Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Franklin city, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 8.4K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Franklin city, Virginia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 11.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Franklin city had the 103rd most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2022 and 2024, 4 people died, an average of 1.3 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2022–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Virginia: 10.8
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.2
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.2 |
| 2023 | 12.0 |
| 2024 | 11.9 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Franklin city | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 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%
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%
| Category | Franklin 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2022–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2022–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2022–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2022–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- DELAWARE RD1
- MU-3907 COLLEGE DR1
- TS- DORCHESTER ST1
- US-581
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2022–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 28, 2024 | Franklin | TS- DORCHESTER ST | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Franklin | MU-3907 COLLEGE DR | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Franklin | DELAWARE RD | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Franklin | US-58 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.