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Traffic deaths in Rhode Island

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%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	110	100
1976	119	112
1977	133	117
1978	108	100
1979	123	105
1980	129	118
1981	102	100
1982	105	97
1983	100	96
1984	79	75
1985	109	99
1986	124	115
1987	113	108
1988	125	118
1989	100	97
1990	84	79
1991	88	84
1992	79	73
1993	74	70
1994	63	62
1995	69	64
1996	69	65
1997	75	66
1998	74	70
1999	88	85
2000	80	73
2001	81	78
2002	84	81
2003	104	96
2004	83	78
2005	87	80
2006	81	72
2007	69	64
2008	65	63
2009	83	76
2010	67	65
2011	66	63
2012	64	62
2013	65	62
2014	51	51
2015	45	41
2016	51	48
2017	84	77
2018	59	56
2019	57	53
2020	67	66
2021	63	61
2022	52	51
2023	71	67
2024	52	48

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	7.6
2001	7.7
2002	7.9
2003	9.7
2004	7.7
2005	8.2
2006	7.6
2007	6.5
2008	6.2
2009	7.9
2010	6.4
2011	6.3
2012	6.1
2013	6.2
2014	4.8
2015	4.3
2016	4.8
2017	8.0
2018	5.6
2019	5.4
2020	6.1
2021	5.7
2022	4.7
2023	6.5
2024	4.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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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	11
1am	19
2am	7
3am	8
4am	8
5am	8
6am	11
7am	8
8am	7
9am	5
10am	7
11am	11
12pm	8
1pm	13
2pm	18
3pm	8
4pm	19
5pm	20
6pm	13
7pm	19
8pm	13
9pm	18
10pm	12
11pm	22

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	59
Mon	38
Tue	34
Wed	37
Thu	43
Fri	35
Sat	47

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	23
Feb	19
Mar	19
Apr	23
May	22
Jun	24
Jul	33
Aug	32
Sep	29
Oct	25
Nov	25
Dec	19

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	247
Rain	22
Cloudy	16
Fog, Smog, Smoke	6
Snow	1

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	137
Dark - Lighted	93
Dark - Not Lighted	42
Dusk	12
Dark - Unknown Lighting	5
Dawn	4

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

I-9513
I-95 NORTH10
I-95 SOUTH8
SR-1466
SR-25
SR-1175
US-14
SR-54
SR-1013
US-44 PUTNAM PIKE3

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	187
SUVs	79
Motorcycles	60
Pickup trucks	40
Medium and heavy trucks	23
Vans	11
Other vehicles	8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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
Jul 30, 2023	Providence, Providence County	CRANSTON ST	1
Jul 29, 2023	East Providence, Providence County	SR-114 PAWTUCKET AV	1
Jul 17, 2023	Cranston, Providence County	SR-5 ATWOOD AV	1
Jul 2, 2023	Woonsocket, Providence County	SR-122 HAMLET AV	1
Jun 29, 2023	West Warwick, Kent County	NEW LONDON TPKE	1
Jun 22, 2023	Warwick, Kent County	SR-117 WEST SHORE RD	1
Jun 19, 2023	Cranston, Providence County	SR-12 SCITUATE AV	1
Jun 8, 2023	North Providence, Providence County	SR-146	1
Jun 7, 2023	Smithfield, Providence County	445 PUTNAM PK	1
Jun 3, 2023	Richmond, Washington County	SR-3 NOOSENECK HILL RD	1
May 27, 2023	Scituate, Providence County	SR-12 TUNK HILL RD	1
May 22, 2023	Portsmouth, Newport County	INDIAN AV	1
May 8, 2023	South Kingstown, Washington County	US-1 COMMODORE PERRY HWY	1
Apr 30, 2023	East Providence, Providence County	I-195 WEST	1
Apr 23, 2023	Johnston, Providence County	US-6 HARTFORD AV	1
Apr 22, 2023	Warwick, Kent County	SR-117A WARWICK AV	1
Apr 21, 2023	Woonsocket, Providence County	SOUTH MAIN ST	1
Apr 15, 2023	Pawtucket, Providence County	SR-15 GOFF AV	1
Apr 2, 2023	Portsmouth, Newport County	ANTHONY RD	1
Mar 22, 2023	Cranston, Providence County	SR-117 BROAD ST	2
Mar 8, 2023	Lincoln, Providence County	SR-146	1
Feb 26, 2023	Richmond, Washington County	SR-2 SOUTH COUNTY TR	1
Feb 23, 2023	Warwick, Kent County	JEFFERSON BL	1
Feb 20, 2023	Cumberland Hill, Providence County	SR-122 MENDON RD	1
Feb 20, 2023	East Greenwich, Kent County	US-1 POST RD	1

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Counties in Rhode Island

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), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	23
Feb	19
Mar	19
Apr	23
May	22
Jun	24
Jul	33
Aug	32
Sep	29
Oct	25
Nov	25
Dec	19

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	23
Feb	19
Mar	19
Apr	23
May	22
Jun	24
Jul	33
Aug	32
Sep	29
Oct	25
Nov	25
Dec	19

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	23
Feb	19
Mar	19
Apr	23
May	22
Jun	24
Jul	33
Aug	32
Sep	29
Oct	25
Nov	25
Dec	19