Chesapeake city, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 19 deaths in 19 fatal crashes in Chesapeake city in 2024.

FARS records 177 deaths in 173 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 7.2 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, Chesapeake city was number 8 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Chesapeake city rose by 0.6% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (176) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (177).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 26.2% of the fatal crashes in Chesapeake city 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 Chesapeake city 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.Chesapeake city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	19	19	5
2023	17	17	4
2022	14	14	3
2021	23	22	8
2020	12	12	1 or 2
2019	17	16	8
2018	20	19	8
2017	18	18	5
2016	19	18	4
2015	18	18	4
2015 to 2024	177	173	51

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Chesapeake city by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 31 (1975)2024: 19

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

Table 2.Chesapeake city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	19	19
2023	17	17
2022	14	14
2021	23	22
2020	12	12
2019	17	16
2018	20	19
2017	18	18
2016	19	18
2015	18	18
2014	9	9
2013	11	11
2012	13	13
2011	25	23
2010	13	12
2009	18	17
2008	15	14
2007	25	24
2006	26	23
2005	21	21
2004	13	11
2003	17	17
2002	19	18
2001	20	20
2000	12	12
1999	12	11
1998	26	22
1997	15	15
1996	13	13
1995	19	19
1994	22	15
1993	20	16
1992	17	15
1991	14	14
1990	17	16
1989	18	17
1988	19	15
1987	21	18
1986	24	22
1985	19	17
1984	25	22
1983	17	14
1982	26	18
1981	19	16
1980	16	14
1979	16	15
1978	20	20
1977	23	19
1976	14	14
1975	31	25

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.Chesapeake city beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Chesapeake city	Virginia	United States
2024	7.5	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	7.2	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. Chesapeake city had 254,770 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Chesapeake city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 173 fatal crashes	51	173 fatal crashes	29.5%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 173 fatal crashes	49	173 fatal crashes	28.3%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 113 occupant deaths with restraint use known	58	113 occupant deathswith restraint use known	51.3%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 177 deaths	28	177 deaths	15.8%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 177 deaths	7	177 deaths	4.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 177 deaths	25	177 deaths	14.1%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 172 fatal crashes with the condition reported	45	172 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	26.2%	55.4%
In the darkof 172 fatal crashes with the condition reported	94	172 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	54.7%	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.Chesapeake city: 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	15	4	8	8	35
Monday	4	1 or 2	6	7	19
Tuesday	1 or 2	3	6	8	19
Wednesday	3	5	5	6	19
Thursday	6	7	3	10	26
Friday	5	1 or 2	7	7	20
Saturday	6	1 or 2	10	16	34
All days	41	24	45	62	172

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.Chesapeake city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	40	23.4%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	8	4.7%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	39	22.8%	26.4%
Minor arterial	43	25.1%	24.4%
Major collector	21	12.3%	18.4%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.6%	3.5%
Local	19	11.1%	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.Chesapeake city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	68
Dark, not lighted	26
Dark, lighted	67
Dawn	6
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Chesapeake city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	0
Cloudy	15
Rain	20
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	135

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Chesapeake city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Chesapeake city	In all of Virginia
Interstate 64	Interstate	18	277
Interstate 264	Interstate	6	65
Interstate 664	Interstate	12	32
State Route 165	State highway	6	33
State Route 168	State highway	15	32
US Route 13	US highway	15	108
US Route 17	US highway	14	164
US Route 58	US highway	14	259
US Route 460	US highway	1 or 2	242

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.Chesapeake city 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
Chesapeake city: 7.2

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 Chesapeake city
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Camden County	North Carolina	0	9	8.4
Currituck County	North Carolina	1 or 2	45	15.8
Norfolk city	Virginia	20	203	8.5
Portsmouth city	Virginia	6	88	9.1
Suffolk city	Virginia	14	110	11.6
Virginia Beach city	Virginia	24	271	6.0

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 Chesapeake city. 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 Chesapeake city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 176 deaths in Chesapeake city from 2005 to 2014. It records 177 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Chesapeake city in 2024?

The rate of Chesapeake city in 2024 was 7.5 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 Chesapeake city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 51 of 173 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 Chesapeake city?

9 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 101 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.