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Fatal crashes in Virginia

Every fatal crash in Virginia 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 Virginia, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 1,002 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 867 917
2023 856 914
2022 944 1,006
2021 906 973
2020 796 850
2019 774 831
2018 778 820
2017 783 839
2016 722 760
2015 712 754
2014 659 703
2013 682 740
2012 715 776
2011 700 764
2010 689 740
2009 696 758
2008 764 825
2007 941 1,027
2006 866 962
2005 876 947
2004 838 922
2003 861 943
2002 830 914
2001 855 935
2000 851 929
1999 795 878
1998 834 935
1997 900 984
1996 809 877
1995 826 900
1994 828 930
1993 793 879
1992 760 839
1991 845 948
1990 953 1,079
1989 918 1,004
1988 971 1,072
1987 906 1,021
1986 1,002 1,126
1985 895 976
1984 921 1,013
1983 803 901
1982 782 881
1981 907 1,011
1980 938 1,045
1979 923 1,016
1978 951 1,063
1977 975 1,118
1976 882 1,000
1975 867 993

The fifteen Virginia counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Fairfax 51059 52 57
Henrico 51087 45 46
Chesterfield 51041 31 32
Prince William 51153 28 30
Virginia Beach City 51810 23 24
Spotsylvania 51177 20 21
Norfolk City 51710 20 20
Chesapeake City 51550 19 19
Pittsylvania 51143 18 18
Richmond City 51760 18 18
Augusta 51015 17 18
Franklin 51067 17 18
Newport News City 51700 17 19
Bedford 51019 16 17
Henry 51089 15 17

Which roads, in Virginia2024

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
U.S. Highway 270 288 31%
County 211 220 24%
State Highway 187 199 22%
Interstate 129 136 15%
Municipal 45 47 5%
Not Signed 11 13 1%
Other 4 4 0%
Township 4 4 0%
Secondary Route 2 2 0%

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