Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Buckhannon, West Virginia
City in Upshur County · West Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 5.1K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Buckhannon, West Virginia. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 39.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.5 in Upshur County, 14.5 in West Virginia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
39.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Upshur County, West Virginia: 8.5
- About 3 times the rate in West Virginia: 14.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Upshur County, West Virginia: -33%
- West Virginia: -2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 77.1 |
| 2021 | 77.6 |
| 2022 | 97.8 |
| 2023 | 19.7 |
| 2024 | 39.5 |
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 West Virginia: 10%
- 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 Buckhannon | Share in Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 100% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in West Virginia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Upshur County, West Virginia: 100%
- About 3 times the share in West Virginia: 30%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Buckhannon | Upshur County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 100.0% | 30.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 100.0% | 42.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 100.0% | 35.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Upshur County, West Virginia: 100%
- About double the share in West Virginia: 43%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Upshur County, West Virginia: 100%
- About 3 times the share in West Virginia: 36%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-203
- US-333
- CR-1511
- CR-141
- CR-201
- CR-33 LIGGETT ADDITION RD1
- CR-5/281
- CR-81
- CR-8/81
- CR-91
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 6 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- GMC C71
- GMC Jimmy Utility1
- Harley Davidson FXDBI / Dyna Street Bob1
- Harley Davidson Softail Deuce1
- Honda CBR6001
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | CR-33 LIGGETT ADDITION RD | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | CR-8 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | US-33 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | CR-151 | 2 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | SR-20 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | CR-20 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | CR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | US-33 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | CR-14 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | US-33 CORRIDOR H | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | CR-8/8 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | CR-5/28 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | US-33 | 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.