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Traffic deaths in Fluvanna County, Virginia

County in Virginia · United States

Deaths, 2023
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
28.5K

In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The death rate was 7.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.5 in Virginia and 12.2 in the United States. Fluvanna County had the 89th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 10 people died, an average of 2.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 10.4
  • About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

12.0

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023

  • About 1.1 times the average in Virginia: 10.5
  • About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2023
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 4
2021 4 4
2023 2 2

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

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2023
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 14.7
2021 14.4
2023 7.0

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%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Fluvanna County Share in Virginia
Pedestrians 0 0% 14%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 14%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 50% 29%
Speeding-related crashes 1 50% 35%

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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.6 times the share in Virginia: 31%
  • About 1.8 times 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%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Fluvanna County Virginia United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 29.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 30.8% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 52.4% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 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%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

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

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 2
Tue 1
Wed 0
Thu 3
Fri 0
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Daylight 5

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-2502
  2. US-151
  3. SR-53/THOMAS JEFFERSON PKWY1
  4. CR-7611
  5. CR-6131
  6. CR-6121
  7. CR-6041
  8. CR-6011
  9. CR-6001

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 3
Pickup trucks 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 2
Vans 2
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado1
  2. Chevrolet Tahoe1
  3. Chrysler Town and Country1
  4. Dodge Grand Caravan1
  5. Ford F-3501
  6. Harley Davidson XL 883 / Sportster 8831
  7. Honda Accord1
  8. Honda CBR6001
  9. Kia Optima1
  10. Mack CH1

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Jun 6, 2023 — 1
Apr 27, 2023 — 1
Oct 23, 2021 — 1
Oct 9, 2021 — 1
Sep 2, 2021 — 1
Aug 1, 2021 — 1
Sep 14, 2020 — 1
Jun 6, 2020 — 1
Apr 9, 2020 — 1
Jan 20, 2020 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.