Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Amherst County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 31.7K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Amherst County, Virginia. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Amherst County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | 19.1 |
| 2022 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 15.8 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Amherst 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%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Virginia: 30%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Amherst County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 60.0% | 34.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Virginia: 52%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
60%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.8 times the share in Virginia: 34%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
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-298
- US-602
- US-29 AMHERST HWY1
- SR-130 ELON RD1
- CR-6851
- CR-6841
- CR-6831
- CR-671 POSSUM ISLAND RD1
- CR-6691
- CR-6221
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 15 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota SCION tC2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Subaru Legacy1
- Sterling Truck A9500 series1
- Ram 15001
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan Maxima1
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class1
- Lincoln Navigator1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | CR-671 POSSUM ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | — | US-29 AMHERST HWY | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | — | CR-605 PEDLAR RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | — | SR-130 ELON RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | — | CR-684 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | — | CR-683 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | — | CR-1013 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | — | CR-669 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | — | CR-685 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | — | CR-622 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | — | US-29 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | — | US-29 | 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.