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State Route 540
Fatal crashes 2015–2024 25Deaths 27Counties 1Latest 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.
Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 25 fatal crashes on State Route 540 in Florida, with 27 deaths.
That is 0.1% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 14% from 22 in 2005–2014 to 25 in 2015–2024.
The crashes were concentrated in Polk County (25).
32.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 12.0% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 3.7% and motorcyclists 18.5% of those killed.
Fatal crashes per year
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
| Measure | State Route 540 | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes, 2015–2024 | 25 | 30,387 |
| Deaths, 2015–2024 | 27 | 32,681 |
| Deaths per fatal crash | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Share of state fatal crashes | 0.1% | 100% |
| Change vs previous ten years | +14% | +19% |
Factor shares
Counties along the route
| # | County | Fatal crashes on SR-540 | Share of route | County total, all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 25 | 100% | 1,217 |
Hour of day
Share of fatal crashes on State Route 540 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Florida share for all roads.
Other routes in Florida
- US Route 1 1,222
- Interstate 95 1,026
- US Route 41 923
- Interstate 75 765
- US Route 27 670
- US Route 19 632
- US Route 441 594
- US Route 98 514
- US Route 17 506
- US Route 90 443
- US Route 301 397
- Interstate 10 394
All routes and counties in Florida
Questions and answers
How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 540 in Florida?
25 fatal crashes with 27 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 State Route 540 had the most fatal crashes?
Polk County (25).
What share of crashes on State Route 540 involved alcohol or speeding?
32.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 12.0% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.
When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 540?
44.0% 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.