucks	5
Other vehicles	1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 31, 2022	Richmond, Washington County	I-95	1
Dec 31, 2022	Lincoln, Providence County	SR-146	1
Dec 29, 2022	Warwick, Kent County	OAKLAND BEACH AV	1
Dec 25, 2022	Scituate, Providence County	SR-101	1
Dec 16, 2022	Providence, Providence County	I-95 NORTH	1
Dec 11, 2022	Smithfield, Providence County	I-295 SOUTH	1
Dec 4, 2022	Scituate, Providence County	SR-116	1
Nov 10, 2022	Providence, Providence County	DOYLE AV	1
Nov 7, 2022	Cranston, Providence County	SR-5	1
Oct 31, 2022	Providence, Providence County	US-7	1
Oct 30, 2022	Providence, Providence County	SMART ST	1
Oct 30, 2022	Richmond, Washington County	I-95 NORTH	1
Oct 14, 2022	Chepachet, Providence County	US-44	1
Oct 4, 2022	Providence, Providence County	DYER ST	1
Sep 30, 2022	Foster, Providence County	DANIELSON PIKE	1
Sep 19, 2022	Cranston, Providence County	I-295	1
Sep 18, 2022	Warwick, Kent County	SR-113	1
Sep 17, 2022	Quidnessett, Washington County	SLOCUM RD	1
Sep 11, 2022	Quidnessett, Washington County	LAFAYETTE RD	1
Sep 7, 2022	Anthony, Kent County	SR-117	1
Aug 30, 2022	East Providence, Providence County	ROGER WILLIAMS AV	1
Aug 27, 2022	Anthony, Kent County	CAHOONE RD	1
Aug 21, 2022	Harrisville, Providence County	SR-98	1
Aug 21, 2022	Smithfield, Providence County	SR-7	1
Aug 18, 2022	Providence, Providence County	BROAD ST	1

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Counties in Rhode Island in 2022

Area	Deaths, 2022	Per 100,000
Bristol County	0	—
Kent County	8	4.7
Newport County	2	2.4
Providence County	29	4.4
Washington County	13	10.0

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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.