Richmond County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 14 deaths in 13 fatal crashes in Richmond County in 2024.

FARS records 106 deaths in 93 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 24.3 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, Richmond County was number 54 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Richmond County rose by 1.0% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (105) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (106).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 75.3% of the fatal crashes in Richmond 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 Richmond 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.Richmond County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	14	13	6
2023	8	7	1 or 2
2022	15	14	1 or 2
2021	12	11	3
2020	8	5	1 or 2
2019	6	6	1 or 2
2018	12	11	1 or 2
2017	9	8	1 or 2
2016	17	13	5
2015	5	5	0
2015 to 2024	106	93	22

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 22 (1980)2024: 14

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

Table 2.Richmond County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	14	13
2023	8	7
2022	15	14
2021	12	11
2020	8	5
2019	6	6
2018	12	11
2017	9	8
2016	17	13
2015	5	5
2014	9	6
2013	12	11
2012	10	9
2011	12	12
2010	13	12
2009	5	5
2008	19	16
2007	11	11
2006	9	8
2005	5	5
2004	19	12
2003	16	13
2002	10	10
2001	8	8
2000	12	11
1999	7	7
1998	12	11
1997	19	18
1996	16	14
1995	17	16
1994	15	13
1993	14	12
1992	14	13
1991	14	12
1990	13	13
1989	21	20
1988	19	15
1987	14	14
1986	14	12
1985	18	14
1984	15	12
1983	8	8
1982	6	6
1981	14	13
1980	22	18
1979	11	11
1978	15	13
1977	17	16
1976	13	12
1975	17	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.Richmond County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Richmond County	North Carolina	United States
2024	33.2	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	24.3	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. Richmond County had 42,137 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Richmond County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 93 fatal crashes	22	93 fatal crashes	23.7%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 93 fatal crashes	31	93 fatal crashes	33.3%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 80 occupant deaths with restraint use known	37	80 occupant deathswith restraint use known	46.3%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 106 deaths	10	106 deaths	9.4%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 106 deaths	4	106 deaths	3.8%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 106 deaths	6	106 deaths	5.7%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 93 fatal crashes with the condition reported	70	93 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	75.3%	57.2%
In the darkof 93 fatal crashes with the condition reported	41	93 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	44.1%	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.Richmond 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	1 or 2	5	1 or 2	13
Monday	1 or 2	3	3	4	11
Tuesday	1 or 2	5	1 or 2	4	13
Wednesday	1 or 2	1 or 2	4	1 or 2	9
Thursday	0	1 or 2	5	3	10
Friday	0	1 or 2	5	7	14
Saturday	9	4	6	4	23
All days	17	20	30	26	93

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.Richmond County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	1 or 2	1.1%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	7	7.5%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	48	51.6%	27.0%
Minor arterial	6	6.5%	16.1%
Major collector	12	12.9%	15.1%
Minor collector	0	0.0%	5.7%
Local	19	20.4%	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.Richmond County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	50
Dark, not lighted	37
Dark, lighted	4
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Richmond County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	73
Cloudy	13
Rain	6
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 Richmond County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Richmond	In all of North Carolina
Interstate 73	Interstate	1 or 2	55
State Route 73	State highway	1 or 2	37
State Route 109	State highway	1 or 2	47
US Route 1	US highway	16	120
US Route 74	US highway	17	256
US Route 220	US highway	11	54

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.Richmond 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
Richmond County: 24.3

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 Richmond County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Anson County	North Carolina	13	61	26.2
Montgomery County	North Carolina	8	91	34.2
Moore County	North Carolina	17	183	18.1
Scotland County	North Carolina	8	120	35.0
Marlboro County	South Carolina	9	103	39.1

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 Richmond 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 Richmond in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 105 deaths in Richmond County from 2005 to 2014. It records 106 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Richmond in 2024?

The rate of Richmond County in 2024 was 33.2 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 Richmond had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 22 of 93 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 Richmond?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 47 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.