Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Spartanburg, South Carolina
City in Spartanburg County · South Carolina · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 39.7K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Spartanburg, South Carolina. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (10) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 20.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 17.8 in Spartanburg County, 18.9 in South Carolina and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 38% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 17.8
- About the same as the rate in South Carolina: 18.9
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
10 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Spartanburg County, South Carolina: -21%
- South Carolina: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 13.0 |
| 2022 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | 25.4 |
| 2024 | 20.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
38%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 12%
- About double the share in South Carolina: 15%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Spartanburg | Share in Spartanburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 38% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 38% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 38% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 38% | 38% |
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 two-thirds of the share in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 41%
- About three-quarters of the share in South Carolina: 37%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 27%
- About 45 percent of the share in South Carolina: 32%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Spartanburg | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 26.8% | 32.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 41.1% | 36.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 57.1% | 58.9% | 56.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 14.3% | 37.5% | 35.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
57%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 59%
- About the same as the share in South Carolina: 57%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
14%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 40 percent of the share in Spartanburg County, South Carolina: 38%
- About 40 percent of the share in South Carolina: 35%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 7 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 24 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
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
- US-29 E MAIN STREET4
- SR-296 JOHN B WHITE SR BLVD2
- US-292
- US-221 S CHURCH STREET2
- I-261
- N FOREST ST1
- SR-295 E BLACKSTOCK RD1
- SR-265 BALTIMORE STREET1
- SR-15501
- CR- FARLEY AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| Motorcycles | 8 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cruze2
- Dodge Dart2
- Ford Focus2
- Honda Accord2
- Acura TLX1
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chevrolet Trax1
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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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | US-176 E WOOD STREET | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | US-221 S CHURCH STREET | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | SSR-2 HOWARD ST | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | SR-295 JOHN B WHITE SR BLVD | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | SR-296 JOHN B WHITE SR BLVD | 2 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | SR-3 W MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | US-176 S PINE STREET | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | SR-296 JOHN B WHITE SR BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | I-26 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | US-29 E MAIN STREET | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | SR-295 SOUTHPORT RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | SR-265 BALTIMORE STREET | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | US-29 E MAIN STREET | 3 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | SR-295 E BLACKSTOCK RD | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | US-221 S CHURCH STREET | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | US-29 E MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | US-29 W O EZELL BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | CR- FARLEY AVE | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2022 | US-29 SAINT JOHN STREET | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | SR-44 DRAYTON RD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | US-29 E MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | N FOREST ST | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | US-176 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | US-29 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | SR-1550 | 1 |
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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.