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Fatal crashes in Nevada

Every fatal crash in Nevada 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 Nevada, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 386 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 378 417
2023 367 406
2022 384 417
2021 360 385
2020 309 333
2019 285 304
2018 299 329
2017 292 311
2016 304 329
2015 297 326
2014 268 291
2013 245 266
2012 238 261
2011 223 246
2010 235 257
2009 223 243
2008 304 324
2007 341 373
2006 386 431
2005 379 427
2004 360 395
2003 335 368
2002 330 381
2001 285 314
2000 266 323
1999 307 350
1998 315 361
1997 322 347
1996 315 348
1995 277 313
1994 272 294
1993 234 263
1992 227 254
1991 261 298
1990 300 343
1989 276 308
1988 256 286
1987 239 262
1986 203 233
1985 227 259
1984 215 249
1983 220 253
1982 248 280
1981 258 294
1980 302 346
1979 298 354
1978 264 305
1977 221 251
1976 187 218
1975 190 218

The fifteen Nevada counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Clark 32003 267 293
Washoe 32031 46 50
Elko 32007 16 18
Lyon 32019 12 13
Nye 32023 12 12
Lander 32015 4 4
Esmeralda 32009 3 5
Humboldt 32013 3 3
Pershing 32027 3 3
Lincoln 32017 2 2
Mineral 32021 2 2
Storey 32029 2 2
White Pine 32033 2 5
Carson City 32510 2 3
Douglas 32005 1 1

Which roads, in Nevada2024

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 159 169 44%
State Highway 105 117 29%
Interstate 48 55 13%
U.S. Highway 44 54 12%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 4 4 1%
County 3 3 1%
Other 1 1 0%

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