Osceola County, Florida: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 48 deaths in 44 fatal crashes in Osceola County in 2024.

FARS records 618 deaths in 561 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 15.9 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, Osceola County was number 15 of 67 counties of Florida.

Deaths in Osceola County rose by 26.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (489) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (618).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 38.3% of the occupants killed in Osceola County with restraint use known had no restraint, against 45.3% 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 Osceola 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.Osceola County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	48	44	6
2023	81	72	17
2022	76	70	13
2021	60	49	10
2020	59	49	12
2019	75	68	10
2018	66	62	18
2017	55	52	15
2016	49	47	10
2015	49	48	6
2015 to 2024	618	561	117

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 81 (2023)2024: 48

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

Table 2.Osceola County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	48	44
2023	81	72
2022	76	70
2021	60	49
2020	59	49
2019	75	68
2018	66	62
2017	55	52
2016	49	47
2015	49	48
2014	50	46
2013	42	38
2012	28	25
2011	46	41
2010	34	31
2009	50	47
2008	55	52
2007	52	46
2006	65	54
2005	67	54
2004	74	59
2003	56	49
2002	74	59
2001	52	46
2000	54	51
1999	47	40
1998	54	46
1997	48	43
1996	43	36
1995	40	36
1994	43	40
1993	25	24
1992	33	27
1991	32	27
1990	43	38
1989	69	58
1988	50	42
1987	53	43
1986	51	41
1985	38	33
1984	35	31
1983	35	27
1982	24	22
1981	26	19
1980	32	28
1979	21	19
1978	21	18
1977	17	16
1976	14	13
1975	25	18

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.Osceola County beside Florida and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Osceola County	Florida	United States
2024	10.3	13.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	15.9	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. Osceola County had 465,876 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Osceola County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Florida
A driver recorded as drinkingof 561 fatal crashes	117	561 fatal crashes	20.9%	20.7%
A speeding-related driverof 561 fatal crashes	24	561 fatal crashes	4.3%	9.8%
No restraint usedof 334 occupant deaths with restraint use known	128	334 occupant deathswith restraint use known	38.3%	45.3%
Pedestriansof 618 deaths	125	618 deaths	20.2%	21.7%
Bicyclistsof 618 deaths	36	618 deaths	5.8%	5.4%
Motorcyclistsof 618 deaths	111	618 deaths	18.0%	19.0%
On a rural roadof 558 fatal crashes with the condition reported	150	558 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	26.9%	23.6%
In the darkof 560 fatal crashes with the condition reported	325	560 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	58.0%	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.Osceola 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	15	16	36	95
Monday	19	23	15	22	79
Tuesday	17	17	20	23	77
Wednesday	15	15	18	23	71
Thursday	19	15	8	27	69
Friday	16	14	12	29	71
Saturday	31	12	13	43	99
All days	145	111	102	203	561

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.Osceola County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Florida
Interstate	27	4.8%	9.5%
Other freeways and expressways	53	9.5%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	259	46.4%	40.4%
Minor arterial	96	17.2%	19.0%
Major collector	51	9.1%	11.8%
Minor collector	15	2.7%	3.1%
Local	57	10.2%	12.9%
Not reported	3	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.Osceola County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	199
Dark, not lighted	165
Dark, lighted	156
Dawn	26
Dusk	10
Dark, lighting unknown	4
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Osceola County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	452
Cloudy	63
Rain	35
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	10
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Osceola County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Osceola	In all of Florida
Interstate 4	Interstate	26	343
State Route 15	State highway	3	28
State Route 60	State highway	25	325
State Route 91	State highway	40	291
State Route 423	State highway	1 or 2	28
State Route 429	State highway	7	36
US Route 17	US highway	29	506
US Route 92	US highway	3	282
US Route 192	US highway	118	158
US Route 441	US highway	21	594

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.Osceola 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
Osceola County: 15.9

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 Osceola County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Brevard County	Florida	86	907	14.9
Indian River County	Florida	23	247	15.4
Okeechobee County	Florida	11	128	31.3
Orange County	Florida	158	1,776	12.6
Polk County	Florida	113	1,328	18.0

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 Osceola 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 Osceola in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 489 deaths in Osceola County from 2005 to 2014. It records 618 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Osceola in 2024?

The rate of Osceola County in 2024 was 10.3 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 Osceola had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 117 of 561 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 Osceola?

10 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 274 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.