Hoke County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 15 deaths in 15 fatal crashes in Hoke County in 2024.

FARS records 138 deaths in 123 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 25.6 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, Hoke County was number 40 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Hoke County rose by 21.1% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (114) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (138).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 82.9% of the fatal crashes in Hoke 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 Hoke 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.Hoke County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	15	15	4
2023	13	12	0
2022	11	9	1 or 2
2021	16	16	3
2020	19	17	1 or 2
2019	11	9	1 or 2
2018	5	5	1 or 2
2017	18	16	8
2016	15	14	4
2015	15	10	5
2015 to 2024	138	123	31

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 19 (2020)2024: 15

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

Table 2.Hoke County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	15	15
2023	13	12
2022	11	9
2021	16	16
2020	19	17
2019	11	9
2018	5	5
2017	18	16
2016	15	14
2015	15	10
2014	11	11
2013	6	6
2012	17	16
2011	11	11
2010	11	9
2009	10	9
2008	9	9
2007	15	12
2006	10	8
2005	14	11
2004	14	14
2003	13	13
2002	15	14
2001	11	9
2000	9	9
1999	4	4
1998	5	5
1997	12	12
1996	6	3
1995	16	12
1994	11	10
1993	6	5
1992	10	9
1991	9	8
1990	7	7
1989	9	8
1988	6	6
1987	10	10
1986	6	6
1985	4	4
1984	4	4
1983	7	7
1982	9	9
1981	1 or 2	1 or 2
1980	3	3
1979	11	10
1978	11	8
1977	5	5
1976	10	8
1975	12	8

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.Hoke County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Hoke County	North Carolina	United States
2024	26.9	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	25.6	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. Hoke County had 55,659 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Hoke County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 123 fatal crashes	31	123 fatal crashes	25.2%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 123 fatal crashes	44	123 fatal crashes	35.8%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 98 occupant deaths with restraint use known	39	98 occupant deathswith restraint use known	39.8%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 138 deaths	16	138 deaths	11.6%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 138 deaths	4	138 deaths	2.9%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 138 deaths	10	138 deaths	7.2%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 123 fatal crashes with the condition reported	102	123 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	82.9%	57.2%
In the darkof 122 fatal crashes with the condition reported	61	122 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.Hoke 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	5	3	3	4	15
Monday	1 or 2	3	3	7	14
Tuesday	4	1 or 2	5	4	15
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	3	7	16
Thursday	5	3	7	5	20
Friday	3	1 or 2	6	12	22
Saturday	3	3	4	10	20
All days	23	19	31	49	122

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.Hoke County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	0	0.0%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	40	32.5%	27.0%
Minor arterial	20	16.3%	16.1%
Major collector	14	11.4%	15.1%
Minor collector	15	12.2%	5.7%
Local	34	27.6%	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.Hoke County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	54
Dark, not lighted	59
Dark, lighted	1 or 2
Dawn	3
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Hoke County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	100
Cloudy	13
Rain	9
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 Hoke County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Hoke	In all of North Carolina
State Route 20	State highway	3	21
State Route 211	State highway	20	66
US Route 15	US highway	1 or 2	62
US Route 401	US highway	28	177
US Route 501	US highway	1 or 2	59

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.Hoke 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
Hoke County: 25.6

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 Hoke County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Cumberland County	North Carolina	59	501	14.9
Moore County	North Carolina	17	183	18.1
Robeson County	North Carolina	46	531	42.5
Scotland County	North Carolina	8	120	35.0

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 Hoke 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 Hoke in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 114 deaths in Hoke County from 2005 to 2014. It records 138 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Hoke in 2024?

The rate of Hoke County in 2024 was 26.9 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 Hoke had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 31 of 123 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 Hoke?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 54 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.