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Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2021

Deaths, 2021: 74
Fatal crashes: 69
Population: 647.2K

In 2021, 74 people died in 69 fatal crashes in Vermont. That was 19.4% more than in 2020 (62) and the most since 2012. The death rate was 11.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Vermont had the 48th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 30th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 42% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 13.0

+19%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

62 deaths in 2020, 74 in 2021

The United States: +11%

Vermont traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

11%

of deaths were pedestrians

About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2021

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	50
Pedestrians	8
Motorcyclists	16
Cyclists	0

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Deaths by type, 2021
Type	Deaths	Share in Vermont	Share in the US
Pedestrians	8	11%	17%
Motorcyclists	16	22%	14%
Cyclists	0	0%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	22	30%	31%
Speeding-related crashes	30	41%	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

42%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%

35%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2021

Category	Vermont	United States
Speeding-related	34.8%	26.3%
Alcohol-involved	42.0%	28.2%
At night	40.6%	53.9%
At weekends	29.0%	32.8%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

41%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%

29%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	6
Mon	10
Tue	12
Wed	11
Thu	6
Fri	10
Sat	14

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	2
Feb	4
Mar	2
Apr	4
May	8
Jun	5
Jul	6
Aug	10
Sep	8
Oct	8
Nov	6
Dec	6

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	45
Cloudy	13
Snow	4
Rain	2
Other	1
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

All crashes 2021. 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	42
Dark - Not Lighted	21
Dawn	3
Dark - Lighted	2
Dusk	1

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

SR-1057
US-75
I-894
SR-154
SR-93
SR-1003
US-43
I-89 NB2
SR-1072
SR-22A2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	34
SUVs	20
Motorcycles	16
Pickup trucks	16
Medium and heavy trucks	8
Other vehicles	5
Vans	3

All crashes 2021.

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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 2021. 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
May 25, 2021	Enosburg Falls, Franklin County	SR-105	1
May 25, 2021	Sharon, Windsor County	I-89	2
May 22, 2021	Royalton, Windsor County	SR-107	1
May 15, 2021	Richmond, Chittenden County	I-89 NB	1
May 15, 2021	Ira, Rutland County	SR-4A BLUE STAR DR	1
May 13, 2021	Townshend, Windham County	TH-25 EAST HILL RD	1
May 12, 2021	Orleans County	TH-12 CHILAFOUX RD	1
Apr 25, 2021	Putney, Windham County	US-5 BELLOWS FALL RD	1
Apr 19, 2021	Leicester, Addison County	FAS0175 LAKE DUNMORE RD	1
Apr 8, 2021	Bennington, Bennington County	SR-9	2
Apr 5, 2021	Hartland, Windsor County	I-91 SB	1
Mar 17, 2021	Walden, Caledonia County	TH-5 RICHARDS CROSSING	1
Mar 11, 2021	Mendon, Rutland County	US-4	1
Feb 27, 2021	South Burlington, Chittenden County	I-89 NB	2
Feb 15, 2021	Washington, Orange County	TH-1 WEST CORINTH RD	1
Feb 10, 2021	Essex Junction, Chittenden County	SR-15	1
Feb 2, 2021	Newport Center, Orleans County	SR-100	1
Jan 20, 2021	St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County	I-91 NB	1
Jan 11, 2021	Mendon, Rutland County	US-4	1

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Counties in Vermont in 2021

Area	Deaths, 2021	Per 100,000
Addison County	3	8.0
Bennington County	8	21.4
Caledonia County	4	13.1
Chittenden County	8	4.7
Essex County	2	33.5
Franklin County	12	23.8
Grand Isle County	0	—
Lamoille County	3	11.5
Orange County	4	13.5
Orleans County	6	21.7
Rutland County	9	14.8
Washington County	2	3.3
Windham County	3	6.5
Windsor County	10	17.1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.