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US Route 27
Fatal crashes 2015–2024 670Deaths 748Counties 21Latest 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.
US Route 27 in Florida was the trafficway in 670 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 748 people died.
That is 2.2% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 19% from 561 in 2005–2014 to 670 in 2015–2024.
The crashes were concentrated in Polk County (119), Highlands County (89) and Miami-Dade County (84) and 18 other counties.
20.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 7.9% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 15.8% and motorcyclists 13.2% 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 | US Route 27 | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes, 2015–2024 | 670 | 30,387 |
| Deaths, 2015–2024 | 748 | 32,681 |
| Deaths per fatal crash | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Share of state fatal crashes | 2.2% | 100% |
| Change vs previous ten years | +19% | +19% |
Factor shares
Counties along the route
| # | County | Fatal crashes on US-27 | Share of route | County total, all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 119 | 18% | 1,217 |
| 2 | Highlands County | 89 | 13% | 225 |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County | 84 | 13% | 2,902 |
| 4 | Lake County | 83 | 12% | 547 |
| 5 | Marion County | 49 | 7% | 840 |
| 6 | Broward County | 46 | 7% | 2,318 |
| 7 | Leon County | 43 | 6% | 336 |
| 8 | Palm Beach County | 37 | 6% | 1,788 |
| 9 | Levy County | 26 | 4% | 168 |
| 10 | Glades County | 21 | 3% | 64 |
| 11 | Hendry County | 17 | 3% | 121 |
| 12 | Alachua County | 12 | 2% | 476 |
| 13 | Suwannee County | 10 | 1% | 152 |
| 14 | Columbia County | 9 | 1% | 217 |
| 15 | Lafayette County | 9 | 1% | 18 |
| 16 | Gadsden County | 6 | 1% | 134 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 4 | 1% | 41 |
| 18 | Sumter County | 2 | 0% | 218 |
| 19 | Taylor County | 2 | 0% | 60 |
| 20 | Duval County | 1 | 0% | 1,498 |
| 21 | Hamilton County | 1 | 0% | 61 |
Hour of day
Share of fatal crashes on US Route 27 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 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
- Interstate 4 342
All routes and counties in Florida
Questions and answers
How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 27 in Florida?
670 fatal crashes with 748 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 US Route 27 had the most fatal crashes?
Polk County (119), Highlands County (89), Miami-Dade County (84), Lake County (83) and Marion County (49).
What share of crashes on US Route 27 involved alcohol or speeding?
20.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 7.9% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.
When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 27?
54.7% 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.