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US Route 202

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 43Deaths 47Counties 4Latest 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 202 in Pennsylvania was the trafficway in 43 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 47 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 30% from 33 in 2005–2014 to 43 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Montgomery County (16), Chester County (12) and Bucks County (10) and 1 other county.

14.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 41.9% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 19.1% and motorcyclists 17.0% of those killed.

43fatal crashes, 2015–2024+30% vs 2005–2014
47people killed1.1 per fatal crash
14%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
42%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 5 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 9 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 202 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 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 Pennsylvania

MeasureUS Route 202Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244310,864
Deaths, 2015–20244711,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+30%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking14%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver41.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed19.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed17%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes44.2%

tick marks the Pennsylvania 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 US-202Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Montgomery County1637%402
2Chester County1228%303
3Bucks County1023%487
4Delaware County512%247

Hour of day

12am2.3%
1am0%
2am4.7%
3am7%
4am4.7%
5am2.3%
6am2.3%
7am7%
8am2.3%
9am4.7%
10am7%
11am4.7%
12pm4.7%
1pm4.7%
2pm2.3%
3pm4.7%
4pm4.7%
5pm7%
6pm2.3%
7pm2.3%
8pm0%
9pm7%
10pm9.3%
11pm2.3%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 202 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–52047%
Mile 10–151126%
Mile 5–10716%
Mile 15–2037%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 95.3% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Pennsylvania

All routes and counties in Pennsylvania

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 202 in Pennsylvania?

43 fatal crashes with 47 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 202 had the most fatal crashes?

Montgomery County (16), Chester County (12), Bucks County (10) and Delaware County (5).

What share of crashes on US Route 202 involved alcohol or speeding?

14.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 41.9% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 202?

44.2% 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.