Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Cumberland County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 10.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Cumberland County, Virginia. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 39.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Cumberland County had the 65th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
39.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
30.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 31.0 |
| 2021 | 51.4 |
| 2022 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | 20.2 |
| 2024 | 39.2 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cumberland County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.7 times the share in Virginia: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cumberland County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Virginia: 52%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Virginia: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
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 | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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-603
- SR-452
- SR-45/CUMBERLAND RD1
- SR-45 CUMBERLAND RD1
- CR-6671
- CR-638 GUINEA RD1
- CR-631 DAVENPORT RD1
- CR-6291
- CR-6221
- CR-6101
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cobalt2
- Ford F-2502
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Ranger1
- GMC Yukon XL1
- Hyundai Santa Fe1
- John Deere John Deere Utility Vehicle1
- Kenworth T3001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | — | CR-631 DAVENPORT RD | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | — | CR-622 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | — | CR-638 GUINEA RD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | — | SR-45 CUMBERLAND RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | — | CR-610 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | — | SR-45/CARTERSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | SR-45 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | — | SR-45/CUMBERLAND RD | 2 |
| May 30, 2021 | — | CR-667 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2021 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | — | SR-45 | 1 |
| May 11, 2020 | — | CR-629 | 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.