Brevard County, Florida: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 86 deaths in 84 fatal crashes in Brevard County in 2024.

FARS records 907 deaths in 853 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Florida in the same years is 15.1.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Brevard County was number 13 of 67 counties of Florida.

Deaths in Brevard County rose by 20.0% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (756) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (907).

In the counties of Florida the deaths rose by 17.6% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 12.9% of the fatal crashes in Brevard County with a known setting were rural, against 23.6% in Florida.

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 Brevard County by year, 2015 to 2024

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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.Brevard County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	86	84	10
2023	105	101	21
2022	101	96	10
2021	102	96	16
2020	81	74	20
2019	84	74	17
2018	85	79	17
2017	83	80	13
2016	98	92	18
2015	82	77	19
2015 to 2024	907	853	161

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 115 (2002)2024: 86

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

Table 2.Brevard County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	86	84
2023	105	101
2022	101	96
2021	102	96
2020	81	74
2019	84	74
2018	85	79
2017	83	80
2016	98	92
2015	82	77
2014	65	60
2013	76	71
2012	52	49
2011	72	67
2010	65	62
2009	54	53
2008	81	78
2007	99	85
2006	98	91
2005	94	83
2004	80	69
2003	87	79
2002	115	98
2001	79	68
2000	75	71
1999	81	69
1998	68	61
1997	85	71
1996	77	66
1995	86	76
1994	59	52
1993	65	55
1992	70	61
1991	71	61
1990	88	78
1989	111	105
1988	89	81
1987	77	71
1986	97	95
1985	96	93
1984	113	101
1983	82	78
1982	91	75
1981	85	76
1980	75	68
1979	75	65
1978	80	69
1977	74	63
1976	69	58
1975	55	51

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.Brevard County beside Florida and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Brevard County	Florida	United States
2024	13.1	13.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	14.9	15.1	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. Brevard County had 656,254 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Brevard County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Florida
A driver recorded as drinkingof 853 fatal crashes	161	853 fatal crashes	18.9%	20.7%
A speeding-related driverof 853 fatal crashes	89	853 fatal crashes	10.4%	9.8%
No restraint usedof 391 occupant deaths with restraint use known	156	391 occupant deathswith restraint use known	39.9%	45.3%
Pedestriansof 907 deaths	216	907 deaths	23.8%	21.7%
Bicyclistsof 907 deaths	49	907 deaths	5.4%	5.4%
Motorcyclistsof 907 deaths	227	907 deaths	25.0%	19.0%
On a rural roadof 848 fatal crashes with the condition reported	109	848 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	12.9%	23.6%
In the darkof 849 fatal crashes with the condition reported	442	849 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	52.1%	55.3%

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.Brevard 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	27	23	38	47	135
Monday	17	17	32	35	101
Tuesday	15	23	29	36	103
Wednesday	19	29	30	49	127
Thursday	16	28	35	38	117
Friday	13	25	25	55	118
Saturday	56	15	32	49	152
All days	163	160	221	309	853

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.Brevard County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Florida
Interstate	123	14.5%	9.5%
Other freeways and expressways	23	2.7%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	420	49.4%	40.4%
Minor arterial	111	13.0%	19.0%
Major collector	68	8.0%	11.8%
Minor collector	24	2.8%	3.1%
Local	82	9.6%	12.9%
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.Brevard County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	372
Dark, not lighted	230
Dark, lighted	206
Dawn	12
Dusk	23
Dark, lighting unknown	6
Other or unknown	4

Table 8.Brevard County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	644
Cloudy	145
Rain	49
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	8
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	7

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Brevard County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Brevard	In all of Florida
Interstate 95	Interstate	121	1,028
State Route 3	State highway	23	23
State Route 46	State highway	9	53
State Route 50	State highway	11	257
State Route 520	State highway	44	65
State Route 528	State highway	15	59
US Route 1	US highway	188	1,222
US Route 192	US highway	27	158
US Route 331	US highway	1 or 2	33

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 Florida

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Brevard County on the county map of Florida

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

Fewer than 101 county
10 to 14.917 counties
15 to 19.918 counties
20 to 29.912 counties
30 or more19 counties
Brevard County: 14.9

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 Florida

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Brevard County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Indian River County	Florida	23	247	15.4
Orange County	Florida	158	1,776	12.6
Osceola County	Florida	48	618	15.9
Volusia County	Florida	108	1,205	21.6

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Florida have a population nearest to that of Brevard 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.
Florida State Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Florida.

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 Brevard in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 756 deaths in Brevard County from 2005 to 2014. It records 907 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Brevard in 2024?

The rate of Brevard County in 2024 was 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Florida was 13.5. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 161 of 853 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 Brevard?

9 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 439 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.