Halifax County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 13 deaths in 13 fatal crashes in Halifax County in 2024.

FARS records 152 deaths in 137 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 30.7 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, Halifax County was number 35 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Halifax County rose by 13.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (134) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (152).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 81.0% of the fatal crashes in Halifax County with a known setting were rural, against 57.2% 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 Halifax 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.Halifax County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	13	13	3
2023	21	19	4
2022	17	14	3
2021	17	16	5
2020	21	17	8
2019	14	12	4
2018	15	15	5
2017	12	11	6
2016	10	10	1 or 2
2015	12	10	3
2015 to 2024	152	137	43

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 29 (1991)2024: 13

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

Table 2.Halifax County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	13	13
2023	21	19
2022	17	14
2021	17	16
2020	21	17
2019	14	12
2018	15	15
2017	12	11
2016	10	10
2015	12	10
2014	9	9
2013	12	12
2012	14	12
2011	10	9
2010	10	7
2009	8	7
2008	16	16
2007	21	20
2006	13	12
2005	21	18
2004	12	11
2003	13	11
2002	22	18
2001	18	13
2000	16	14
1999	18	17
1998	26	20
1997	14	14
1996	14	14
1995	19	18
1994	29	21
1993	14	13
1992	20	18
1991	29	24
1990	15	15
1989	21	19
1988	28	21
1987	14	11
1986	16	13
1985	21	20
1984	16	15
1983	13	11
1982	22	22
1981	18	17
1980	12	11
1979	14	12
1978	17	13
1977	20	18
1976	18	16
1975	22	20

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.Halifax County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Halifax County	North Carolina	United States
2024	27.7	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	30.7	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. Halifax County had 46,993 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Halifax County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 137 fatal crashes	43	137 fatal crashes	31.4%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 137 fatal crashes	37	137 fatal crashes	27.0%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 109 occupant deaths with restraint use known	56	109 occupant deathswith restraint use known	51.4%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 152 deaths	18	152 deaths	11.8%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 152 deaths	0	152 deaths	0.0%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 152 deaths	9	152 deaths	5.9%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 137 fatal crashes with the condition reported	111	137 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	81.0%	57.2%
In the darkof 136 fatal crashes with the condition reported	72	136 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	52.9%	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.Halifax 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	6	1 or 2	5	3	15
Monday	3	1 or 2	8	6	19
Tuesday	4	4	4	6	18
Wednesday	1 or 2	3	7	4	16
Thursday	5	1 or 2	4	4	15
Friday	3	5	6	9	23
Saturday	10	3	9	9	31
All days	33	20	43	41	137

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.Halifax County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	34	24.8%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	32	23.4%	27.0%
Minor arterial	12	8.8%	16.1%
Major collector	23	16.8%	15.1%
Minor collector	7	5.1%	5.7%
Local	29	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.Halifax County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	62
Dark, not lighted	63
Dark, lighted	8
Dawn	0
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Halifax County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	110
Cloudy	11
Rain	14
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 Halifax County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Halifax	In all of North Carolina
Interstate 95	Interstate	34	196
State Route 43	State highway	4	44
State Route 48	State highway	13	20
State Route 903	State highway	5	41
US Route 158	US highway	13	139
US Route 258	US highway	1 or 2	64
US Route 301	US highway	7	93

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.Halifax 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
Halifax County: 30.7

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 Halifax County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bertie County	North Carolina	1 or 2	60	32.8
Edgecombe County	North Carolina	15	118	23.3
Martin County	North Carolina	5	46	20.7
Nash County	North Carolina	12	232	24.3
Northampton County	North Carolina	7	73	39.6
Warren County	North Carolina	8	71	36.7

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 Halifax 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 Halifax in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 134 deaths in Halifax County from 2005 to 2014. It records 152 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Halifax in 2024?

The rate of Halifax County in 2024 was 27.7 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 Halifax had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 43 of 137 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 Halifax?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 77 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.