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Broward County, Florida: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 243 deaths in 229 fatal crashes in Broward County in 2024.

FARS records 2,444 deaths in 2,318 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 12.5 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, Broward County was number 2 of 67 counties of Florida.

Deaths in Broward County rose by 18.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (2,064) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (2,444).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 4.5% of the fatal crashes in Broward 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 .

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

Figure 1.Deaths in Broward 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.Broward County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesCrashes with a driver recorded as drinking
202424322920
202321921617
202228827624
202128026431
202026825840
201921420328
201823722729
201722620922
201624522927
201522420729
2015 to 20242,4442,318267
Each year from 1975
Figure 2.Deaths in Broward County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 288 (2022)2024: 243

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

Table 2.Broward County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
2024243229
2023219216
2022288276
2021280264
2020268258
2019214203
2018237227
2017226209
2016245229
2015224207
2014173170
2013180166
2012184179
2011160149
2010179170
2009189175
2008227210
2007253227
2006256236
2005263231
2004201187
2003185177
2002184167
2001197187
2000222201
1999211199
1998221208
1997220208
1996202192
1995206195
1994212192
1993206190
1992174163
1991173154
1990193172
1989216201
1988236215
1987254231
1986175166
1985225207
1984205189
1983227198
1982213196
1981276247
1980267248
1979230209
1978174159
1977151137
1976126109
1975145133

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.Broward County beside Florida and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
PeriodBroward CountyFloridaUnited States
202412.113.511.5
2015 to 2024, in a year12.515.111.8

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. Broward County had 2,013,689 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Broward County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in Florida
A driver recorded as drinkingof 2,318 fatal crashes2672,318 fatal crashes20.7%
A speeding-related driverof 2,318 fatal crashes2432,318 fatal crashes9.8%
No restraint usedof 1,041 occupant deaths with restraint use known4861,041 occupant deathswith restraint use known45.3%
Pedestriansof 2,444 deaths6852,444 deaths21.7%
Bicyclistsof 2,444 deaths1462,444 deaths5.4%
Motorcyclistsof 2,444 deaths4602,444 deaths19.0%
On a rural roadof 2,291 fatal crashes with the condition reported1032,291 fatal crasheswith the condition reported23.6%
In the darkof 2,311 fatal crashes with the condition reported1,4052,311 fatal crasheswith the condition reported55.3%

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 .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Broward County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday1495082143424
Monday63456099267
Tuesday505668102276
Wednesday554451122272
Thursday745170109304
Friday595476146335
Saturday1575661166440
All days6073564688872,318

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.Broward County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in Florida
Interstate29412.8%9.5%
Other freeways and expressways1114.8%3.4%
Other principal arterial99143.0%40.4%
Minor arterial40517.6%19.0%
Major collector1938.4%11.8%
Minor collector441.9%3.1%
Local26711.6%12.9%
Not reported13n/an/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.Broward County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light conditionFatal crashes
Daylight816
Dark, not lighted233
Dark, lighted1,141
Dawn35
Dusk55
Dark, lighting unknown31
Other or unknown7
Table 8.Broward County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
WeatherFatal crashes
Clear1,874
Cloudy297
Rain130
Snow, sleet or freezing rain0
Fog, smog or smoke4
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0
Other or not reported13

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Broward County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
RouteTypeIn BrowardIn all of Florida
Interstate 4Interstate1 or 2343
Interstate 75Interstate87765
Interstate 95Interstate1641,028
Interstate 595Interstate4343
State Route 5State highway1 or 236
State Route 7State highway2837
State Route 9State highway391
State Route 82State highway1 or 273
State Route 84State highway3541
State Route 87State highway1 or 223
State Route 91State highway65291
State Route 804State highway1 or 228
State Route 806State highway1 or 229
State Route 810State highway2929
State Route 811State highway3349
State Route 814State highway3738
State Route 816State highway5454
State Route 817State highway6493
State Route 818State highway2324
State Route 820State highway3838
State Route 821State highway17115
State Route 822State highway2121
State Route 823State highway1646
State Route 824State highway2727
State Route 834State highway2525
State Route 838State highway5454
State Route 842State highway4747
State Route 845State highway3845
State Route 858State highway2424
State Route 869State highway4040
State Route 870State highway3737
State Route 916State highway1 or 232
State Route 934State highway1 or 262
US Route 1US highway1341,222
US Route 27US highway46670
US Route 41US highway1 or 2923
US Route 90US highway1 or 2444
US Route 231US highway1 or 274
US Route 441US highway125594

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.Broward 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
  • Broward County: 12.5

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 Broward County
CountyStateDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Collier CountyFlorida5942511.0
Hendry CountyFlorida1013833.1
Miami-Dade CountyFlorida2793,08611.4
Palm Beach CountyFlorida2141,92612.8

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 Broward County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

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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 . 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 Broward in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 2,064 deaths in Broward County from 2005 to 2014. It records 2,444 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Broward in 2024?

The rate of Broward County in 2024 was 12.1 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 Broward had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 267 of 2,318 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 Broward?

39 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 1,366 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.