Moore County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 17 deaths in 17 fatal crashes in Moore County in 2024.

FARS records 183 deaths in 162 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, Moore County was number 29 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Moore County rose by 35.6% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (135) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (183).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 69.1% of the fatal crashes in Moore 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 Moore 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.Moore County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	17	17	3
2023	27	20	1 or 2
2022	13	13	3
2021	23	19	4
2020	21	19	4
2019	13	13	3
2018	15	14	6
2017	19	19	4
2016	19	17	8
2015	16	11	5
2015 to 2024	183	162	42

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 27 (2023)2024: 17

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

Table 2.Moore County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	17	17
2023	27	20
2022	13	13
2021	23	19
2020	21	19
2019	13	13
2018	15	14
2017	19	19
2016	19	17
2015	16	11
2014	26	24
2013	9	9
2012	5	5
2011	14	14
2010	13	13
2009	9	9
2008	9	9
2007	18	17
2006	19	18
2005	13	13
2004	21	21
2003	19	17
2002	19	18
2001	19	19
2000	13	13
1999	18	15
1998	19	15
1997	13	12
1996	12	11
1995	10	10
1994	21	18
1993	13	11
1992	13	12
1991	11	10
1990	16	15
1989	19	16
1988	11	10
1987	22	22
1986	17	17
1985	18	14
1984	18	15
1983	13	13
1982	12	10
1981	10	10
1980	11	9
1979	20	14
1978	16	16
1977	10	10
1976	15	13
1975	11	11

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.Moore County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Moore County	North Carolina	United States
2024	15.7	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. Moore County had 108,383 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Moore County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 162 fatal crashes	42	162 fatal crashes	25.9%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 162 fatal crashes	51	162 fatal crashes	31.5%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 142 occupant deaths with restraint use known	54	142 occupant deathswith restraint use known	38.0%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 183 deaths	17	183 deaths	9.3%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 183 deaths	4	183 deaths	2.2%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 183 deaths	12	183 deaths	6.6%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 162 fatal crashes with the condition reported	112	162 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	69.1%	57.2%
In the darkof 160 fatal crashes with the condition reported	72	160 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	45.0%	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.Moore 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	3	3	3	15
Monday	8	10	7	8	33
Tuesday	1 or 2	6	7	1 or 2	17
Wednesday	3	8	6	8	25
Thursday	1 or 2	7	7	8	24
Friday	1 or 2	6	6	9	22
Saturday	7	3	7	8	25
All days	29	43	43	46	161

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.Moore County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	1 or 2	0.6%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	4	2.5%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	47	29.0%	27.0%
Minor arterial	35	21.6%	16.1%
Major collector	19	11.7%	15.1%
Minor collector	12	7.4%	5.7%
Local	44	27.2%	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.Moore County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	85
Dark, not lighted	58
Dark, lighted	12
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Moore County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	109
Cloudy	25
Rain	23
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
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 Moore County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Moore	In all of North Carolina
State Route 24	State highway	14	151
State Route 27	State highway	1 or 2	56
State Route 73	State highway	1 or 2	37
State Route 211	State highway	8	66
US Route 1	US highway	26	120
US Route 15	US highway	18	62
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.Moore 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
Moore 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 Moore County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Chatham County	North Carolina	17	141	18.6
Cumberland County	North Carolina	59	501	14.9
Harnett County	North Carolina	35	293	21.6
Hoke County	North Carolina	15	138	25.6
Lee County	North Carolina	12	135	21.4
Montgomery County	North Carolina	8	91	34.2
Randolph County	North Carolina	29	261	18.0
Richmond County	North Carolina	14	106	24.3

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 Moore 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 Moore in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 135 deaths in Moore County from 2005 to 2014. It records 183 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Moore in 2024?

The rate of Moore County in 2024 was 15.7 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 Moore had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 42 of 162 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 Moore?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 71 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.