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Check my caseFatal crashes in West Virginia
Every fatal crash in West 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 West Virginia, by year1975–2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)All 50 years as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 238 | 256 |
| 2023 | 233 | 260 |
| 2022 | 250 | 266 |
| 2021 | 259 | 282 |
| 2020 | 249 | 267 |
| 2019 | 247 | 260 |
| 2018 | 265 | 294 |
| 2017 | 280 | 304 |
| 2016 | 250 | 269 |
| 2015 | 246 | 268 |
| 2014 | 242 | 272 |
| 2013 | 305 | 332 |
| 2012 | 318 | 339 |
| 2011 | 320 | 338 |
| 2010 | 282 | 315 |
| 2009 | 325 | 357 |
| 2008 | 337 | 378 |
| 2007 | 387 | 432 |
| 2006 | 372 | 410 |
| 2005 | 347 | 374 |
| 2004 | 380 | 410 |
| 2003 | 362 | 394 |
| 2002 | 400 | 439 |
| 2001 | 355 | 376 |
| 2000 | 354 | 411 |
| 1999 | 354 | 395 |
| 1998 | 330 | 354 |
| 1997 | 343 | 381 |
| 1996 | 321 | 348 |
| 1995 | 346 | 376 |
| 1994 | 330 | 356 |
| 1993 | 370 | 429 |
| 1992 | 366 | 420 |
| 1991 | 371 | 414 |
| 1990 | 407 | 481 |
| 1989 | 406 | 468 |
| 1988 | 405 | 460 |
| 1987 | 418 | 471 |
| 1986 | 386 | 440 |
| 1985 | 368 | 420 |
| 1984 | 387 | 438 |
| 1983 | 379 | 425 |
| 1982 | 392 | 450 |
| 1981 | 354 | 410 |
| 1980 | 464 | 523 |
| 1979 | 446 | 512 |
| 1978 | 402 | 457 |
| 1977 | 450 | 514 |
| 1976 | 425 | 489 |
| 1975 | 401 | 461 |
The fifteen West Virginia counties with the most fatal crashes2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)| County | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha 54039 | 27 | 28 |
| Berkeley 54003 | 19 | 21 |
| Raleigh 54081 | 18 | 23 |
| Monongalia 54061 | 14 | 15 |
| Wood 54107 | 14 | 14 |
| Jefferson 54037 | 9 | 11 |
| Cabell 54011 | 7 | 7 |
| Harrison 54033 | 7 | 7 |
| Marshall 54051 | 6 | 6 |
| Mercer 54055 | 6 | 6 |
| Nicholas 54067 | 6 | 6 |
| Greenbrier 54025 | 5 | 6 |
| Hampshire 54027 | 5 | 5 |
| Hardy 54031 | 5 | 6 |
| Logan 54045 | 5 | 5 |
Which roads, in West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway | 69 | 73 | 29% |
| County | 68 | 70 | 29% |
| U.S. Highway | 67 | 71 | 28% |
| Interstate | 24 | 32 | 10% |
| Not Signed | 6 | 6 | 3% |
| Municipal | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Trafficway Not in State Inventory | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0% |
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