Findings from the FARS data
Each finding answers one question with one table for all states or for the largest counties. A program writes the sentences from the figures with fixed rules. The tables order places by a figure, not by a judgement. The edition of November 2026 keeps the first rows of each table, so a reader can see how the order moves: every edition.
Fatal crash deaths for each 100,000 residents, by state, 2024
In 2024, the rate of deaths for each 100,000 residents was largest in Mississippi (25.5) and smallest in Rhode Island (4.7).
Fatal crash deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles, by state, 2024
In 2024, the rate of deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles was largest in Mississippi (1.81) and smallest in Massachusetts (0.59).
Change in fatal crash deaths by state, 2023 to 2024
Deaths in fatal crashes rose in 18 of 51 areas from 2023 to 2024.
The 50 counties with the most fatal crash deaths, 2015 to 2024
The county with the most deaths in fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024 was Los Angeles County, California, with 7,783.
County rates of fatal crash deaths, 2015 to 2024
422 counties had 200 deaths or more in fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.