Augusta County, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 17 fatal crashes in Augusta County in 2024.

FARS records 160 deaths in 146 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 20.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Virginia in the same years is 10.1.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Augusta County was number 13 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Augusta County rose by 13.5% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (141) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (160).

In the counties of Virginia the deaths rose by 5.1% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 73.8% of the fatal crashes in Augusta County with a known setting were rural, against 55.4% in Virginia.

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 Augusta 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.Augusta County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	17	5
2023	14	12	1 or 2
2022	24	24	5
2021	18	15	1 or 2
2020	14	14	4
2019	14	13	4
2018	12	11	4
2017	18	16	3
2016	19	17	8
2015	9	7	3
2015 to 2024	160	146	40

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 26 (1990)2024: 18

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

Table 2.Augusta County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	17
2023	14	12
2022	24	24
2021	18	15
2020	14	14
2019	14	13
2018	12	11
2017	18	16
2016	19	17
2015	9	7
2014	9	8
2013	17	14
2012	10	10
2011	10	10
2010	9	8
2009	11	9
2008	17	16
2007	15	14
2006	19	18
2005	24	22
2004	13	11
2003	18	18
2002	10	9
2001	14	12
2000	18	16
1999	11	11
1998	19	18
1997	14	13
1996	26	25
1995	12	11
1994	7	7
1993	19	18
1992	16	16
1991	19	17
1990	26	20
1989	18	17
1988	19	17
1987	24	20
1986	19	13
1985	14	13
1984	13	13
1983	17	12
1982	22	20
1981	16	12
1980	20	16
1979	23	22
1978	10	9
1977	15	14
1976	20	17
1975	22	18

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.Augusta County beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
2024	22.9	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	20.9	10.1	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. Augusta County had 78,764 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Augusta County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 146 fatal crashes	40	146 fatal crashes	27.4%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 146 fatal crashes	36	146 fatal crashes	24.7%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 117 occupant deaths with restraint use known	67	117 occupant deathswith restraint use known	57.3%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 160 deaths	19	160 deaths	11.9%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 160 deaths	0	160 deaths	0.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 160 deaths	24	160 deaths	15.0%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 145 fatal crashes with the condition reported	107	145 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	73.8%	55.4%
In the darkof 145 fatal crashes with the condition reported	56	145 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	38.6%	45.4%

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.Augusta 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	6	3	15
Monday	4	1 or 2	9	9	24
Tuesday	4	8	9	4	25
Wednesday	3	3	7	4	17
Thursday	1 or 2	3	8	7	20
Friday	3	4	5	4	16
Saturday	4	4	9	12	29
All days	24	26	53	43	146

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.Augusta County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	35	24.3%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	1 or 2	0.7%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	6	4.2%	26.4%
Minor arterial	52	36.1%	24.4%
Major collector	30	20.8%	18.4%
Minor collector	7	4.9%	3.5%
Local	13	9.0%	10.0%
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.Augusta County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	84
Dark, not lighted	52
Dark, lighted	3
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Augusta County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	0
Cloudy	7
Rain	10
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	125

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Augusta County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Augusta	In all of Virginia
Interstate 64	Interstate	6	277
Interstate 81	Interstate	29	241
State Route 42	State highway	13	29
US Route 11	US highway	12	136
US Route 250	US highway	9	72
US Route 340	US highway	17	52

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 Virginia

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Augusta County on the county map of Virginia

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

Fewer than 1039 counties
10 to 14.921 counties
15 to 19.925 counties
20 to 29.927 counties
30 or more15 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown6 counties
Augusta County: 20.9

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 Virginia

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Augusta County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Albemarle County	Virginia	10	134	12.0
Bath County	Virginia	4	13	30.9
Highland County	Virginia	1 or 2	11	48.9
Nelson County	Virginia	9	60	40.6
Rockbridge County	Virginia	8	68	30.1
Rockingham County	Virginia	12	124	14.9
Staunton city	Virginia	0	5	2.0
Waynesboro city	Virginia	1 or 2	13	5.8
Pendleton County	West Virginia	1 or 2	18	27.6

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Virginia have a population nearest to that of Augusta 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.
Virginia DMV Highway Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Virginia.

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 Augusta in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 141 deaths in Augusta County from 2005 to 2014. It records 160 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Augusta in 2024?

The rate of Augusta County in 2024 was 22.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Virginia was 10.4. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 40 of 146 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 Augusta?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 86 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.