Richmond city, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 18 fatal crashes in Richmond city in 2024.

FARS records 205 deaths in 200 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 9.0 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, Richmond city was number 6 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Richmond city rose by 25.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (163) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (205).

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 Richmond 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 Richmond 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.Richmond city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	18	7
2023	29	29	4
2022	33	32	7
2021	17	17	7
2020	27	26	7
2019	16	14	1 or 2
2018	15	15	8
2017	21	21	3
2016	16	15	5
2015	13	13	5
2015 to 2024	205	200	55

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 35 (1975)2024: 18

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

Table 2.Richmond city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	18
2023	29	29
2022	33	32
2021	17	17
2020	27	26
2019	16	14
2018	15	15
2017	21	21
2016	16	15
2015	13	13
2014	9	9
2013	12	11
2012	16	14
2011	18	16
2010	15	15
2009	16	15
2008	20	19
2007	29	24
2006	19	18
2005	9	9
2004	15	13
2003	12	12
2002	16	16
2001	22	22
2000	22	18
1999	9	9
1998	20	19
1997	20	20
1996	20	17
1995	10	9
1994	11	11
1993	19	16
1992	19	18
1991	16	14
1990	21	21
1989	28	23
1988	20	20
1987	24	22
1986	19	19
1985	16	16
1984	19	19
1983	28	24
1982	28	27
1981	24	23
1980	11	10
1979	17	12
1978	23	22
1977	23	21
1976	33	31
1975	35	31

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.Richmond city beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Richmond city	Virginia	United States
2024	7.7	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	9.0	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. Richmond city had 234,807 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Richmond city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 200 fatal crashes	55	200 fatal crashes	27.5%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 200 fatal crashes	58	200 fatal crashes	29.0%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 104 occupant deaths with restraint use known	72	104 occupant deathswith restraint use known	69.2%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 205 deaths	64	205 deaths	31.2%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 205 deaths	4	205 deaths	2.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 205 deaths	31	205 deaths	15.1%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 198 fatal crashes with the condition reported	3	198 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	1.5%	55.4%
In the darkof 199 fatal crashes with the condition reported	104	199 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	52.3%	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.Richmond 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	3	9	6	31
Monday	10	3	7	3	23
Tuesday	1 or 2	3	6	8	18
Wednesday	3	1 or 2	10	11	26
Thursday	3	3	6	10	22
Friday	9	6	6	19	40
Saturday	9	6	13	12	40
All days	48	26	57	69	200

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.Richmond city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	33	17.3%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	8	4.2%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	92	48.2%	26.4%
Minor arterial	38	19.9%	24.4%
Major collector	12	6.3%	18.4%
Minor collector	0	0.0%	3.5%
Local	8	4.2%	10.0%
Not reported	9	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.Richmond city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	81
Dark, not lighted	13
Dark, lighted	91
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	12
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Richmond city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	0
Cloudy	9
Rain	22
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	167

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Richmond city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Richmond city	In all of Virginia
Interstate 64	Interstate	6	277
Interstate 95	Interstate	29	290
State Route 10	State highway	11	52
State Route 33	State highway	1 or 2	32
US Route 1	US highway	26	203
US Route 15	US highway	1 or 2	87
US Route 33	US highway	4	62
US Route 60	US highway	7	138
US Route 250	US highway	9	72
US Route 301	US highway	1 or 2	48
US Route 360	US highway	23	141

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.Richmond 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
Richmond city: 9.0

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 Richmond city
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Chesterfield County	Virginia	32	292	8.1
Henrico County	Virginia	46	294	8.9

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 Richmond 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 Richmond city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 163 deaths in Richmond city from 2005 to 2014. It records 205 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Richmond city in 2024?

The rate of Richmond city in 2024 was 7.7 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 Richmond city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 55 of 200 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 Richmond city?

11 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 119 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.