Robeson County, North Carolina: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 46 deaths in 37 fatal crashes in Robeson County in 2024.

FARS records 531 deaths in 474 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 42.5 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, Robeson County was number 4 of 100 counties of North Carolina.

Deaths in Robeson County rose by 2.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (516) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (531).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 81.4% of the fatal crashes in Robeson 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 Robeson 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.Robeson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	46	37	5
2023	65	62	9
2022	65	59	11
2021	62	56	18
2020	55	50	16
2019	45	39	11
2018	49	42	14
2017	53	42	14
2016	38	38	9
2015	53	49	15
2015 to 2024	531	474	122

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 72 (2007)2024: 46

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

Table 2.Robeson County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	46	37
2023	65	62
2022	65	59
2021	62	56
2020	55	50
2019	45	39
2018	49	42
2017	53	42
2016	38	38
2015	53	49
2014	32	27
2013	42	40
2012	51	47
2011	49	45
2010	46	43
2009	52	47
2008	57	52
2007	72	65
2006	71	59
2005	44	41
2004	61	49
2003	54	42
2002	59	53
2001	58	51
2000	57	47
1999	49	38
1998	54	43
1997	55	46
1996	53	48
1995	58	50
1994	43	40
1993	46	37
1992	44	37
1991	47	35
1990	49	37
1989	46	45
1988	53	42
1987	51	45
1986	45	44
1985	44	38
1984	42	40
1983	47	35
1982	26	25
1981	51	42
1980	41	33
1979	44	36
1978	53	42
1977	37	34
1976	59	46
1975	58	47

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.Robeson County beside North Carolina and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Robeson County	North Carolina	United States
2024	38.5	14.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	42.5	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. Robeson County had 119,400 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Robeson County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in North Carolina
A driver recorded as drinkingof 474 fatal crashes	122	474 fatal crashes	25.7%	25.3%
A speeding-related driverof 474 fatal crashes	163	474 fatal crashes	34.4%	31.8%
No restraint usedof 356 occupant deaths with restraint use known	208	356 occupant deathswith restraint use known	58.4%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 531 deaths	67	531 deaths	12.6%	14.9%
Bicyclistsof 531 deaths	19	531 deaths	3.6%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 531 deaths	59	531 deaths	11.1%	13.5%
On a rural roadof 473 fatal crashes with the condition reported	385	473 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	81.4%	57.2%
In the darkof 472 fatal crashes with the condition reported	236	472 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.Robeson 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	12	13	16	29	70
Monday	7	18	20	23	68
Tuesday	11	7	30	25	73
Wednesday	7	9	15	11	42
Thursday	13	11	17	24	65
Friday	10	17	20	32	79
Saturday	18	13	18	27	76
All days	78	88	136	171	473

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.Robeson County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in North Carolina
Interstate	54	11.4%	9.7%
Other freeways and expressways	4	0.8%	4.1%
Other principal arterial	62	13.1%	27.0%
Minor arterial	51	10.8%	16.1%
Major collector	128	27.1%	15.1%
Minor collector	58	12.3%	5.7%
Local	116	24.5%	22.3%
Not reported	1 or 2	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.Robeson County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	223
Dark, not lighted	217
Dark, lighted	19
Dawn	5
Dusk	8
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Robeson County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	406
Cloudy	28
Rain	32
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	6
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Robeson County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Robeson	In all of North Carolina
Interstate 74	Interstate	15	34
Interstate 95	Interstate	39	196
State Route 20	State highway	14	21
State Route 41	State highway	25	44
State Route 71	State highway	26	30
State Route 72	State highway	27	27
State Route 130	State highway	20	46
State Route 211	State highway	16	66
US Route 64	US highway	1 or 2	293
US Route 74	US highway	8	256
US Route 301	US highway	15	93
US Route 501	US highway	5	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.Robeson 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
Robeson County: 42.5

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 Robeson County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bladen County	North Carolina	6	108	34.3
Columbus County	North Carolina	18	204	38.4
Cumberland County	North Carolina	59	501	14.9
Hoke County	North Carolina	15	138	25.6
Scotland County	North Carolina	8	120	35.0
Dillon County	South Carolina	14	112	38.3
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 Robeson 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 Robeson in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 516 deaths in Robeson County from 2005 to 2014. It records 531 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Robeson in 2024?

The rate of Robeson County in 2024 was 38.5 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 Robeson had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 122 of 474 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 Robeson?

12 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 211 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.