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Fatal crashes in Washington

Every fatal crash in Washington 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 Washington, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 894 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 674 730
2023 732 809
2022 701 743
2021 607 674
2020 539 574
2019 513 538
2018 490 539
2017 534 563
2016 504 536
2015 499 551
2014 429 462
2013 401 436
2012 403 438
2011 421 454
2010 422 460
2009 453 492
2008 482 521
2007 531 571
2006 578 633
2005 580 649
2004 509 567
2003 539 600
2002 586 658
2001 568 649
2000 572 631
1999 574 637
1998 590 662
1997 587 674
1996 643 712
1995 576 653
1994 575 640
1993 579 661
1992 592 651
1991 602 682
1990 726 825
1989 694 781
1988 700 778
1987 691 780
1986 648 703
1985 645 744
1984 674 746
1983 628 698
1982 671 748
1981 784 862
1980 847 971
1979 894 1,015
1978 865 985
1977 797 912
1976 694 804
1975 668 758

The fifteen Washington counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
King 53033 140 152
Pierce 53053 94 102
Snohomish 53061 59 64
Spokane 53063 52 55
Clark 53011 41 41
Yakima 53077 32 35
Thurston 53067 26 26
Grant 53025 23 26
Cowlitz 53015 20 23
Skagit 53057 17 17
Kitsap 53035 16 18
Mason 53045 14 15
Benton 53005 13 17
Island 53029 13 14
Whatcom 53073 12 12

Which roads, in Washington2024

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 192 208 29%
Municipal 172 181 26%
County 158 178 23%
Interstate 78 84 12%
U.S. Highway 59 63 9%
Other 7 8 1%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 6 6 1%
Not Signed 1 1 0%

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