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Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2022

Deaths, 2022: 76
Fatal crashes: 73
Population: 647.6K

In 2022, 76 people died in 73 fatal crashes in Vermont. That was 2.7% more than in 2021 (74) and the most since 2012. The death rate was 11.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Vermont had the 49th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 29th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

About the same as the rate in the United States: 12.8

+3%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

74 deaths in 2021, 76 in 2022

The United States: -1%

Vermont traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

of deaths were pedestrians

About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2022

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	55
Pedestrians	6
Motorcyclists	14
Cyclists	1

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Deaths by type, 2022
Type	Deaths	Share in Vermont	Share in the US
Pedestrians	6	8%	18%
Motorcyclists	14	18%	15%
Cyclists	1	1%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	26	34%	32%
Speeding-related crashes	20	26%	28%

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: 28%

36%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2022

Category	Vermont	United States
Speeding-related	35.6%	26.2%
Alcohol-involved	26.0%	27.7%
At night	32.9%	53.9%
At weekends	27.4%	33.3%

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 60 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

27%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	12
Mon	12
Tue	10
Wed	10
Thu	11
Fri	10
Sat	8

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	4
Feb	5
Mar	4
Apr	7
May	7
Jun	9
Jul	7
Aug	10
Sep	7
Oct	6
Nov	4
Dec	3

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	52
Cloudy	12
Rain	6
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Severe Crosswinds	1
Snow	1

All crashes 2022. 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	56
Dark - Not Lighted	12
Dark - Lighted	2
Dusk	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-78
SR-1057
SR-155
I-89 NB3
I-89 SB3
SR-1003
SR-143
I-892
SR-22A2
SR-582

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	33
SUVs	20
Pickup trucks	18
Motorcycles	14
Medium and heavy trucks	13
Other vehicles	6
Vans	3

All crashes 2022.

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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 2022. 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 19, 2022	St. Albans, Franklin County	TH-36 HIGHGATE RD	1
Aug 16, 2022	Brookfield, Orange County	I-89 SB	1
Aug 15, 2022	Sheldon, Franklin County	SR-105	1
Aug 12, 2022	Addison, Addison County	TH-24 TOWN LINE ROAD	1
Aug 10, 2022	Highgate Center, Franklin County	SR-78	1
Jul 29, 2022	Barnard, Windsor County	TH-1 STAGE ROAD	1
Jul 22, 2022	Clarendon, Rutland County	TH-4 COLD RIVER ROAD	1
Jul 19, 2022	Eden, Lamoille County	SR-100	1
Jul 17, 2022	Benson, Rutland County	TH-1 HULETT RD	1
Jul 14, 2022	Richmond, Chittenden County	I-89 NB	1
Jul 3, 2022	Derby Center, Orleans County	FAS 0319 BEEBE RD	1
Jul 3, 2022	Orleans, Orleans County	SR-58	1
Jun 22, 2022	Colchester, Chittenden County	US-2	1
Jun 16, 2022	St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County	US-5	1
Jun 16, 2022	Windham County	I-91 NB	1
Jun 13, 2022	Pownal, Bennington County	US-7	1
Jun 12, 2022	Chester, Windsor County	SR-10	1
Jun 12, 2022	Grafton, Windham County	TH-2 TOWNSHEND RD	1
Jun 7, 2022	Bennington, Bennington County	US-7	1
Jun 6, 2022	Swanton, Franklin County	SR-78	1
Jun 2, 2022	Williamstown, Orange County	SR-64	2
May 28, 2022	Williamstown, Orange County	SR-14	1
May 24, 2022	Johnson, Lamoille County	SR-15	1
May 23, 2022	St. Albans, Franklin County	I-89 NB	1
May 20, 2022	Irasburg, Orleans County	SR-14	1

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Counties in Vermont in 2022

Area	Deaths, 2022	Per 100,000
Addison County	3	8.0
Bennington County	7	18.7
Caledonia County	6	19.6
Chittenden County	9	5.3
Essex County	0	—
Franklin County	12	23.7
Grand Isle County	0	—
Lamoille County	5	19.1
Orange County	7	23.4
Orleans County	8	29.0
Rutland County	7	11.6
Washington County	3	5.0
Windham County	3	6.5
Windsor County	6	10.3

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.