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Traffic deaths in Rhode Island in 2024

Deaths, 2024: 52
Fatal crashes: 48
Population: 1.1M

In 2024, 52 people died in 48 fatal crashes in Rhode Island. That was 26.8% fewer than in 2023 (71) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 4.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 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 25% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

4.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-27%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

71 deaths in 2023, 52 in 2024

The United States: -4%

Rhode Island traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	26
Pedestrians	13
Motorcyclists	8
Cyclists	5

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Rhode Island	Share in the US
Pedestrians	13	25%	18%
Motorcyclists	8	15%	16%
Cyclists	5	10%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	19	37%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	16	31%	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

29%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Rhode Island	United States
Speeding-related	33.3%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	29.2%	28.1%
At night	52.1%	53.6%
At weekends	31.3%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

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

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	6
Mon	8
Tue	5
Wed	7
Thu	10
Fri	3
Sat	9

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	1
Feb	3
Mar	4
Apr	4
May	2
Jun	3
Jul	9
Aug	5
Sep	3
Oct	5
Nov	7
Dec	2

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	40
Cloudy	5
Rain	3

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	24
Dark - Lighted	13
Dark - Not Lighted	5
Dusk	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

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

I-95 NORTH4
SR-5/ FARNUM PIKE2
US-61
MUMFORD RD1
SR-114/ WAMPANOAG TR1
SR-1011
SR-116/PLEASANT VIEW AVE1
SR-117/WEST SHORE RD1
SLATER MEMORIAL PARK1
SR-122/ MENDON RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	23
SUVs	17
Motorcycles	8
Pickup trucks	7
Medium and heavy trucks	4
Vans	2
Other vehicles	1

All crashes 2024.

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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 2024. 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 24, 2024	Foster, Providence County	SR-101	2
Dec 16, 2024	Smithfield, Providence County	US-44	1
Nov 27, 2024	Richmond, Washington County	I-95 NORTH	1
Nov 16, 2024	Narragansett Pier, Washington County	MUMFORD RD	2
Nov 13, 2024	Smithfield, Providence County	AUSTIN AVE	1
Nov 9, 2024	East Greenwich, Kent County	SR-401/DIVISION RD	1
Nov 6, 2024	South Kingstown, Washington County	CAMPUS AVE	1
Nov 6, 2024	Providence, Providence County	I-95	1
Nov 4, 2024	Bristol, Bristol County	412 METACOM AVE	1
Oct 31, 2024	Jamestown, Newport County	US-138/JAMESTOWN BRG	1
Oct 31, 2024	Johnston, Providence County	US-6	2
Oct 28, 2024	Fisherville, Washington County	SR-165/ TEN ROD RD	1
Oct 20, 2024	Richmond, Washington County	I-95 NORTH	1
Oct 12, 2024	Providence, Providence County	I-95 NORTH	1
Sep 29, 2024	Smithfield, Providence County	SR-116/PLEASANT VIEW AVE	1
Sep 26, 2024	North Providence, Providence County	HIGH SERVICE AVE	1
Sep 24, 2024	Cumberland Hill, Providence County	HIGHLAND CORPORATE DR	1
Aug 25, 2024	North Smithfield, Providence County	SR-7/ DOUGLAS PIKE	1
Aug 24, 2024	Woonsocket, Providence County	TRUMAN DR	1
Aug 9, 2024	Cranston, Providence County	STRATHMORE RD	1
Aug 7, 2024	Providence, Providence County	SR-14/ PLAINFIELD ST	1
Aug 5, 2024	Newport, Newport County	BROADWAY	1
Jul 28, 2024	Warwick, Kent County	SR-2/ QUAKER LN	1
Jul 27, 2024	Anthony, Kent County	US-3 / NOOSENECK HILL RD	1
Jul 20, 2024	Providence, Providence County	US-44/ SMITH ST	1

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Counties in Rhode Island in 2024

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Bristol County	4	8.0
Kent County	4	2.3
Newport County	4	4.8
Providence County	30	4.4
Washington County	10	7.7

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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.