Norfolk city, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 20 deaths in 20 fatal crashes in Norfolk city in 2024.

FARS records 203 deaths in 199 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 8.5 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, Norfolk city was number 7 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Norfolk city rose by 16.0% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (175) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (203).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 1.5% of the fatal crashes in Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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.Norfolk city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	20	20	8
2023	15	15	5
2022	23	23	6
2021	28	27	9
2020	25	23	8
2019	24	24	9
2018	16	16	1 or 2
2017	19	18	5
2016	18	18	3
2015	15	15	6
2015 to 2024	203	199	61

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 47 (1985)2024: 20

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

Table 2.Norfolk city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	20	20
2023	15	15
2022	23	23
2021	28	27
2020	25	23
2019	24	24
2018	16	16
2017	19	18
2016	18	18
2015	15	15
2014	21	20
2013	25	24
2012	18	18
2011	17	14
2010	9	7
2009	24	19
2008	19	19
2007	10	10
2006	18	16
2005	14	14
2004	13	12
2003	15	15
2002	10	10
2001	25	19
2000	23	20
1999	24	21
1998	20	20
1997	27	25
1996	18	18
1995	24	22
1994	20	18
1993	26	24
1992	24	23
1991	26	24
1990	35	33
1989	21	19
1988	37	33
1987	33	30
1986	32	30
1985	47	43
1984	43	39
1983	25	24
1982	38	35
1981	32	26
1980	38	37
1979	29	29
1978	35	33
1977	30	28
1976	28	28
1975	34	28

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.Norfolk city beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Norfolk city	Virginia	United States
2024	8.7	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	8.5	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. Norfolk city had 231,105 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Norfolk city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 199 fatal crashes	61	199 fatal crashes	30.7%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 199 fatal crashes	47	199 fatal crashes	23.6%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 97 occupant deaths with restraint use known	58	97 occupant deathswith restraint use known	59.8%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 203 deaths	58	203 deaths	28.6%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 203 deaths	6	203 deaths	3.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 203 deaths	38	203 deaths	18.7%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 199 fatal crashes with the condition reported	3	199 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	1.5%	55.4%
In the darkof 199 fatal crashes with the condition reported	115	199 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	57.8%	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.Norfolk 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	13	4	6	9	32
Monday	4	3	6	11	24
Tuesday	1 or 2	7	6	12	27
Wednesday	4	6	5	12	27
Thursday	6	7	7	10	30
Friday	4	3	9	12	28
Saturday	14	1 or 2	5	10	31
All days	47	32	44	76	199

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.Norfolk city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	34	17.4%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	82	42.1%	26.4%
Minor arterial	53	27.2%	24.4%
Major collector	14	7.2%	18.4%
Minor collector	0	0.0%	3.5%
Local	12	6.2%	10.0%
Not reported	4	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.Norfolk city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	75
Dark, not lighted	5
Dark, lighted	110
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	7
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Norfolk city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	0
Cloudy	14
Rain	26
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	159

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Norfolk city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Norfolk city	In all of Virginia
Interstate 64	Interstate	23	277
Interstate 264	Interstate	9	65
State Route 24	State highway	1 or 2	24
State Route 165	State highway	16	33
State Route 168	State highway	17	32
US Route 13	US highway	10	108
US Route 58	US highway	7	259
US Route 60	US highway	6	138
US Route 460	US highway	20	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.Norfolk 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
Norfolk city: 8.5

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 Virginia

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Norfolk city
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Chesapeake city	Virginia	19	177	7.2
Hampton city	Virginia	13	129	9.5
Portsmouth city	Virginia	6	88	9.1
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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 175 deaths in Norfolk city from 2005 to 2014. It records 203 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Norfolk city in 2024?

The rate of Norfolk city in 2024 was 8.7 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 Norfolk city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 61 of 199 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 Norfolk city?

9 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 109 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.