Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Salem city, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 25.7K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Salem city, Virginia. The death rate was 3.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Salem city had the 103rd most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 35 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 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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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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Salem city | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 100% | 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 | Salem 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2024–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-419 ELECTRIC RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | Salem | SR-419 ELECTRIC RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.