Davidson County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 33 deaths in 30 fatal crashes in Davidson County in 2024.

FARS records 306 deaths in 282 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 18.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of North Carolina in the same years is 14.5.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Davidson County was number 9 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Davidson County rose by 3.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (296) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (306).

In the counties of North Carolina the deaths rose by 9.0% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, motorcyclists were 18.0% of the deaths in Davidson County and 13.5% in North Carolina.

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 Davidson 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.Davidson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	33	30	9
2023	33	30	4
2022	28	25	6
2021	39	37	10
2020	31	29	5
2019	23	19	1 or 2
2018	34	33	6
2017	23	22	7
2016	34	32	9
2015	28	25	8
2015 to 2024	306	282	66

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 47 (1987)2024: 33

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

Table 2.Davidson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	33	30
2023	33	30
2022	28	25
2021	39	37
2020	31	29
2019	23	19
2018	34	33
2017	23	22
2016	34	32
2015	28	25
2014	24	23
2013	31	29
2012	32	30
2011	24	22
2010	29	27
2009	22	21
2008	31	29
2007	34	30
2006	35	32
2005	34	31
2004	24	23
2003	28	27
2002	31	28
2001	33	30
2000	28	26
1999	38	33
1998	38	33
1997	21	19
1996	28	27
1995	28	25
1994	37	27
1993	24	24
1992	25	24
1991	29	23
1990	25	25
1989	36	32
1988	20	19
1987	47	41
1986	26	24
1985	29	26
1984	26	23
1983	34	32
1982	19	17
1981	26	23
1980	32	30
1979	44	40
1978	31	31
1977	21	21
1976	36	32
1975	34	28

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.Davidson County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Davidson County	North Carolina	United States
2024	18.5	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	18.1	14.5	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. Davidson County had 177,981 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Davidson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 282 fatal crashes	66	282 fatal crashes	23.4%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 282 fatal crashes	88	282 fatal crashes	31.2%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 201 occupant deaths with restraint use known	90	201 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.8%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 306 deaths	39	306 deaths	12.7%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 306 deaths	3	306 deaths	1.0%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 306 deaths	55	306 deaths	18.0%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 282 fatal crashes with the condition reported	150	282 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	53.2%	57.2%
In the darkof 282 fatal crashes with the condition reported	141	282 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	50.0%	46.3%

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.Davidson 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	14	7	9	16	46
Monday	7	5	11	14	37
Tuesday	6	7	12	13	38
Wednesday	3	6	17	16	42
Thursday	4	8	15	9	36
Friday	4	5	13	20	42
Saturday	14	4	7	16	41
All days	52	42	84	104	282

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.Davidson County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	40	14.2%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	20	7.1%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	70	24.8%	27.0%
Minor arterial	35	12.4%	16.1%
Major collector	60	21.3%	15.1%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.4%	5.7%
Local	56	19.9%	22.3%
Not reported	0	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.Davidson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	128
Dark, not lighted	118
Dark, lighted	23
Dawn	6
Dusk	7
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Davidson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	230
Cloudy	30
Rain	19
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Davidson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Davidson	In all of North Carolina
Interstate 85	Interstate	37	324
State Route 49	State highway	3	70
State Route 62	State highway	1 or 2	22
State Route 109	State highway	29	47
State Route 150	State highway	18	90
US Route 29	US highway	15	165
US Route 52	US highway	3	84
US Route 64	US highway	15	293

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 North Carolina

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Davidson County on the county map of North Carolina

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

Fewer than 106 counties
10 to 14.925 counties
15 to 19.934 counties
20 to 29.922 counties
30 or more13 counties
Davidson County: 18.1

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 North Carolina

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Davidson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Davie County	North Carolina	10	69	16.0
Forsyth County	North Carolina	39	419	11.0
Guilford County	North Carolina	74	649	12.1
Montgomery County	North Carolina	8	91	34.2
Randolph County	North Carolina	29	261	18.0
Rowan County	North Carolina	32	233	16.1
Stanly County	North Carolina	11	95	15.1

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of North Carolina have a population nearest to that of Davidson 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.
North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety ProgramThe highway safety office of North Carolina.

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 Davidson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 296 deaths in Davidson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 306 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Davidson in 2024?

The rate of Davidson County in 2024 was 18.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of North Carolina was 14.6. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 66 of 282 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 Davidson?

8 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 121 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.