Pittsylvania County, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 18 fatal crashes in Pittsylvania County in 2024.

FARS records 162 deaths in 158 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 26.7 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, Pittsylvania County was number 12 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Pittsylvania County rose by 15.7% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (140) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (162).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 89.9% of the fatal crashes in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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.Pittsylvania County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	18	4
2023	13	12	1 or 2
2022	16	16	5
2021	15	15	6
2020	18	17	7
2019	15	14	6
2018	20	19	7
2017	14	14	7
2016	14	14	6
2015	19	19	9
2015 to 2024	162	158	59

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 30 (1978)2024: 18

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

Table 2.Pittsylvania County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	18
2023	13	12
2022	16	16
2021	15	15
2020	18	17
2019	15	14
2018	20	19
2017	14	14
2016	14	14
2015	19	19
2014	16	14
2013	8	8
2012	18	18
2011	9	9
2010	14	14
2009	15	14
2008	16	15
2007	22	21
2006	11	8
2005	11	10
2004	15	15
2003	9	8
2002	25	21
2001	22	19
2000	14	11
1999	10	9
1998	15	12
1997	16	16
1996	13	12
1995	18	17
1994	17	15
1993	14	13
1992	15	15
1991	16	15
1990	28	25
1989	15	15
1988	15	14
1987	26	20
1986	19	18
1985	21	20
1984	14	14
1983	11	10
1982	17	16
1981	24	22
1980	27	26
1979	25	23
1978	30	25
1977	21	21
1976	18	18
1975	22	21

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.Pittsylvania County beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Pittsylvania County	Virginia	United States
2024	30.2	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	26.7	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. Pittsylvania County had 59,505 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Pittsylvania County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 158 fatal crashes	59	158 fatal crashes	37.3%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 158 fatal crashes	39	158 fatal crashes	24.7%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 132 occupant deaths with restraint use known	75	132 occupant deathswith restraint use known	56.8%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 162 deaths	14	162 deaths	8.6%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 162 deaths	0	162 deaths	0.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 162 deaths	15	162 deaths	9.3%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 158 fatal crashes with the condition reported	142	158 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	89.9%	55.4%
In the darkof 158 fatal crashes with the condition reported	65	158 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	41.1%	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.Pittsylvania 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	8	3	9	11	31
Monday	1 or 2	5	6	8	20
Tuesday	1 or 2	5	10	7	24
Wednesday	1 or 2	5	7	5	19
Thursday	1 or 2	1 or 2	9	6	18
Friday	3	1 or 2	10	7	22
Saturday	5	1 or 2	5	13	24
All days	23	22	56	57	158

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.Pittsylvania County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	0	0.0%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	4	2.5%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	37	23.4%	26.4%
Minor arterial	27	17.1%	24.4%
Major collector	54	34.2%	18.4%
Minor collector	14	8.9%	3.5%
Local	22	13.9%	10.0%
Not reported	0	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.Pittsylvania County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	84
Dark, not lighted	65
Dark, lighted	0
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	8
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Pittsylvania County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	1 or 2
Cloudy	13
Rain	18
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	124

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Pittsylvania County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Pittsylvania	In all of Virginia
State Route 40	State highway	11	55
State Route 57	State highway	1 or 2	29
US Route 29	US highway	29	193
US Route 58	US highway	12	259

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.Pittsylvania 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
Pittsylvania County: 26.7

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 Pittsylvania County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Caswell County	North Carolina	7	55	24.4
Rockingham County	North Carolina	13	155	16.9
Bedford County	Virginia	17	127	15.9
Campbell County	Virginia	12	109	19.7
Danville city	Virginia	4	48	11.5
Franklin County	Virginia	18	125	22.4
Halifax County	Virginia	7	94	27.5
Henry County	Virginia	17	125	24.7

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 Pittsylvania 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.

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 Pittsylvania in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 140 deaths in Pittsylvania County from 2005 to 2014. It records 162 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Pittsylvania in 2024?

The rate of Pittsylvania County in 2024 was 30.2 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 Pittsylvania had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 59 of 158 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 Pittsylvania?

4 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 54 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.