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Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2020

Deaths, 2020: 62
Fatal crashes: 58
Population: 643K

In 2020, 62 people died in 58 fatal crashes in Vermont. The death rate was 9.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Vermont had the 50th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 36th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.8

Vermont traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

13%

of deaths were pedestrians

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2020

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	43
Pedestrians	8
Motorcyclists	10
Cyclists	1

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Deaths by type, 2020
Type	Deaths	Share in Vermont	Share in the US
Pedestrians	8	13%	17%
Motorcyclists	10	16%	14%
Cyclists	1	2%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	17	27%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	17	27%	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

26%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 29%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 27%

Crash factors in 2020

Category	Vermont	United States
Speeding-related	32.8%	26.7%
Alcohol-involved	25.9%	28.6%
At night	39.7%	53.4%
At weekends	31.0%	32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

40%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 53%

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

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	5
Mon	8
Tue	11
Wed	7
Thu	7
Fri	7
Sat	13

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	3
Feb	1
Mar	1
Apr	2
May	3
Jun	11
Jul	11
Aug	9
Sep	8
Oct	5
Nov	3
Dec	1

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	43
Cloudy	8
Rain	3
Snow	2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle	1

All crashes 2020. 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	37
Dark - Not Lighted	15
Dark - Lighted	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1
Dawn	1
Dusk	1

All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-79
I-89 NB3
SR-1053
US-23
SR-1003
SR-1162
SR-1032
SR-181
FAS-0263 RED VILLAGE RD1
FAS-0114 STRATTON ARLINGTON RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	33
SUVs	17
Motorcycles	11
Vans	7
Other vehicles	4
Medium and heavy trucks	4
Pickup trucks	4

All crashes 2020.

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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 2020. 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
Aug 5, 2020	Milton, Chittenden County	US-7	1
Jul 31, 2020	Starksboro, Addison County	SR-116	2
Jul 25, 2020	Hinesburg, Chittenden County	SR-116	2
Jul 25, 2020	Barre, Washington County	US-302	1
Jul 25, 2020	Salisbury, Addison County	US-7	1
Jul 21, 2020	Norwich, Windsor County	TH-1 UNION VILLAGE ROAD	1
Jul 18, 2020	Swanton, Franklin County	TH-11 LAKEWOOD DRIVE	1
Jul 15, 2020	Georgia Center, Franklin County	US-7	1
Jul 10, 2020	Morgan, Orleans County	SR-111	1
Jul 9, 2020	Proctor, Rutland County	WEST STREET	1
Jul 4, 2020	Caledonia County	SR-18	2
Jul 1, 2020	Springfield, Windsor County	SR-11	1
Jun 30, 2020	Waterbury, Washington County	I-89 NB	1
Jun 26, 2020	Waterbury, Washington County	I-89 NB	1
Jun 24, 2020	Shrewsbury, Rutland County	SR-103	1
Jun 20, 2020	Caledonia County	US-2	1
Jun 16, 2020	Burlington, Chittenden County	TH-327 ROSE STREET	1
Jun 14, 2020	Wheelock, Caledonia County	SR-16	1
Jun 9, 2020	Bethel, Windsor County	SR-12	1
Jun 7, 2020	Royalton, Windsor County	I-89 NB	1
Jun 6, 2020	Washington, Orange County	TH-2 EAST ORANGE ROAD	1
Jun 4, 2020	Montpelier, Washington County	US-2	1
Jun 1, 2020	Cuttingsville, Rutland County	SR-103	1
May 19, 2020	Derby Center, Orleans County	SR-105	1
May 10, 2020	Benson, Rutland County	SR-22A	1

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Counties in Vermont in 2020

Area	Deaths, 2020	Per 100,000
Addison County	6	16.1
Bennington County	1	2.7
Caledonia County	6	19.9
Chittenden County	14	8.3
Essex County	0	—
Franklin County	3	6.0
Grand Isle County	0	—
Lamoille County	2	7.7
Orange County	1	3.4
Orleans County	5	18.2
Rutland County	7	11.6
Washington County	8	13.4
Windham County	3	6.5
Windsor County	6	10.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.