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Traffic deaths in Vermont

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%

Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
1975	143	119
1976	113	100
1977	116	104
1978	119	109
1979	159	130
1980	137	125
1981	114	105
1982	107	92
1983	94	87
1984	114	98
1985	115	101
1986	109	91
1987	119	103
1988	129	117
1989	116	109
1990	90	84
1991	110	100
1992	96	87
1993	110	101
1994	77	69
1995	106	95
1996	88	74
1997	96	88
1998	104	88
1999	90	82
2000	76	73
2001	92	84
2002	78	69
2003	69	63
2004	98	84
2005	73	68
2006	87	77
2007	66	62
2008	73	66
2009	74	69
2010	71	63
2011	55	48
2012	77	70
2013	69	63
2014	44	42
2015	57	50
2016	62	57
2017	69	63
2018	68	60
2019	47	44
2020	62	58
2021	74	69
2022	76	73
2023	69	63
2024	59	53

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

Category	Deaths per 100,000
2000	12.5
2001	15.0
2002	12.7
2003	11.2
2004	15.8
2005	11.8
2006	14.0
2007	10.6
2008	11.7
2009	11.8
2010	11.3
2011	8.8
2012	12.3
2013	11.0
2014	7.0
2015	9.1
2016	9.9
2017	11.1
2018	10.9
2019	7.5
2020	9.6
2021	11.4
2022	11.7
2023	10.7
2024	9.1

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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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	3
1am	5
2am	4
3am	7
4am	4
5am	7
6am	5
7am	12
8am	7
9am	14
10am	9
11am	17
12pm	15
1pm	17
2pm	21
3pm	21
4pm	17
5pm	28
6pm	21
7pm	18
8pm	29
9pm	13
10pm	13
11pm	7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	40
Mon	49
Tue	47
Wed	38
Thu	42
Fri	42
Sat	58

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	12
Feb	16
Mar	15
Apr	21
May	34
Jun	36
Jul	37
Aug	41
Sep	29
Oct	33
Nov	21
Dec	21

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	202
Cloudy	65
Rain	24
Snow	11
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Sleet or Hail	2

All crashes 2020–2024. 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	196
Dark - Not Lighted	80
Dark - Lighted	15
Dusk	13
Dawn	7
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-723
SR-10517
US- 711
SR-1510
SR-10010
I-89 NB8
I-897
I- 895
US-45
US-25

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	145
SUVs	86
Pickup trucks	72
Motorcycles	66
Medium and heavy trucks	36
Other vehicles	20
Vans	19
Buses	1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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
Aug 6, 2021	North Troy, Orleans County	SR-105	1
Aug 4, 2021	Swanton, Franklin County	SR-105	1
Jul 22, 2021	Richmond, Chittenden County	MC0211 HUNTINGTON RD	1
Jul 18, 2021	Danby, Danby, Rutland County	MC0130 DANBY PAWLET RD	1
Jul 17, 2021	Charlotte, Chittenden County	US-7	1
Jul 16, 2021	Halifax, Windham County	TH-18 REED HILL RD	1
Jul 10, 2021	Marshfield, Washington County	SR-232	1
Jul 4, 2021	Rutland, Rutland County	US-7	1
Jun 25, 2021	Wells River, Orange County	US-302 RAILROAD ST	1
Jun 23, 2021	West Haven, Rutland County	SR-22A	1
Jun 20, 2021	Orleans, Orleans County	US-5 BARTON ORLEANS RD	1
Jun 19, 2021	Chester, Windsor County	SR-10	1
Jun 11, 2021	Mount Holly, Rutland County	SR-103	1
May 31, 2021	Waterville, Lamoille County	SR-109	1
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

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Counties in Vermont

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), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	12
Feb	16
Mar	15
Apr	21
May	34
Jun	36
Jul	37
Aug	41
Sep	29
Oct	33
Nov	21
Dec	21

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	12
Feb	16
Mar	15
Apr	21
May	34
Jun	36
Jul	37
Aug	41
Sep	29
Oct	33
Nov	21
Dec	21

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	12
Feb	16
Mar	15
Apr	21
May	34
Jun	36
Jul	37
Aug	41
Sep	29
Oct	33
Nov	21
Dec	21