Edgecombe County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 15 deaths in 11 fatal crashes in Edgecombe County in 2024.

FARS records 118 deaths in 104 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 23.3 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, Edgecombe County was number 50 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Edgecombe County rose by 21.6% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (97) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (118).

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

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 42.3% of fatal crashes in Edgecombe County and 31.8% 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 Edgecombe 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.Edgecombe County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	15	11	5
2023	15	14	5
2022	8	6	1 or 2
2021	14	14	6
2020	10	8	3
2019	13	11	1 or 2
2018	11	11	3
2017	14	12	3
2016	7	7	5
2015	11	10	3
2015 to 2024	118	104	37

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 24 (1993)2024: 15

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

Table 2.Edgecombe County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	15	11
2023	15	14
2022	8	6
2021	14	14
2020	10	8
2019	13	11
2018	11	11
2017	14	12
2016	7	7
2015	11	10
2014	9	6
2013	8	8
2012	9	9
2011	3	3
2010	13	13
2009	9	9
2008	7	7
2007	13	13
2006	13	12
2005	13	11
2004	13	12
2003	10	10
2002	10	9
2001	6	6
2000	8	8
1999	7	7
1998	8	6
1997	16	15
1996	13	12
1995	10	9
1994	12	11
1993	24	16
1992	13	10
1991	3	3
1990	16	15
1989	11	11
1988	9	9
1987	18	14
1986	15	14
1985	14	14
1984	15	15
1983	5	5
1982	11	11
1981	21	16
1980	12	11
1979	17	17
1978	12	10
1977	17	12
1976	15	15
1975	15	15

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.Edgecombe County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Edgecombe County	North Carolina	United States
2024	30.6	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	23.3	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. Edgecombe County had 49,066 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Edgecombe County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 104 fatal crashes	37	104 fatal crashes	35.6%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 104 fatal crashes	44	104 fatal crashes	42.3%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 98 occupant deaths with restraint use known	56	98 occupant deathswith restraint use known	57.1%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 118 deaths	7	118 deaths	5.9%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 118 deaths	1 or 2	118 deaths	0.8%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 118 deaths	7	118 deaths	5.9%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 104 fatal crashes with the condition reported	64	104 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	61.5%	57.2%
In the darkof 104 fatal crashes with the condition reported	39	104 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	37.5%	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.Edgecombe 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	4	4	3	8	19
Monday	0	6	5	8	19
Tuesday	0	4	1 or 2	4	10
Wednesday	1 or 2	3	4	3	12
Thursday	3	3	3	1 or 2	10
Friday	1 or 2	4	7	3	16
Saturday	7	6	1 or 2	4	18
All days	18	30	25	31	104

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.Edgecombe County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	1 or 2	1.0%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	8	7.7%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	22	21.2%	27.0%
Minor arterial	12	11.5%	16.1%
Major collector	27	26.0%	15.1%
Minor collector	12	11.5%	5.7%
Local	22	21.2%	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.Edgecombe County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	58
Dark, not lighted	29
Dark, lighted	10
Dawn	5
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Edgecombe County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	82
Cloudy	13
Rain	8
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Edgecombe County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Edgecombe	In all of North Carolina
Interstate 95	Interstate	1 or 2	196
State Route 11	State highway	3	85
State Route 33	State highway	6	33
State Route 42	State highway	1 or 2	57
State Route 43	State highway	7	44
State Route 97	State highway	6	30
State Route 111	State highway	8	33
US Route 64	US highway	20	293
US Route 258	US highway	4	64

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.Edgecombe 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
Edgecombe County: 23.3

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 Edgecombe County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Halifax County	North Carolina	13	152	30.7
Martin County	North Carolina	5	46	20.7
Nash County	North Carolina	12	232	24.3
Pitt County	North Carolina	26	261	14.7
Wilson County	North Carolina	21	164	20.3

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 Edgecombe 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.

Cite this page

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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 Edgecombe in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 97 deaths in Edgecombe County from 2005 to 2014. It records 118 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Edgecombe in 2024?

The rate of Edgecombe County in 2024 was 30.6 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 Edgecombe had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 37 of 104 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 Edgecombe?

9 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 57 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.