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Interstate 275

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 116Deaths 130Counties 3Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Interstate 275 in Florida was the trafficway in 116 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 130 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 12% from 132 in 2005–2014 to 116 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Pinellas County (57), Hillsborough County (51) and Manatee County (8).

37.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 10.3% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 10.8% and motorcyclists 22.3% of those killed.

116fatal crashes, 2015–2024-12% vs 2005–2014
130people killed1.1 per fatal crash
38%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
10%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

011222000200520102015202020242000: 13 crashes2001: 12 crashes2002: 15 crashes2003: 12 crashes2004: 14 crashes2005: 15 crashes2006: 16 crashes2007: 22 crashes2008: 12 crashes2009: 8 crashes2010: 14 crashes2011: 8 crashes2012: 14 crashes2013: 11 crashes2014: 12 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 19 crashes2017: 12 crashes2018: 12 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 14 crashes2021: 16 crashes2022: 13 crashes2023: 9 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 275 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Florida

MeasureInterstate 275Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–202411630,387
Deaths, 2015–202413032,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years-12%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking37.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver10.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed22.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes65.5%

tick marks the Florida share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on I-275Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Pinellas County5749%1,140
2Hillsborough County5144%1,993
3Manatee County87%613

Hour of day

12am5.2%
1am5.2%
2am10.3%
3am8.6%
4am3.4%
5am3.4%
6am1.7%
7am7.8%
8am0.9%
9am2.6%
10am1.7%
11am2.6%
12pm3.4%
1pm1.7%
2pm0.9%
3pm4.3%
4pm6.9%
5pm0%
6pm6%
7pm5.2%
8pm4.3%
9pm4.3%
10pm3.4%
11pm6%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 275 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Florida share for all roads.

Other routes in Florida

All routes and counties in Florida

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 275 in Florida?

116 fatal crashes with 130 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along Interstate 275 had the most fatal crashes?

Pinellas County (57), Hillsborough County (51) and Manatee County (8).

What share of crashes on Interstate 275 involved alcohol or speeding?

37.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 10.3% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 275?

65.5% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.