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Fatal crashes in Rhode Island

Every fatal crash in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 118 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 48 52
2023 67 71
2022 51 52
2021 61 63
2020 66 67
2019 53 57
2018 56 59
2017 77 84
2016 48 51
2015 41 45
2014 51 51
2013 62 65
2012 62 64
2011 63 66
2010 65 67
2009 76 83
2008 63 65
2007 64 69
2006 72 81
2005 80 87
2004 78 83
2003 96 104
2002 81 84
2001 78 81
2000 73 80
1999 85 88
1998 70 74
1997 66 75
1996 65 69
1995 64 69
1994 62 63
1993 70 74
1992 73 79
1991 84 88
1990 79 84
1989 97 100
1988 118 125
1987 108 113
1986 115 124
1985 99 109
1984 75 79
1983 96 100
1982 97 105
1981 100 102
1980 118 129
1979 105 123
1978 100 108
1977 117 133
1976 112 119
1975 100 110

Fatal crashes by county in Rhode Island2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Providence 44007 28 30
Washington 44009 9 10
Kent 44003 4 4
Newport 44005 4 4
Bristol 44001 3 4

Which roads, in Rhode Island2024

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 20 22 42%
Not Signed 16 17 33%
U.S. Highway 7 8 15%
Interstate 5 5 10%

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