Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Frederick County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Population
- 98.2K
In 2024, 15 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Frederick County, Virginia. That was 114.3% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 15.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Frederick County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 59 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+114%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 15 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
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 | 15.2 |
| 2021 | 9.6 |
| 2022 | 14.8 |
| 2023 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 15.3 |
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 | 15 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Frederick County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 33% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 27% | 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
30%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Virginia: 31%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
60%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Virginia: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Frederick County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 60.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 30.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 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%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 60 percent of the share in Virginia: 34%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 7 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 12 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 11 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 8 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 25 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 24 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
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-5010
- US-5229
- I-816
- CR-6002
- CR-6422
- SR-55 WARDESVILLE PKE1
- US-111
- US-522 FREDERICK PIKE1
- SR-259 CARPERS PIKE1
- SR-7/BERRYVILLE PIKE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 32 |
| SUVs | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic4
- Ford F-1503
- Jeep Cherokee3
- Toyota 4-Runner3
- Ford F-2502
- Ford Fusion2
- Ford Ranger2
- GMC Sierra2
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Toyota Tundra2
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 12, 2024 | Stephens City | SR-277 FAIRFAX PKE | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | — | CR- 641 DOUBLE CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | — | SR-55 WARDESVILLE PKE | 3 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | — | US-522 FREDERICK PIKE | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | — | SR-7 BERRYVILLE PKE | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | — | SR-259 CARPERS PIKE | 2 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | — | US-11 | 2 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | — | US-522 N FREDERICK PKE | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | — | CR-664 JORDAN SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | — | I-81 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | — | I-81 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | CR-642 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | — | US-522 | 1 |
| May 15, 2023 | — | SR-277/FAIRFAX PK | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | — | US-522 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | — | I-81 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | — | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | I-81 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | — | CR-600 | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | — | I-66 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | — | US-50 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | — | CR-690 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | — | US-522 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | — | CR-645 | 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.