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Traffic deaths in Windsor County, Vermont

County in Vermont · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
57.5K

In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Windsor County, Vermont. That was 40.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.1 in Vermont and 11.5 in the United States. Windsor County had the 10th most traffic deaths among Vermont's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 55 percent of the rate in Vermont: 9.1
  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.5

10.4

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About the same as the average in Vermont: 10.5
  • About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

-40%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

5 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • Vermont: -14%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 6 6
2021 10 9
2022 6 5
2023 5 4
2024 3 3

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, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 10.4
2021 17.1
2022 10.3
2023 8.6
2024 5.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Vermont: 10%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Windsor County Share in Vermont
Pedestrians 0 0% 10%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 12%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 41%
Speeding-related crashes 2 67% 54%

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

67%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in Vermont: 51%
  • About double the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Vermont: 45%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Windsor County Vermont United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 45.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 66.7% 50.9% 28.1%
At night 33.3% 52.8% 53.6%
At weekends 33.3% 35.8% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

33%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About two-thirds of the share in Vermont: 53%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Vermont: 36%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 2
6am 0
7am 1
8am 1
9am 3
10am 0
11am 3
12pm 1
1pm 2
2pm 4
3pm 2
4pm 1
5pm 4
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 3
Tue 6
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 4
Jul 3
Aug 4
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 4
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 22
Cloudy 4
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 22
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dawn 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

  1. I-893
  2. I-912
  3. SR-102
  4. SR-1072
  5. SR-1031
  6. TS- 41
  7. TS- HIGH ST1
  8. TH-2 QUECHEE RD1
  9. TH-232 REDFIELD PROCTOR RD1
  10. TH-67 STEARNS RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 18
SUVs 9
Pickup trucks 5
Vans 3
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Motorcycles 3
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Jeep Wrangler3
  2. Toyota Tacoma3
  3. Chevrolet Cruze2
  4. Subaru Impreza2
  5. Subaru WRX2
  6. Toyota Camry2
  7. Toyota Sienna2
  8. Arctic Cat Arctic Cat1
  9. Audi A41
  10. Chevrolet Cavalier1

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
Oct 22, 2024 Springfield 1
Sep 7, 2024 Bethel 1
Feb 16, 2024 Royalton 1
Aug 12, 2023 Springfield 1
Mar 10, 2023 Cavendish 1
Feb 23, 2023 Hartland 2
Jan 19, 2023 Weathersfield Town 1
Nov 17, 2022 Sharon 1
Oct 30, 2022 Hartland 1
Jul 29, 2022 Barnard 1
Jun 12, 2022 Chester 1
Mar 2, 2022 Chester 2
Nov 23, 2021 Windsor 1
Nov 20, 2021 Hartford 1
Nov 16, 2021 Royalton 1
Aug 21, 2021 Hartland 1
Aug 9, 2021 Stockbridge 1
Jun 19, 2021 Chester 1
May 25, 2021 Sharon 2
May 22, 2021 Royalton 1
Apr 5, 2021 Hartland 1
Aug 28, 2020 Hartford 1
Jul 21, 2020 Norwich 1
Jul 1, 2020 Springfield 1
Jun 9, 2020 Bethel 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.