Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wirt County, West Virginia
County in West Virginia · United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 5.1K
In 2022, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Wirt County, West Virginia. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2021 (2). The death rate was 19.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.0 in West Virginia and 12.8 in the United States. Wirt County had the 43rd most traffic deaths among West Virginia's counties. Between 2021 and 2022, 3 people died, an average of 1.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022
- About 1.4 times the rate in West Virginia: 14.5
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
29.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2022
- About 1.9 times the average in West Virginia: 15.4
- About double the average in the United States: 12.9
-50%
change in deaths from 2021 to 2022
2 deaths in 2021, 1 in 2022
- West Virginia: -2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.5 |
| 2022 | 19.6 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wirt County | Share in West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in West Virginia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Wirt County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 30.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in West Virginia: 43%
- About 1.9 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- CR-5/21
- SR-141
- SR-471
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2022 | Palestine | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Brohard | CR-5/2 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Elizabeth | SR-47 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.