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Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2023

Deaths, 2023: 69
Fatal crashes: 63
Population: 647.7K

In 2023, 69 people died in 63 fatal crashes in Vermont. That was 9.2% fewer than in 2022 (76) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 10.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Vermont had the 49th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 31st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 7% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.2

-9%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

76 deaths in 2022, 69 in 2023

The United States: -4%

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 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2023

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	45
Pedestrians	5
Motorcyclists	18
Cyclists	1

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Deaths by type, 2023
Type	Deaths	Share in Vermont	Share in the US
Pedestrians	5	7%	18%
Motorcyclists	18	26%	16%
Cyclists	1	1%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	17	25%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	19	28%	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

27%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 26%

Crash factors in 2023

Category	Vermont	United States
Speeding-related	28.6%	25.6%
Alcohol-involved	27.0%	28.2%
At night	44.4%	54.1%
At weekends	33.3%	33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

44%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About the same as the share in the United States: 34%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	9
Mon	8
Tue	9
Wed	5
Thu	12
Fri	8
Sat	12

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	2
Feb	2
Mar	3
Apr	5
May	12
Jun	5
Jul	7
Aug	7
Sep	3
Oct	9
Nov	3
Dec	5

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	33
Cloudy	18
Rain	8
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1
Sleet or Hail	1

All crashes 2023. 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	39
Dark - Not Lighted	18
Dusk	5
Dark - Lighted	1

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US- 76
SR- 1054
I- 913
SR- 303
SR- 162
US- 42
SR- 112
SR- 141
SR- 1001
I-911

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	24
Pickup trucks	19
Motorcycles	18
SUVs	15
Medium and heavy trucks	7
Vans	3
Other vehicles	2
Buses	1

All crashes 2023.

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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 2023. 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 11, 2023	Mendon, Rutland County	US- 4	1
Aug 5, 2023	Shelburne, Chittenden County	US- 7	1
Jul 30, 2023	East Montpelier, Washington County	SR- 214	1
Jul 25, 2023	Milton, Chittenden County	I- 89S	1
Jul 24, 2023	Colchester, Chittenden County	TS- 58	1
Jul 24, 2023	Mendon, Rutland County	SR- 4	2
Jul 18, 2023	Orwell, Addison County	SR- 22A	1
Jul 16, 2023	Bennington County	US- 7	1
Jul 1, 2023	Newfane, Windham County	TS- LOST MILE RD	1
Jun 30, 2023	Essex County	TS- D/C LINE RD	1
Jun 18, 2023	East Franklin, Berkshi, Franklin County	TS- WATER TOWER RD	1
Jun 16, 2023	Orleans County	I- 91	1
Jun 12, 2023	Dorset, Bennington County	SR- 30	1
Jun 7, 2023	Orleans County	SR- 105	1
May 28, 2023	Brandon, Rutland County	TS- UNION ST	1
May 27, 2023	Sheldon, Franklin County	SR- 105	2
May 26, 2023	Brandon, Rutland County	US- 7	1
May 25, 2023	Caledonia County	SR- 114	1
May 24, 2023	Fairlee, Orange County	US- 5	1
May 18, 2023	Lowell, Orleans County	TS- HAZEN NOTCH RD	1
May 12, 2023	Georgia Center, Franklin County	TS- GEORGIA MIDDLE ROAD	1
May 11, 2023	Sheldon, Franklin County	TS- SHAWVILLE ROAD	1
May 11, 2023	Vernon, Windham County	SR- 142	1
May 8, 2023	Enosburg Falls, Franklin County	SR- 105	1
May 7, 2023	Peru, Bennington County	SR- 11	1

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Counties in Vermont in 2023

Area	Deaths, 2023	Per 100,000
Addison County	3	7.9
Bennington County	4	10.8
Caledonia County	3	9.8
Chittenden County	8	4.7
Essex County	1	16.7
Franklin County	8	15.7
Grand Isle County	0	—
Lamoille County	2	7.6
Orange County	2	6.7
Orleans County	8	28.9
Rutland County	13	21.5
Washington County	4	6.6
Windham County	8	17.4
Windsor County	5	8.6

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.