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Traffic deaths in Vermont in 2024

Deaths, 2024: 59
Fatal crashes: 53
Population: 646.5K

In 2024, 59 people died in 53 fatal crashes in Vermont. That was 14.5% fewer than in 2023 (69) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 9.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Vermont had the 49th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 41st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 51% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-14%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

69 deaths in 2023, 59 in 2024

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

10%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	44
Pedestrians	6
Motorcyclists	7
Cyclists	2

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Vermont	Share in the US
Pedestrians	6	10%	18%
Motorcyclists	7	12%	16%
Cyclists	2	3%	3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	24	41%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	32	54%	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

51%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

45%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Vermont	United States
Speeding-related	45.3%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	50.9%	28.1%
At night	52.8%	53.6%
At weekends	35.8%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

53%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

36%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

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

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	8
Mon	11
Tue	5
Wed	5
Thu	6
Fri	7
Sat	11

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	1
Feb	4
Mar	5
Apr	3
May	4
Jun	6
Jul	6
Aug	5
Sep	3
Oct	5
Nov	5
Dec	6

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	29
Cloudy	14
Rain	5
Snow	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

All crashes 2024. 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	22
Dark - Not Lighted	14
Dark - Lighted	7
Dusk	4
Dawn	3
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I- 895
US- 75
TS- 54
TS- 13
TS- 43
SR- 2A2
TS- 32
TS- 72
US- 22
US- 52

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	21
Pickup trucks	15
SUVs	14
Motorcycles	7
Medium and heavy trucks	4
Other vehicles	3
Vans	3

All crashes 2024.

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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 2024. 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
Dec 30, 2024	Sunderland, Bennington County	US- 7	1
Dec 23, 2024	Bridport, Addison County	SR- 22A	2
Dec 11, 2024	Bennington, Bennington County	TS- 54	1
Dec 9, 2024	Townshend, Windham County	SR- 30	1
Dec 2, 2024	Enosburg Falls, Franklin County	TS- 5	1
Dec 2, 2024	Poultney, Rutland County	TS- 3	1
Nov 30, 2024	West Dummerston, Windham County	US- 5	1
Nov 20, 2024	Mendon, Rutland County	TS- 7	1
Nov 11, 2024	South Burlington, Chittenden County	US- 7	1
Nov 10, 2024	Shrewsbury, Rutland County	TS- 1	1
Nov 10, 2024	Newport Center, Orleans County	TS- 4	1
Oct 29, 2024	St. Albans, Franklin County	TS- 1	1
Oct 25, 2024	Burlington, Chittenden County	TS- 5	1
Oct 25, 2024	Pittsford, Rutland County	US- 7	1
Oct 22, 2024	Springfield, Windsor County	TS- 4	1
Oct 16, 2024	Williamstown, Orange County	I- 89	1
Sep 16, 2024	Groton, Caledonia County	SR- 232	1
Sep 14, 2024	Swanton, Franklin County	SR- 207	1
Sep 7, 2024	Bethel, Windsor County	I- 89	1
Aug 26, 2024	St. Albans, Franklin County	SR- 104	1
Aug 22, 2024	Fairfax, Franklin County	TS- 25	1
Aug 11, 2024	Barre, Washington County	TS- 7	1
Aug 10, 2024	Marlboro, Windham County	SR- 9	1
Aug 8, 2024	Williston, Chittenden County	SR- 2A	1
Jul 28, 2024	Middlesex, Washington County	I- 89	2

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Counties in Vermont in 2024

Area	Deaths, 2024	Per 100,000
Addison County	5	13.2
Bennington County	4	10.8
Caledonia County	4	13.1
Chittenden County	9	5.3
Essex County	0	—
Franklin County	8	15.6
Grand Isle County	2	26.6
Lamoille County	0	—
Orange County	4	13.3
Orleans County	1	3.6
Rutland County	6	10.0
Washington County	8	13.4
Windham County	5	11.0
Windsor County	3	5.2

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.