Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2023
State in United States
- 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
Road users
Who died
7%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 45 |
| Pedestrians | 5 |
| Motorcyclists | 18 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| 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%
| 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%
| 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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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 12 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 12 |
All crashes 2023.
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| 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
| 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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| 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.
| 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
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Toyota Tundra3
- Toyota RAV43
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Subaru Outback2
- Jeep Cherokee2
- Honda Civic2
- Ford F-3502
- Ford F-1502
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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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2023 | Albany, Orleans County | SR- 14 | 3 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | East Burke, Caledonia County | TS- BROOK RD | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Milton, Chittenden County | TS- BEAR TRAP RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Charlotte, Chittenden County | US-7 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | East Dover, Windham County | TS- DOVER HILL RD | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Jamaica, Windham County | SR-30 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Ripton, Addison County | SR-125 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Marlboro, Windham County | SR-9 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Cavendish, Windsor County | TS- HIGH ST | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Hartland, Windsor County | I-91 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Fairfield, Franklin County | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Weathersfield Town, Windsor County | SR-131 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | Pittsfield, Rutland County | SR-100 | 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.