Montgomery County, Alabama: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 42 deaths in 41 fatal crashes in Montgomery County in 2024.

FARS records 391 deaths in 366 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 17.2 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, Montgomery County was number 4 of 67 counties of Alabama.

Deaths in Montgomery County rose by 14.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (342) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (391).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 26.8% of the fatal crashes in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.Montgomery County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	42	41	16
2023	38	37	12
2022	66	59	10
2021	43	41	13
2020	37	33	8
2019	31	30	13
2018	43	37	7
2017	19	19	8
2016	39	38	9
2015	33	31	10
2015 to 2024	391	366	106

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 66 (2022)2024: 42

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

Table 2.Montgomery County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	42	41
2023	38	37
2022	66	59
2021	43	41
2020	37	33
2019	31	30
2018	43	37
2017	19	19
2016	39	38
2015	33	31
2014	29	26
2013	32	31
2012	31	30
2011	32	30
2010	17	17
2009	22	20
2008	43	34
2007	43	38
2006	45	38
2005	48	38
2004	42	40
2003	25	25
2002	43	35
2001	53	46
2000	38	34
1999	22	21
1998	45	39
1997	35	34
1996	41	39
1995	49	42
1994	56	42
1993	27	23
1992	39	36
1991	46	43
1990	52	45
1989	32	30
1988	31	28
1987	34	34
1986	49	43
1985	35	32
1984	31	27
1983	37	33
1982	24	21
1981	36	31
1980	30	27
1979	33	31
1978	48	43
1977	39	32
1976	42	38
1975	46	41

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.Montgomery County beside Alabama and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Montgomery County	Alabama	United States
2024	18.6	18.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	17.2	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. Montgomery County had 225,889 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Montgomery County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Alabama
A driver recorded as drinkingof 366 fatal crashes	106	366 fatal crashes	29.0%	25.4%
A speeding-related driverof 366 fatal crashes	41	366 fatal crashes	11.2%	26.7%
No restraint usedof 216 occupant deaths with restraint use known	118	216 occupant deathswith restraint use known	54.6%	57.6%
Pedestriansof 391 deaths	89	391 deaths	22.8%	12.0%
Bicyclistsof 391 deaths	3	391 deaths	0.8%	0.9%
Motorcyclistsof 391 deaths	32	391 deaths	8.2%	9.5%
On a rural roadof 365 fatal crashes with the condition reported	98	365 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	26.8%	59.4%
In the darkof 365 fatal crashes with the condition reported	198	365 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	54.2%	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.Montgomery 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	28	7	10	23	68
Monday	8	10	20	14	52
Tuesday	5	8	14	16	43
Wednesday	13	3	16	13	45
Thursday	9	10	19	12	50
Friday	13	5	9	19	46
Saturday	18	7	15	21	61
All days	94	50	103	118	365

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.Montgomery County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Alabama
Interstate	65	17.8%	13.1%
Other freeways and expressways	12	3.3%	0.4%
Other principal arterial	154	42.2%	27.4%
Minor arterial	57	15.6%	23.1%
Major collector	36	9.9%	21.1%
Minor collector	4	1.1%	3.0%
Local	37	10.1%	12.0%
Not reported	1 or 2	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.Montgomery County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	144
Dark, not lighted	66
Dark, lighted	124
Dawn	11
Dusk	12
Dark, lighting unknown	8
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Montgomery County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	286
Cloudy	37
Rain	35
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	3
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	5

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Montgomery County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Montgomery	In all of Alabama
Interstate 65	Interstate	29	437
Interstate 85	Interstate	36	98
State Route 3	State highway	3	32
State Route 9	State highway	1 or 2	46
State Route 53	State highway	1 or 2	52
US Route 31	US highway	4	104
US Route 80	US highway	5	71
US Route 82	US highway	6	59
US Route 231	US highway	17	112

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.Montgomery 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
Montgomery County: 17.2

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 Montgomery County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Autauga County	Alabama	8	107	18.6
Bullock County	Alabama	4	52	51.2
Crenshaw County	Alabama	3	35	25.9
Elmore County	Alabama	8	120	14.0
Lowndes County	Alabama	5	67	67.2
Macon County	Alabama	8	92	49.2
Pike County	Alabama	8	97	29.2

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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 342 deaths in Montgomery County from 2005 to 2014. It records 391 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Montgomery in 2024?

The rate of Montgomery County in 2024 was 18.6 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 Montgomery had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 106 of 366 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 Montgomery?

9 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 102 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.