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Fatal crashes in Alabama

Every fatal crash in Alabama is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Alabama, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 1,073 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 895 962
2023 893 974
2022 913 988
2021 885 983
2020 852 934
2019 856 930
2018 876 953
2017 864 948
2016 979 1,083
2015 784 850
2014 747 820
2013 767 853
2012 809 865
2011 811 895
2010 792 862
2009 774 848
2008 891 969
2007 1,010 1,110
2006 1,073 1,207
2005 1,021 1,148
2004 1,032 1,154
2003 902 1,004
2002 931 1,038
2001 900 991
2000 910 996
1999 992 1,138
1998 958 1,071
1997 1,050 1,192
1996 1,024 1,146
1995 991 1,114
1994 953 1,083
1993 914 1,044
1992 921 1,031
1991 984 1,116
1990 983 1,121
1989 918 1,029
1988 922 1,024
1987 976 1,111
1986 968 1,081
1985 777 882
1984 820 932
1983 806 930
1982 744 839
1981 825 933
1980 835 940
1979 885 998
1978 998 1,142
1977 947 1,081
1976 831 988
1975 765 902

The fifteen Alabama counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Jefferson 01073 95 101
Mobile 01097 66 74
Madison 01089 43 44
Montgomery 01101 41 42
Tuscaloosa 01125 35 35
Baldwin 01003 25 26
Lee 01081 25 26
Talladega 01121 25 27
Calhoun 01015 23 24
Morgan 01103 23 25
Cullman 01043 21 22
Limestone 01083 21 22
Walker 01127 21 22
Dekalb 01049 20 21
Etowah 01055 19 22

Which roads, in Alabama2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 282 302 32%
County 213 225 24%
U.S. Highway 153 170 17%
Municipal 137 144 15%
Interstate 109 120 12%
Not Signed 1 1 0%

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