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Traffic deaths in Warren County, Virginia

County in Virginia · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
42.5K

In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Warren County, Virginia. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 7.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Warren County had the 78th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 10.4
  • About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

7.2

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About two-thirds of the average in Virginia: 10.7
  • About 60 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

-25%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

4 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • Virginia: +0%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1
2021 4 4
2022 3 3
2023 4 4
2024 3 3

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 2.5
2021 9.8
2022 7.2
2023 9.5
2024 7.1

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Warren County Share in Virginia
Pedestrians 0 0% 13%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 33% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 1 33% 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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Virginia: 31%
  • About 1.2 times 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Warren County Virginia United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 29.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 30.8% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 52.4% 53.6%
At weekends 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

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.3 times the share in Virginia: 52%
  • About 1.2 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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 2
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 0
7am 1
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 6
Mon 3
Tue 2
Wed 1
Thu 1
Fri 1
Sat 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 5
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Rain 2

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
Daylight 8
Dark - Not Lighted 5
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

  1. I-665
  2. US-5223
  3. US-3402
  4. CR-6131
  5. CR-6491
  6. SR-55/ JOHN MARSHALL HWY1
  7. SR-55/ STRASBURG RD1
  8. STAYMAN TURN CT1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 10
Pickup trucks 6
Medium and heavy trucks 4
Other vehicles 2
Motorcycles 1
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1502
  2. Ford F-2502
  3. Ford Ranger2
  4. Toyota Camry2
  5. Chevrolet Malibu1
  6. Dodge Caliber1
  7. Dodge Charger1
  8. Ford E-4501
  9. Ford Focus1
  10. Ford LT90001

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
Oct 21, 2024 — 1
Sep 16, 2024 — 1
May 17, 2024 — 1
Dec 31, 2023 — 1
Nov 19, 2023 Front Royal 1
Sep 12, 2023 — 1
Aug 22, 2023 — 1
Dec 31, 2022 Front Royal 1
Jul 11, 2022 — 1
Jul 3, 2022 — 1
Jul 28, 2021 — 1
Jul 18, 2021 — 1
Jun 6, 2021 — 1
May 16, 2021 — 1
Jul 30, 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.