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Traffic deaths in Cabell County, West Virginia

County in West Virginia · United States

Deaths, 2024
7
Fatal crashes
7
Population
91.5K

In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Cabell County, West Virginia. That was 56.2% fewer than in 2023 (16) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 7.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.5 in West Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Cabell County had the 7th most traffic deaths among West Virginia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 51 people died, an average of 10 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About half the rate in West Virginia: 14.5
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

11.0

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

  • About three-quarters of the average in West Virginia: 15.0
  • About 90 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

-56%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

16 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024

  • West Virginia: -2%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 10 10
2022 13 13
2023 16 15
2024 7 7

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 5.3
2021 10.7
2022 14.1
2023 17.4
2024 7.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

29%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 3 times the share in West Virginia: 10%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Cabell County Share in West Virginia
Pedestrians 2 29% 10%
Motorcyclists 1 14% 15%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 29% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 2 29% 30%

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 West Virginia: 30%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in West Virginia: 30%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Cabell County West Virginia United States
Speeding-related 28.6% 30.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 28.6% 30.3% 28.1%
At night 71.4% 42.9% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 35.7% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

71%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.7 times the share in West Virginia: 43%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in West Virginia: 36%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 6
2am 3
3am 0
4am 0
5am 3
6am 0
7am 1
8am 1
9am 0
10am 2
11am 0
12pm 3
1pm 2
2pm 6
3pm 1
4pm 4
5pm 2
6pm 4
7pm 3
8pm 2
9pm 2
10pm 4
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 4
Mon 11
Tue 3
Wed 6
Thu 9
Fri 14
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 5
May 7
Jun 3
Jul 8
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 4
Nov 6
Dec 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 31
Cloudy 14
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 27
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. SR-27
  2. US-607
  3. I-646
  4. SR-106
  5. US-60 3RD AVE2
  6. US-60 - WASHINGTON AVE1
  7. US-191
  8. US-60 - 3RD AVE1
  9. US-60 - 5TH AVE1
  10. US-60 31ST ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 19
SUVs 18
Pickup trucks 15
Motorcycles 10
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Other vehicles 3
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado5
  2. Ford F-1504
  3. Toyota RAV42
  4. Subaru Forester2
  5. Nissan Frontier2
  6. Jeep Cherokee2
  7. Ford Escape2
  8. Ford Mustang1
  9. Ford Fusion1
  10. Ford Fiesta1

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
Jun 20, 2022 Huntington 1
Jun 3, 2022 Ona 1
May 11, 2022 Huntington 1
May 4, 2022 — 1
Apr 24, 2022 Lesage 1
Apr 11, 2022 Huntington 1
Mar 28, 2022 — 1
Mar 16, 2022 — 1
Feb 25, 2022 Culloden 1
Feb 10, 2022 Salt Rock 1
Dec 13, 2021 Huntington 1
Dec 2, 2021 Lesage 1
Nov 27, 2021 Huntington 1
Nov 4, 2021 Huntington 1
Oct 22, 2021 Huntington 1
Oct 1, 2021 — 1
Jul 29, 2021 Salt Rock 1
May 21, 2021 Huntington 1
Apr 23, 2021 Barboursville 1
Jan 19, 2021 Ona 1
Nov 29, 2020 Huntington 1
Sep 20, 2020 Huntington 1
Jul 22, 2020 Huntington 1
Jul 19, 2020 Huntington 1
Jul 10, 2020 Huntington 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.