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Fatal crashes in Massachusetts

Every fatal crash in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 855 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 349 363
2023 324 342
2022 413 435
2021 393 413
2020 327 343
2019 323 336
2018 338 355
2017 333 347
2016 356 387
2015 327 344
2014 336 354
2013 334 351
2012 365 383
2011 356 374
2010 330 347
2009 313 340
2008 338 364
2007 408 434
2006 403 429
2005 417 441
2004 447 476
2003 434 462
2002 433 459
2001 446 477
2000 410 433
1999 386 414
1998 377 406
1997 415 441
1996 392 417
1995 418 444
1994 405 440
1993 449 475
1992 460 485
1991 510 552
1990 546 605
1989 634 696
1988 673 725
1987 642 689
1986 680 752
1985 687 742
1984 608 666
1983 605 651
1982 615 659
1981 682 746
1980 813 881
1979 855 917
1978 791 861
1977 686 744
1976 699 789
1975 788 864

Fatal crashes by county in Massachusetts2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Middlesex 25017 54 55
Worcester 25027 46 49
Plymouth 25023 39 40
Norfolk 25021 36 37
Hampden 25013 35 35
Bristol 25005 33 35
Suffolk 25025 31 33
Essex 25009 27 29
Berkshire 25003 13 13
Hampshire 25015 13 13
Barnstable 25001 12 13
Franklin 25011 7 8
Dukes 25007 2 2
Nantucket 25019 1 1

Which roads, in Massachusetts2024

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 96 97 28%
Other 88 92 26%
Not Signed 70 72 20%
Interstate 49 54 14%
U.S. Highway 39 41 11%

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