Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Tazewell County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 39K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Tazewell County, Virginia. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Tazewell County had the 65th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Virginia: 10.4
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | 20.0 |
| 2022 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 10.3 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Tazewell County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 85 percent of the share in Virginia: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Tazewell County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 4 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 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-4608
- US-196
- CR-6372
- SR-61/GRATTON RD2
- CLINCH RIVER RD1
- CR-6091
- CR-6171
- CR-6231
- CR-6261
- CR-6311
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 14 |
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup2
- Subaru Legacy2
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Buick Rendezvous1
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Impala1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2024 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | US-460 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | CR-637 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | — | US-460 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Bluefield | US-460 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | — | US-460 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | — | SR-61/GRATTON RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | — | CR-631 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | — | CR-696 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | — | CR-637 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Bluefield | US-460 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Bluefield | US-19 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | — | CR-636 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | — | SR-67/ JEWELL RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Richlands | CLINCH RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Richlands | US-460 | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | — | SR-16/ BUCHANAN HWY | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Richlands | US-460 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2021 | — | SR-16/ ADRIA RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Tazewell | US-460 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | — | CR-617 | 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.