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Traffic deaths in Nottoway County, Virginia

County in Virginia · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
15.7K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Nottoway County, Virginia. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 25.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Nottoway County had the 65th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

25.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Virginia: 10.4
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

30.8

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

+33%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Virginia: +0%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 3 2
2022 9 7
2023 3 2
2024 4 4

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, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 32.0
2021 19.3
2022 57.9
2023 19.3
2024 25.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.9 times the share in Virginia: 13%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Nottoway County Share in Virginia
Pedestrians 1 25% 13%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 50% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 1 25% 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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in Virginia: 31%
  • About 90 percent of 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 2024
Category Nottoway County Virginia United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 29.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.0% 30.8% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 52.4% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 34.0% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

25%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About half the share in Virginia: 52%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 1
Tue 3
Wed 5
Thu 0
Fri 5
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 1
May 1
Jun 1
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Rain 3

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Daylight 8
Dusk 3

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

  1. US-4607
  2. US-3602
  3. CR-6331
  4. CR-7231
  5. SR-307/HOLLY FARMS RD1
  6. CR-6261
  7. CR-6191
  8. CR-618 WINNINGHAM RD1
  9. CR-6141
  10. CR-6121

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 9
Pickup trucks 6
SUVs 5
Vans 4
Motorcycles 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1504
  2. Toyota Camry2
  3. Honda Accord2
  4. Volvo Truck VNL1
  5. Lincoln Town Car1
  6. KTM V-twin RC8 + RC8 R1
  7. Kia Sedona1
  8. Kia Optima1
  9. Hyundai Tucson1
  10. Hyundai Santa Fe1

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 Deaths
Dec 17, 2024 — 1
Nov 15, 2024 — 1
Oct 26, 2024 — 1
Sep 4, 2024 Blackstone 1
Jul 21, 2023 — 1
Jun 23, 2023 — 2
Oct 16, 2022 — 1
Sep 12, 2022 Crewe 1
Sep 10, 2022 — 3
Aug 10, 2022 — 1
Aug 3, 2022 Crewe 1
Jul 17, 2022 — 1
Apr 6, 2022 — 1
Nov 2, 2021 Blackstone 1
Jul 30, 2021 — 2
Dec 30, 2020 — 1
Dec 5, 2020 Crewe 1
Jul 10, 2020 — 1
May 5, 2020 — 1
Jan 19, 2020 — 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.