Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Virginia in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 850
- Fatal crashes
- 796
- Population
- 8.6M
In 2020, 850 people died in 796 fatal crashes in Virginia, about 2 a day. The death rate was 9.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Virginia had the 17th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 35th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 631 |
| Pedestrians | 111 |
| Motorcyclists | 101 |
| Cyclists | 7 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Virginia | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 111 | 13% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 101 | 12% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 7 | 1% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 282 | 33% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 257 | 30% | 29% |
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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 29%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 32.5% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 29.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 55.7% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 32.2% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 40 |
| 1am | 37 |
| 2am | 33 |
| 3am | 22 |
| 4am | 16 |
| 5am | 14 |
| 6am | 23 |
| 7am | 21 |
| 8am | 14 |
| 9am | 25 |
| 10am | 20 |
| 11am | 27 |
| 12pm | 30 |
| 1pm | 33 |
| 2pm | 44 |
| 3pm | 43 |
| 4pm | 38 |
| 5pm | 35 |
| 6pm | 62 |
| 7pm | 44 |
| 8pm | 49 |
| 9pm | 49 |
| 10pm | 40 |
| 11pm | 37 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 121 |
| Mon | 108 |
| Tue | 89 |
| Wed | 105 |
| Thu | 111 |
| Fri | 127 |
| Sat | 135 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 64 |
| Feb | 57 |
| Mar | 57 |
| Apr | 47 |
| May | 55 |
| Jun | 74 |
| Jul | 79 |
| Aug | 78 |
| Sep | 80 |
| Oct | 72 |
| Nov | 56 |
| Dec | 77 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 102 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 12 |
| Clear | 9 |
| Sleet or Hail | 3 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 378 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 257 |
| Dark - Lighted | 128 |
| Dusk | 18 |
| Dawn | 12 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 3 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-9531
- I-6430
- I-8128
- US-2924
- US-36021
- US-46021
- US-121
- US-5820
- US-1112
- US-6012
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 473 |
| SUVs | 227 |
| Pickup trucks | 210 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 113 |
| Motorcycles | 104 |
| Vans | 50 |
| Other vehicles | 28 |
| Buses | 4 |
| Other light trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado38
- Ford F-15036
- Honda Civic33
- Honda Accord25
- Toyota Camry22
- Jeep Grand Cherokee19
- Hyundai Elantra17
- Nissan Altima15
- Chevrolet Malibu14
- Ford F-25014
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2020 | Wise County | US-23 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Fairfax County | I-95 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Richmond, Richmond city | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Dinwiddie County | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Isle of Wight County | SR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Petersburg, Petersburg city | GRAHAM RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Clinchport, Scott County | SR-23/DANIEL BOONE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Christiansburg, Montgomery County | I-81 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Hanover County | US-360 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | James City County | CR-5000 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Albemarle County | I-64 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Norfolk, Norfolk city | SR-168/TIDEWATER DR | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Chesapeake, Chesapeake city | BENEFIT RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Albemarle County | CR-844 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Madison County | SR-230/ORANGE RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Richmond, Richmond city | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city | INDIAN RIVER RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Fluvanna County | US-250 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Pulaski County | CR-617 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Prince William County | CR-621 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Gloucester County | SR-3/JOHN CLAYTON MEMEORIAL HW | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Charlottesville, Charlottesville city | US-29 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Smyth County | CR-647 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Dumfries, Prince William County | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Rockingham County | SR-42/WARM SPRINGS PIKE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.