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Fatal crashes in Colorado

Every fatal crash in Colorado 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 Colorado, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 699 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 642 689
2023 666 720
2022 699 764
2021 638 691
2020 574 622
2019 545 597
2018 588 632
2017 600 648
2016 558 608
2015 507 547
2014 451 488
2013 432 482
2012 434 474
2011 407 447
2010 411 450
2009 437 465
2008 473 548
2007 508 554
2006 485 535
2005 554 606
2004 596 667
2003 570 642
2002 677 743
2001 647 741
2000 613 681
1999 558 626
1998 551 628
1997 534 613
1996 555 617
1995 572 645
1994 523 586
1993 511 559
1992 477 522
1991 480 543
1990 492 544
1989 481 527
1988 450 497
1987 516 591
1986 507 603
1985 526 579
1984 543 608
1983 591 646
1982 598 668
1981 675 756
1980 625 709
1979 618 691
1978 599 694
1977 612 694
1976 543 620
1975 507 581

The fifteen Colorado counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Adams 08001 79 84
El Paso 08041 73 78
Denver 08031 62 63
Weld 08123 62 67
Arapahoe 08005 55 55
Jefferson 08059 52 54
Larimer 08069 29 35
Boulder 08013 22 23
Pueblo 08101 21 25
Douglas 08035 19 19
Mesa 08077 15 17
Fremont 08043 11 11
La Plata 08067 11 11
Montrose 08085 8 10
Eagle 08037 7 8

Which roads, in Colorado2024

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
Not Signed 223 233 35%
U.S. Highway 156 175 24%
State Highway 129 134 20%
Interstate 87 94 14%
County 42 48 7%
Other 5 5 1%

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