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Traffic deaths in Utah in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
277
Fatal crashes
251
Population
3.5M

In 2024, 277 people died in 251 fatal crashes in Utah. That was 1.1% fewer than in 2023 (280) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 7.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Utah had the 36th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 45th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 31% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-1%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

280 deaths in 2023, 277 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%

Utah traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

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 174
Pedestrians 42
Motorcyclists 53
Cyclists 8
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Utah Share in the US
Pedestrians 42 15% 18%
Motorcyclists 53 19% 16%
Cyclists 8 3% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 73 26% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 83 30% 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

31%

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 1.4 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Utah United States
Speeding-related 33.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 30.7% 28.1%
At night 53.8% 53.6%
At weekends 35.9% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

54%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

36%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 11
1am 7
2am 4
3am 5
4am 6
5am 10
6am 14
7am 8
8am 2
9am 6
10am 6
11am 9
12pm 11
1pm 16
2pm 7
3pm 14
4pm 9
5pm 12
6pm 15
7pm 16
8pm 21
9pm 18
10pm 14
11pm 8

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 45
Mon 36
Tue 31
Wed 31
Thu 29
Fri 34
Sat 45

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 16
Feb 15
Mar 16
Apr 15
May 27
Jun 18
Jul 36
Aug 21
Sep 27
Oct 22
Nov 15
Dec 23

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 188
Cloudy 40
Rain 12
Snow 5
Sleet or Hail 2
Blowing Snow 1

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 117
Dark - Not Lighted 71
Dark - Lighted 48
Dawn 6
Dusk 5
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

  1. I-1520
  2. US-406
  3. SR-396
  4. I-706
  5. US-895
  6. I-805
  7. I-2154
  8. SR-1264
  9. US-1913
  10. US-913

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 117
SUVs 89
Pickup trucks 65
Motorcycles 54
Medium and heavy trucks 49
Other vehicles 20
Vans 12
Buses 2
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15019
  2. Chevrolet Silverado17
  3. Dodge Ram10
  4. Freightliner Cascadia10
  5. Subaru Outback8
  6. Honda Civic7
  7. Ford Escape6
  8. Hyundai Elantra6
  9. Mazda Mazda36
  10. Toyota 4-Runner6

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 Location Deaths
Nov 26, 2024 Willard, Box Elder County 2
Nov 23, 2024 Washington, Washington County 1
Nov 22, 2024 Centerville, Davis County 1
Nov 21, 2024 Roy, Weber County 1
Nov 21, 2024 South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County 1
Nov 19, 2024 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County 1
Nov 18, 2024 Richmond, Cache County 1
Nov 17, 2024 West Valley City, Salt Lake County 1
Nov 17, 2024 Ivins, Washington County 1
Nov 13, 2024 South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County 1
Nov 12, 2024 Provo, Utah County 1
Nov 4, 2024 Farr West, Weber County 1
Nov 2, 2024 Taylorsville, Salt Lake County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Toquerville, Washington County 1
Oct 29, 2024 Washington, Washington County 1
Oct 29, 2024 Utah County 1
Oct 28, 2024 Cedar City, Iron County 1
Oct 26, 2024 Paradise, Cache County 1
Oct 23, 2024 Ogden, Weber County 1
Oct 23, 2024 Sandy City, Salt Lake County 1
Oct 22, 2024 Provo, Utah County 1
Oct 17, 2024 Kanosh, Millard County 2
Oct 16, 2024 Clearfield, Davis County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Layton, Davis County 1

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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.