Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Harrisonburg, Virginia
City in Harrisonburg city · Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 50.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Harrisonburg, Virginia. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 2.0 in Harrisonburg city, 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Harrisonburg city, Virginia: 2.0
- About 20 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 15 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Harrisonburg city, Virginia: -67%
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 2.0 |
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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Harrisonburg | Share in Harrisonburg city |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 100% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Harrisonburg city, Virginia: 100%
- About 3 times the share in Virginia: 30%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Harrisonburg | Harrisonburg city | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 100.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 100.0% | 52.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Harrisonburg city, Virginia: 100%
- About 1.9 times the share in Virginia: 52%
- About 1.9 times 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
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 - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-113
- I-812
- E MARKET ST1
- MU-1 VINE ST1
- MU-4107 CHICAGO AVE1
- MU-WATERMAN DR1
- NOLL RD1
- OLD FURNACE RD1
- RAMBLEWOOD RD1
- SR-42/ VIRGINIA AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- GMC Canyon1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Civic1
- International 9900i1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | MU-WATERMAN DR | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | MU-1 VINE ST | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | MU-4107 CHICAGO AVE | 1 |
| May 23, 2023 | US-11 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | US-11 | 1 |
| May 30, 2022 | NOLL RD | 1 |
| May 29, 2022 | VINE ST | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | I-81 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | SR-42/VIRGINIA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | E MARKET ST | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | OLD FURNACE RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | RAMBLEWOOD RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | SR-42/ VIRGINIA AVE | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2020 | US-11 | 2 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | I-81 | 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.