Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Amelia County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 13.7K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Amelia County, Virginia. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Amelia County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 45.2 |
| 2021 | 22.5 |
| 2022 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | 22.1 |
| 2024 | 14.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Virginia: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Amelia County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 31% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Virginia: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Virginia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Amelia County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 34.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Virginia: 52%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Virginia: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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-3606
- CR-6043
- CR-6812
- CR-661
- CR-6441
- CR-6361
- CR-6161
- CR-6121
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Fusion2
- Western Star 49001
- Volvo Truck VHD1
- Toyota Venza1
- Saturn LW21
- Oldsmobile Aurora1
- Nissan Xterra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mercury Sable1
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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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2023 | — | CR-66 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | — | CR-681 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | — | CR-604 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | — | CR-636 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | — | CR-604 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | — | CR-604 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | — | US-360 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | — | CR-681 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | — | CR-612 | 1 |
| May 31, 2020 | — | CR-644 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | — | CR-616 | 1 |
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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.