Washoe County, Nevada: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 50 deaths in 46 fatal crashes in Washoe County in 2024.

FARS records 460 deaths in 437 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 9.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Nevada in the same years is 11.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Washoe County was number 2 of 17 counties of Nevada.

Deaths in Washoe County rose by 46.5% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (314) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (460).

In the counties of Nevada the deaths rose by 14.0% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 13.3% of the fatal crashes in Washoe County with a known setting were rural, against 28.3% in Nevada.

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 Washoe 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.Washoe County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	50	46	14
2023	53	52	14
2022	55	55	17
2021	41	41	10
2020	52	50	16
2019	38	38	14
2018	44	38	9
2017	40	38	14
2016	50	45	19
2015	37	34	14
2015 to 2024	460	437	141

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 57 (1979)2024: 50

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

Table 2.Washoe County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	50	46
2023	53	52
2022	55	55
2021	41	41
2020	52	50
2019	38	38
2018	44	38
2017	40	38
2016	50	45
2015	37	34
2014	38	36
2013	19	19
2012	32	32
2011	30	29
2010	30	26
2009	21	18
2008	31	30
2007	45	43
2006	31	30
2005	37	35
2004	49	43
2003	53	52
2002	36	31
2001	38	37
2000	42	35
1999	41	38
1998	38	37
1997	43	41
1996	43	40
1995	38	32
1994	48	43
1993	24	23
1992	33	29
1991	29	27
1990	46	40
1989	32	29
1988	34	34
1987	35	33
1986	33	31
1985	44	40
1984	42	38
1983	39	38
1982	46	35
1981	33	31
1980	48	44
1979	57	53
1978	54	49
1977	43	34
1976	32	29
1975	42	35

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.Washoe County beside Nevada and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Washoe County	Nevada	United States
2024	9.9	12.8	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	9.6	11.6	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. Washoe County had 505,384 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Washoe County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Nevada
A driver recorded as drinkingof 437 fatal crashes	141	437 fatal crashes	32.3%	28.9%
A speeding-related driverof 437 fatal crashes	92	437 fatal crashes	21.1%	30.2%
No restraint usedof 188 occupant deaths with restraint use known	79	188 occupant deathswith restraint use known	42.0%	44.8%
Pedestriansof 460 deaths	126	460 deaths	27.4%	23.6%
Bicyclistsof 460 deaths	15	460 deaths	3.3%	2.9%
Motorcyclistsof 460 deaths	93	460 deaths	20.2%	19.6%
On a rural roadof 435 fatal crashes with the condition reported	58	435 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	13.3%	28.3%
In the darkof 434 fatal crashes with the condition reported	243	434 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	56.0%	52.4%

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.Washoe 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	29	5	13	18	65
Monday	14	13	16	18	61
Tuesday	5	14	11	19	49
Wednesday	8	5	18	16	47
Thursday	9	12	16	17	54
Friday	12	13	22	33	80
Saturday	16	12	15	38	81
All days	93	74	111	159	437

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.Washoe County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Nevada
Interstate	88	20.4%	13.7%
Other freeways and expressways	13	3.0%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	148	34.3%	32.4%
Minor arterial	101	23.4%	31.0%
Major collector	0	0.0%	3.0%
Minor collector	24	5.6%	7.2%
Local	58	13.4%	10.1%
Not reported	5	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.Washoe County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	170
Dark, not lighted	86
Dark, lighted	156
Dawn	3
Dusk	18
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	3

Table 8.Washoe County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	336
Cloudy	75
Rain	11
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	5
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	3
Other or not reported	5

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Washoe County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Washoe	In all of Nevada
Interstate 80	Interstate	59	155
Interstate 580	Interstate	20	27
State Route 445	State highway	21	21
State Route 659	State highway	27	27
US Route 395	US highway	29	44

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 Nevada

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Washoe County on the county map of Nevada

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 102 counties
10 to 14.92 counties
15 to 19.91 county
20 to 29.93 counties
30 or more9 counties
Washoe County: 9.6

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 Nevada

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Washoe County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Lassen County	California	3	90	29.4
Modoc County	California	4	30	34.3
Nevada County	California	8	148	14.7
Placer County	California	40	334	8.3
Sierra County	California	1 or 2	14	45.3
Carson City	Nevada	3	47	8.3
Churchill County	Nevada	0	72	28.7
Humboldt County	Nevada	3	55	32.2
Lyon County	Nevada	13	94	16.2
Pershing County	Nevada	3	26	39.8
Storey County	Nevada	1 or 2	18	44.0
Harney County	Oregon	1 or 2	49	66.3
Lake County	Oregon	3	35	43.4

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Nevada have a population nearest to that of Washoe 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.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

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 Washoe in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 314 deaths in Washoe County from 2005 to 2014. It records 460 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Washoe in 2024?

The rate of Washoe County in 2024 was 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Nevada was 12.8. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Washoe had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 141 of 437 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 Washoe?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 156 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.