Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Essex County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 10.7K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Essex County, Virginia. That was 250.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 65.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Essex County had the 45th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
65.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 6 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
32.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+250%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 9.4 |
| 2021 | 47.3 |
| 2022 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 18.9 |
| 2024 | 65.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Virginia: 13%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Essex County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 43% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 29% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Virginia: 31%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Virginia: 30%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Essex County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 34.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Virginia: 52%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Virginia: 34%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 1 |
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 | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
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-175
- US-17 TIDEWATER TRL3
- US-3601
- CR-6351
- CR-6271
- CR-6101
- CR-6041
- CR-6021
- CR-1004 S WATER LN1
- CR-06351
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Explorer2
- Sterling Truck L8500 series1
- Peterbilt 3791
- Mitsubishi Mirage G41
- Mack CH1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda Accord1
- Harley Davidson FLHTCUTG / Tri Glide Ultra1
- GENESIS G701
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | US-17 TIDEWATER TRL | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | US-17 TIDEWATER TRL | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | — | US-17 TIDEWATER TRL | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Tappahannock | CR-1004 S WATER LN | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | — | US-17 | 2 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | — | CR-0635 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Tappahannock | US-360 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | — | CR-604 | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | — | CR-635 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | — | CR-602 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Tappahannock | US-17 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Tappahannock | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | — | US-17 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | — | CR-610 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2020 | Tappahannock | CR-627 | 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.