Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Westmoreland County, Virginia
County in Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 19.3K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Westmoreland County, Virginia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 10.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Westmoreland County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
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
20.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.9 times the average in Virginia: 10.7
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Virginia: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 37.8 |
| 2021 | 26.6 |
| 2022 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | 10.5 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Westmoreland County | Share in Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 100% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Virginia: 31%
- About 4 times 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%
| Category | Westmoreland County | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 29.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 30.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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
- CR-6043
- SR-3/KINGS HWY2
- CR-6282
- SR-3/ KINGS HWY1
- SR-31
- SR-28/ OLDHAMS RD1
- SR-205 JAMES MONROE HWY1
- SR-2031
- SR-2021
- CR-6581
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Expedition2
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Toyota Venza1
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota RAV41
- Suzuki VL800K1
- Suzuki GSX-R1000/GSX-R1000Z1
- Sterling Truck L9500 series1
- Ram 15001
- Mack CH1
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 18, 2024 | — | SR-3/KINGS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | — | SR-205 JAMES MONROE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | — | CR-604 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | — | CR-621 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | — | SR-203 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | — | SR-3/KINGS HIGHWAY | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | — | SR-28/ OLDHAMS RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | — | CR-658 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | — | CR-628 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | — | CR-628 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | — | SR-3/ KINGS HWY | 2 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | — | SR-202 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | — | CR-631 | 1 |
| May 2, 2020 | — | SR-3/KINGS HWY | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2020 | — | CR-604 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | — | CR-604 | 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.