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Alaska fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 70 deaths in 63 fatal crashes in Alaska in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Alaska and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.27 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Alaska and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Alaska was number 36 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Alaska rose by 14.8% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 38.7% of fatal crashes in Alaska and 27.2% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Alaska by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Alaska by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Aleutians East Borough: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownAleutians West Census Area: 7.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAnchorage Municipality: 7.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBethel Census Area: 6.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBristol Bay Borough: 34.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChugach Census Area: 26.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCopper River Census Area: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDenali Borough: 38.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDillingham Census Area: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownFairbanks North Star Borough: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHaines Borough: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoonah-Angoon Census Area: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownJuneau City and Borough: 4.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKenai Peninsula Borough: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKetchikan Gateway Borough: 4.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKodiak Island Borough: 2.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKusilvak Census Area: 4.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake and Peninsula Borough: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownMatanuska-Susitna Borough: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNome Census Area: 11.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNorth Slope Borough: 4.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNorthwest Arctic Borough: 5.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPetersburg Borough: 27.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSitka City and Borough: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownSkagway Municipality: 0.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area: 20.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYakutat City and Borough: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownYukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 24.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1011 counties
  • 10 to 14.94 counties
  • 15 to 19.92 counties
  • 20 to 29.94 counties
  • 30 or more2 counties
  • Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown6 counties
  • No county page1

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 11 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 4 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 2 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 4 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 2 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 6 counties have a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Alaska: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Aleutians East Borough3,46401 or 2n/a
Aleutians West Census Area5,173047.4
Anchorage Municipality287,369272117.2
Bethel Census Area18,3650116.0
Bristol Bay Borough8650334.6
Chugach Census Area6,58401826.9
Copper River Census Area2,6831 or 2518.0
Denali Borough1,5900738.4
Dillingham Census Area4,58901 or 2n/a
Fairbanks North Star Borough94,62410848.6
Haines Borough2,0680313.0
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area2,29401 or 2n/a
Juneau City and Borough31,5860144.4
Kenai Peninsula Borough61,44688814.8
Ketchikan Gateway Borough13,649064.3
Kodiak Island Borough12,4051 or 232.3
Kusilvak Census Area7,956044.9
Lake and Peninsula Borough1,31001 or 2n/a
Matanuska-Susitna Borough117,2541818617.0
Nome Census Area9,80501111.1
North Slope Borough10,618044.0
Northwest Arctic Borough7,1501 or 245.3
Petersburg Borough3,4180927.0
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area5,7360914.9
Sitka City and Borough8,3841 or 21 or 2n/a
Skagway Municipality1,096000.0
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area7,2371 or 21420.1
Yakutat City and Borough68101 or 2n/a
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area5,1001 or 21324.6

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Alaska by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 150 (1983)2024: 70

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Alaska: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202470639.51.27
202361578.31.09
2022827511.21.50
202170629.51.22
202064538.71.21
201967629.11.14
2018806910.91.46
2017797510.71.43
2016847811.31.60
201565608.81.29
201473689.9n/a
201351496.9n/a
201259548.1n/a
2011726310.0n/a
201056527.8n/a
200964599.2n/a
200862559.0n/a
2007827512.1n/a
2006747111.0n/a
2005736610.9n/a
20041019615.3n/a
2003988715.1n/a
2002897813.9n/a
2001898014.0n/a
20001069316.9n/a
19997973n/an/a
19987063n/an/a
19977768n/an/a
19968172n/an/a
19958775n/an/a
19948570n/an/a
199311888n/an/a
199210889n/an/a
199110190n/an/a
19909892n/an/a
19898479n/an/a
19889786n/an/a
19877670n/an/a
198610189n/an/a
1985127107n/an/a
1984134120n/an/a
1983150135n/an/a
198210596n/an/a
198110090n/an/a
19808879n/an/a
19799080n/an/a
1978127112n/an/a
1977135127n/an/a
1976125109n/an/a
197511298n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Alaska beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodAlaskaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20249.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year9.811.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.271.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.321.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Alaska had 736,537 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Alaska had 5,503 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Alaska: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 654 fatal crashes220654 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 654 fatal crashes253654 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 417 occupant deaths with restraint use known199417 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 722 deaths129722 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 722 deaths11722 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 722 deaths78722 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 650 fatal crashes with the condition reported345650 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 640 fatal crashes with the condition reported287640 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Alaska: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday349231985
Monday1218271673
Tuesday1214323189
Wednesday2011232680
Thursday1514262580
Friday1418333398
Saturday32133236113
All days13997196186618

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Alaska: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate21633.3%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways00.0%4.4%
Other principal arterial17326.7%29.8%
Minor arterial8212.7%22.1%
Major collector7511.6%15.5%
Minor collector487.4%3.4%
Local548.3%12.2%
Not reported6n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

2 signed routes in Alaska have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Alaska

Official channels

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Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Alaska in ten years?

FARS records 722 deaths in 654 fatal crashes in Alaska from 2015 to 2024. It records 666 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Alaska?

Alaska had 70 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 0.2 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Alaska had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 220 of 654 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 253 of them.

How many pages does Alaska have?

Alaska has 29 county pages, 2 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.