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Fatal crashes in Connecticut

Every fatal crash in Connecticut 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 Connecticut, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 520 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 285 310
2023 289 308
2022 332 366
2021 288 303
2020 284 299
2019 233 249
2018 275 293
2017 263 281
2016 292 304
2015 257 270
2014 234 248
2013 265 286
2012 248 264
2011 208 221
2010 299 320
2009 211 224
2008 279 302
2007 269 296
2006 293 311
2005 262 278
2004 280 294
2003 277 298
2002 301 325
2001 290 318
2000 317 341
1999 270 301
1998 306 329
1997 315 339
1996 296 310
1995 287 317
1994 284 310
1993 324 342
1992 266 296
1991 281 310
1990 358 385
1989 379 406
1988 446 484
1987 416 449
1986 429 455
1985 421 448
1984 433 469
1983 404 438
1982 464 515
1981 480 518
1980 520 575
1979 514 568
1978 423 452
1977 408 441
1976 372 417
1975 358 389

Fatal crashes by county in Connecticut2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Hartford 09003 81 88
New Haven 09009 72 81
Fairfield 09001 50 57
New London 09011 33 35
Litchfield 09005 14 14
Middlesex 09007 14 14
Tolland 09013 13 13
Windham 09015 8 8

Which roads, in Connecticut2024

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 113 127 40%
Township 81 84 29%
Interstate 44 50 15%
U.S. Highway 34 35 12%
Municipal 10 11 4%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 1 1 0%
Not Signed 1 1 0%

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