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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2020 | Pulaski County | SR-100/CLEBURNE BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Frederick County | SR-7/BERRYVILLE PIKE | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Prince Edward County | US-460 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Charles City County | SR-106/ROXBURY RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Arlington County | SHIRLINGTON CIR | 2 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Frederick County | US-50 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Rappahannock County | US-211 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Shenandoah County | US-11 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Suffolk, Suffolk city | SR-337/W WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Tazewell County | CR-623 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Newport News, Newport News city | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Richmond, Richmond city | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Wythe County | SR-69/LEAD MINE RD | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Fairfax County | US-29 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Newport News, Newport News city | SR-143/JEFFERSON AVE | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Chesapeake, Chesapeake city | US-58 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Frederick County | US-50 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Bedford County | SR-24/STEWARTSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg city | I-95 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Chesterfield County | CR-655 | 2 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Richmond, Richmond city | BROOK RD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Fairfax County | I-495 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Augusta County | SR-42/LITTLE CALF PASTURE HWY | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Montgomery County | CR-723 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Prince William County | SR-294/PRINCE WILLIAM PKWY | 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.