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Alaska

Residents 740,133Deaths 2024 70Deaths 2015–2024 722Counties 29Routes with pages 2

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.

Alaska recorded 70 deaths in 63 fatal crashes in 2024, the latest year in NHTSA's FARS, and 722 deaths over 2015–2024.

That is 9.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 17% lower than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total rose 8% from 666 in 2005–2014 to 722 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, speeding stands out most: 38.7% of fatal crashes against 27.2% nationally. 53.1% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 44.8% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Matanuska-Susitna Borough (17.0), Kenai Peninsula Borough (14.8) and Fairbanks North Star Borough (8.6).

70deaths in 202463 fatal crashes
9.8per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
+8%ten-year change in deaths666 → 722
34%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

075150197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 112 deaths1976: 125 deaths1977: 135 deaths1978: 127 deaths1979: 90 deaths1980: 88 deaths1981: 100 deaths1982: 105 deaths1983: 150 deaths1984: 134 deaths1985: 127 deaths1986: 101 deaths1987: 76 deaths1988: 97 deaths1989: 84 deaths1990: 98 deaths1991: 101 deaths1992: 108 deaths1993: 118 deaths1994: 85 deaths1995: 87 deaths1996: 81 deaths1997: 77 deaths1998: 70 deaths1999: 79 deaths2000: 106 deaths2001: 89 deaths2002: 89 deaths2003: 98 deaths2004: 101 deaths2005: 73 deaths2006: 74 deaths2007: 82 deaths2008: 62 deaths2009: 64 deaths2010: 56 deaths2011: 72 deaths2012: 59 deaths2013: 51 deaths2014: 73 deaths2015: 65 deaths2016: 84 deaths2017: 79 deaths2018: 80 deaths2019: 67 deaths2020: 64 deaths2021: 70 deaths2022: 82 deaths2023: 61 deaths2024: 70 deaths
People killed in crashes in Alaska by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 70 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

08172000200520102015202020242000: 16.92001: 142002: 13.92003: 15.12004: 15.32005: 10.92006: 112007: 12.12008: 92009: 9.22010: 7.82011: 102012: 8.12013: 6.92014: 9.92015: 8.82016: 11.32017: 10.72018: 10.92019: 9.12020: 8.72021: 9.52022: 11.22023: 8.32024: 9.5
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Alaska and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 9.5. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureAlaskaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–20249.811.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20249.511.5
Deaths, 2015–2024722389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years+8%+7%
Share of the national toll0.2%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking33.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver38.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.8%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used47.7%
In darknesscrashes after dark44.8%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads53.1%

tick marks the US 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 ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Denali Borough1,621738.30——
2Bristol Bay Borough884334.50——
3Petersburg Borough3,436927.00——
4Chugach Census Area6,6041826.9047%35%
5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,0991324.61–223%54%
6Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,3131420.11–242%58%
7Copper River Census Area2,631518.11–2——
8Matanuska-Susitna Borough117,61318617.01838%41%
9Yakutat City and Borough690115.40——
10Kenai Peninsula Borough61,2598814.8825%43%
11Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,746914.80——
12Haines Borough2,104313.00——
13Nome Census Area9,8361111.10——
14Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,31229.00——
15Fairbanks North Star Borough94,951848.61031%47%
16Aleutians West Census Area5,42447.30——
17Anchorage Municipality289,6002117.22728%26%
18Lake and Peninsula Borough1,31516.70——
19Bethel Census Area18,237116.0050%60%
20Northwest Arctic Borough7,13445.31–2——
21Kusilvak Census Area7,94644.90——
22Juneau City and Borough31,572144.4039%46%
23Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,67764.30——
24Dillingham Census Area4,64224.10——
25North Slope Borough10,66344.00——
26Aleutians East Borough3,63212.90——
27Sitka City and Borough8,35522.41–2——
28Kodiak Island Borough12,65432.31–2——
29Skagway Municipality1,11900.00——

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1State Route 1State highway10912217%27%
2State Route 3State highway647925%31%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 2 routes in Alaska qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Alaska by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 618 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday18%
Friday15%
Tuesday15%
Sunday14%
Wednesday13%
Thursday13%
Monday12%

Light condition

Daylight49%
Dark, not lighted24%
Dark, lighted20%
Dusk5%
Dawn1%
Dark, lighting unknown1%

Road type

Interstate33%
Other principal arterial27%
Minor arterial13%
Major collector12%
Local8%
Minor collector7%
Other freeways and expressways0%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Alaska in 2024?

70 people in 63 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 722.

How does Alaska compare with the national rate?

9.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 9.5 against 11.5.

Which counties in Alaska have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Anchorage Municipality (211), Matanuska-Susitna Borough (186) and Kenai Peninsula Borough (88). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Alaska involved alcohol or speeding?

33.6% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 38.7% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Alaska have the most fatal crashes?

State Route 1 (109 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and State Route 3 (64 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.