Indian River County, Florida: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 23 deaths in 19 fatal crashes in Indian River County in 2024.

FARS records 247 deaths in 231 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 15.4 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, Indian River County was number 34 of 67 counties of Florida.

Deaths in Indian River County rose by 7.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (229) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (247).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 46.1% of the fatal crashes in Indian River County with known light were in the dark, against 55.3% 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 Indian River 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.Indian River County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	23	19	4
2023	18	17	7
2022	25	23	7
2021	24	24	6
2020	22	21	1 or 2
2019	25	25	5
2018	32	29	5
2017	28	27	7
2016	26	25	6
2015	24	21	10
2015 to 2024	247	231	59

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 42 (2003)2024: 23

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

Table 2.Indian River County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	23	19
2023	18	17
2022	25	23
2021	24	24
2020	22	21
2019	25	25
2018	32	29
2017	28	27
2016	26	25
2015	24	21
2014	22	20
2013	22	20
2012	9	9
2011	20	19
2010	26	21
2009	23	21
2008	26	22
2007	23	22
2006	27	25
2005	31	26
2004	41	31
2003	42	32
2002	27	22
2001	32	25
2000	20	20
1999	22	18
1998	23	22
1997	25	21
1996	24	19
1995	26	24
1994	18	14
1993	20	18
1992	10	10
1991	21	19
1990	33	29
1989	27	24
1988	27	25
1987	24	24
1986	34	27
1985	23	20
1984	30	30
1983	22	20
1982	25	18
1981	22	20
1980	21	19
1979	25	24
1978	29	24
1977	30	27
1976	19	14
1975	20	17

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.Indian River County beside Florida and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Indian River County	Florida	United States
2024	13.4	13.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	15.4	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. Indian River County had 171,560 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Indian River County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Florida
A driver recorded as drinkingof 231 fatal crashes	59	231 fatal crashes	25.5%	20.7%
A speeding-related driverof 231 fatal crashes	13	231 fatal crashes	5.6%	9.8%
No restraint usedof 149 occupant deaths with restraint use known	61	149 occupant deathswith restraint use known	40.9%	45.3%
Pedestriansof 247 deaths	42	247 deaths	17.0%	21.7%
Bicyclistsof 247 deaths	15	247 deaths	6.1%	5.4%
Motorcyclistsof 247 deaths	36	247 deaths	14.6%	19.0%
On a rural roadof 227 fatal crashes with the condition reported	70	227 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	30.8%	23.6%
In the darkof 230 fatal crashes with the condition reported	106	230 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	46.1%	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.Indian River 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	10	1 or 2	10	10	32
Monday	3	7	11	7	28
Tuesday	0	5	8	12	25
Wednesday	4	10	8	9	31
Thursday	5	11	10	10	36
Friday	5	12	17	8	42
Saturday	11	7	4	15	37
All days	38	54	68	71	231

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.Indian River County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Florida
Interstate	24	10.5%	9.5%
Other freeways and expressways	6	2.6%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	95	41.5%	40.4%
Minor arterial	43	18.8%	19.0%
Major collector	31	13.5%	11.8%
Minor collector	6	2.6%	3.1%
Local	24	10.5%	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.Indian River County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	111
Dark, not lighted	66
Dark, lighted	37
Dawn	7
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	3
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Indian River County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	175
Cloudy	42
Rain	7
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	4
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	3

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Indian River County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Indian River	In all of Florida
Interstate 95	Interstate	24	1,028
State Route 5	State highway	1 or 2	36
State Route 60	State highway	40	325
State Route 91	State highway	7	291
US Route 1	US highway	43	1,222

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.Indian River 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
Indian River County: 15.4

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 Florida

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Indian River County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Brevard County	Florida	86	907	14.9
Okeechobee County	Florida	11	128	31.3
Osceola County	Florida	48	618	15.9
St. Lucie County	Florida	50	430	12.8

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 Indian River 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 Indian River in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 229 deaths in Indian River County from 2005 to 2014. It records 247 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Indian River in 2024?

The rate of Indian River County in 2024 was 13.4 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 Indian River had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 59 of 231 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 Indian River?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 115 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.