Colbert County, Alabama: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 12 deaths in 12 fatal crashes in Colbert County in 2024.

FARS records 132 deaths in 120 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Alabama in the same years is 19.3.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Colbert County was number 25 of 67 counties of Alabama.

Deaths in Colbert County rose by 17.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (112) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (132).

In the counties of Alabama the deaths rose by 0.3% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 69.2% of the fatal crashes in Colbert County with a known setting were rural, against 59.4% in Alabama.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Colbert County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Colbert County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	12	12	1 or 2
2023	16	13	3
2022	14	13	1 or 2
2021	7	7	1 or 2
2020	13	12	4
2019	4	4	0
2018	14	13	5
2017	20	17	6
2016	18	15	1 or 2
2015	14	14	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	132	120	28

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Colbert County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 21 (1997)2024: 12

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Colbert County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	12	12
2023	16	13
2022	14	13
2021	7	7
2020	13	12
2019	4	4
2018	14	13
2017	20	17
2016	18	15
2015	14	14
2014	10	7
2013	11	9
2012	16	14
2011	11	11
2010	7	7
2009	12	9
2008	5	5
2007	14	12
2006	9	9
2005	17	17
2004	17	16
2003	17	13
2002	20	12
2001	10	9
2000	15	15
1999	18	18
1998	10	10
1997	21	21
1996	8	8
1995	15	14
1994	14	12
1993	16	14
1992	20	13
1991	14	14
1990	17	14
1989	13	11
1988	9	9
1987	14	11
1986	18	16
1985	10	10
1984	18	15
1983	4	3
1982	10	10
1981	8	8
1980	9	9
1979	18	12
1978	10	8
1977	12	11
1976	18	17
1975	15	14

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Colbert County beside Alabama and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Colbert County	Alabama	United States
2024	20.3	18.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	23.4	19.3	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Colbert County had 59,073 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Colbert County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Alabama
A driver recorded as drinkingof 120 fatal crashes	28	120 fatal crashes	23.3%	25.4%
A speeding-related driverof 120 fatal crashes	39	120 fatal crashes	32.5%	26.7%
No restraint usedof 93 occupant deaths with restraint use known	47	93 occupant deathswith restraint use known	50.5%	57.6%
Pedestriansof 132 deaths	16	132 deaths	12.1%	12.0%
Bicyclistsof 132 deaths	1 or 2	132 deaths	1.5%	0.9%
Motorcyclistsof 132 deaths	18	132 deaths	13.6%	9.5%
On a rural roadof 120 fatal crashes with the condition reported	83	120 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	69.2%	59.4%
In the darkof 120 fatal crashes with the condition reported	58	120 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	48.3%	47.8%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Colbert County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	6	3	7	1 or 2	17
Monday	3	1 or 2	0	3	8
Tuesday	1 or 2	4	6	5	16
Wednesday	3	1 or 2	3	9	17
Thursday	3	6	4	4	17
Friday	4	5	7	4	20
Saturday	8	1 or 2	6	10	25
All days	28	23	33	36	120

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Colbert County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Alabama
Interstate	1 or 2	0.8%	13.1%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	0.4%
Other principal arterial	56	46.7%	27.4%
Minor arterial	21	17.5%	23.1%
Major collector	29	24.2%	21.1%
Minor collector	3	2.5%	3.0%
Local	10	8.3%	12.0%
Not reported	0	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Colbert County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	53
Dark, not lighted	39
Dark, lighted	19
Dawn	7
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Colbert County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	80
Cloudy	26
Rain	11
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Colbert County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Colbert	In all of Alabama
State Route 2	State highway	10	49
State Route 13	State highway	1 or 2	40
State Route 20	State highway	13	46
State Route 157	State highway	3	55
US Route 43	US highway	6	54
US Route 72	US highway	7	68

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Alabama

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Colbert County on the county map of Alabama

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 101 county
10 to 14.96 counties
15 to 19.913 counties
20 to 29.928 counties
30 or more19 counties
Colbert County: 23.4

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Alabama

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Colbert County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Franklin County	Alabama	7	65	20.4
Lauderdale County	Alabama	19	146	15.5
Lawrence County	Alabama	11	103	31.1
Tishomingo County	Mississippi	4	57	29.9

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Alabama have a population nearest to that of Colbert County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community AffairsThe highway safety office of Alabama.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Colbert in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 112 deaths in Colbert County from 2005 to 2014. It records 132 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Colbert in 2024?

The rate of Colbert County in 2024 was 20.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Alabama was 18.6. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Colbert had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 28 of 120 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Colbert?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 40 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.