Fatal crash profile · County

Traffic deaths in Covington city, Virginia

County in Virginia · United States

Deaths, 2020
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
5.7K

In 2020, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Covington city, Virginia. The death rate was 17.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Virginia and 11.8 in the United States. Covington city had the 102nd most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

17.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

  • About 1.7 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
  • About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2020
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1

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

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Road users

Who died

100%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 7 times the share in Virginia: 13%
  • About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2020
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 0
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2020
Type Deaths Share in Covington city Share in Virginia
Pedestrians 1 100% 13%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 12%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 30%

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%
Crash factors in 2020
Category Covington city Virginia United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 29.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 30.8% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 52.4% 53.6%
At weekends 100.0% 34.0% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

100%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.9 times the share in Virginia: 52%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 3 times the share in Virginia: 34%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 0
Tue 0
Wed 0
Thu 0
Fri 0
Sat 1

All crashes 2020–2020.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 1

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

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-2201

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. GMC Yukon1

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Dec 19, 2020 Covington 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.