Suffolk city, Virginia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 14 deaths in 14 fatal crashes in Suffolk city in 2024.

FARS records 110 deaths in 101 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 11.6 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, Suffolk city was number 23 of 133 counties of Virginia.

Deaths in Suffolk city fell by 17.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (134) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (110).

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

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 12.9% of fatal crashes in Suffolk city and 28.8% 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 Suffolk 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.Suffolk city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	14	14	1 or 2
2023	12	10	4
2022	8	8	1 or 2
2021	13	13	1 or 2
2020	8	8	1 or 2
2019	10	10	7
2018	5	5	1 or 2
2017	18	15	1 or 2
2016	7	5	0
2015	15	13	3
2015 to 2024	110	101	26

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 26 (2007)2024: 14

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

Table 2.Suffolk city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	14	14
2023	12	10
2022	8	8
2021	13	13
2020	8	8
2019	10	10
2018	5	5
2017	18	15
2016	7	5
2015	15	13
2014	12	11
2013	14	13
2012	12	12
2011	11	10
2010	15	15
2009	7	6
2008	17	16
2007	26	21
2006	12	12
2005	8	6
2004	16	16
2003	8	8
2002	20	17
2001	17	17
2000	13	13
1999	13	12
1998	23	18
1997	8	8
1996	12	12
1995	9	9
1994	13	13
1993	12	9
1992	15	13
1991	19	17
1990	14	13
1989	18	15
1988	17	13
1987	12	11
1986	22	18
1985	10	8
1984	14	14
1983	19	18
1982	15	13
1981	10	9
1980	15	14
1979	11	11
1978	10	10
1977	12	11
1976	7	6
1975	14	10

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.Suffolk city beside Virginia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Suffolk city	Virginia	United States
2024	13.6	10.4	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	11.6	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. Suffolk city had 103,007 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Suffolk city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Virginia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 101 fatal crashes	26	101 fatal crashes	25.7%	29.4%
A speeding-related driverof 101 fatal crashes	13	101 fatal crashes	12.9%	28.8%
No restraint usedof 85 occupant deaths with restraint use known	41	85 occupant deathswith restraint use known	48.2%	54.3%
Pedestriansof 110 deaths	10	110 deaths	9.1%	13.9%
Bicyclistsof 110 deaths	0	110 deaths	0.0%	1.6%
Motorcyclistsof 110 deaths	15	110 deaths	13.6%	12.3%
On a rural roadof 101 fatal crashes with the condition reported	53	101 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	52.5%	55.4%
In the darkof 101 fatal crashes with the condition reported	41	101 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	40.6%	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.Suffolk 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	5	1 or 2	10	6	23
Monday	1 or 2	1 or 2	6	4	13
Tuesday	1 or 2	4	4	6	15
Wednesday	0	1 or 2	7	1 or 2	11
Thursday	0	1 or 2	4	3	9
Friday	3	3	1 or 2	1 or 2	10
Saturday	6	1 or 2	5	8	20
All days	16	16	38	31	101

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.Suffolk city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Virginia
Interstate	6	6.1%	14.8%
Other freeways and expressways	18	18.2%	2.6%
Other principal arterial	42	42.4%	26.4%
Minor arterial	12	12.1%	24.4%
Major collector	13	13.1%	18.4%
Minor collector	1 or 2	2.0%	3.5%
Local	6	6.1%	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.Suffolk city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	56
Dark, not lighted	28
Dark, lighted	13
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Suffolk city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	0
Cloudy	9
Rain	15
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	75

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Suffolk city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Suffolk city	In all of Virginia
Interstate 664	Interstate	6	32
State Route 10	State highway	4	52
US Route 1	US highway	1 or 2	203
US Route 13	US highway	8	108
US Route 17	US highway	5	164
US Route 58	US highway	35	259
US Route 460	US highway	5	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.Suffolk 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
Suffolk city: 11.6

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 Suffolk 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
Gates County	North Carolina	5	34	31.0
Chesapeake city	Virginia	19	177	7.2
Isle of Wight County	Virginia	5	66	17.2
Newport News city	Virginia	19	167	9.2
Portsmouth city	Virginia	6	88	9.1
Southampton County	Virginia	6	52	29.0

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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 134 deaths in Suffolk city from 2005 to 2014. It records 110 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Suffolk city in 2024?

The rate of Suffolk city in 2024 was 13.6 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 Suffolk city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 26 of 101 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 Suffolk city?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 64 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.