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Colorado fatal crash statistics by county

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Counties by year (CSV)Cite this page

FARS records 689 deaths in 642 fatal crashes in Colorado in 2024.

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

In 2024 the rate is 1.25 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Colorado and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Colorado was number 27 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 35.4% of fatal crashes in Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAlamosa County: 19.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArapahoe County: 7.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArchuleta County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaca County: 65.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBent County: 21.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBoulder County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBroomfield County: 4.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChaffee County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCheyenne County: 112.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClear Creek County: 34.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearConejos County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCostilla County: 65.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrowley County: 17.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCuster County: 33.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelta County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDenver County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDolores County: 44.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDouglas County: 5.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEagle County: 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearElbert County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEl Paso County: 10.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFremont County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarfield County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGilpin County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrand County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGunnison County: 26.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHinsdale County: 77.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHuerfano County: 52.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 155.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKiowa County: 50.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKit Carson County: 52.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLa Plata County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLarimer County: 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLas Animas County: 23.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 70.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLogan County: 25.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMesa County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMineral County: 275.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMoffat County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontezuma County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontrose County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 26.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOtero County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOuray County: 46.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPark County: 29.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPhillips County: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPitkin County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearProwers County: 20.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPueblo County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRio Blanco County: 27.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRio Grande County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoutt County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSaguache County: 50.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Juan County: 120.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Miguel County: 25.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSedgwick County: 64.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSummit County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTeller County: 10.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 70.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWeld County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYuma County: 23.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 108 counties
  • 10 to 14.99 counties
  • 15 to 19.917 counties
  • 20 to 29.912 counties
  • 30 or more18 counties

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: 8 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 9 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 17 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 12 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 18 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Colorado: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County549,2578463512.3
Alamosa County16,6911 or 23119.0
Arapahoe County675,760555017.7
Archuleta County14,13432820.6
Baca County3,3861 or 22365.7
Bent County5,7451 or 21221.2
Boulder County329,485232557.8
Broomfield County78,4034354.9
Chaffee County20,79633819.1
Cheyenne County1,6921 or 220112.3
Clear Creek County9,02353234.2
Conejos County7,5241 or 21519.2
Costilla County3,6731 or 22465.4
Crowley County5,64801017.6
Custer County5,5671 or 21733.8
Delta County32,29475116.4
Denver County741,591636088.5
Dolores County2,4521 or 21044.8
Douglas County393,051192075.8
Eagle County54,6358519.3
El Paso County752,3567872110.0
Elbert County29,34443914.6
Fremont County50,004117715.9
Garfield County63,820610116.6
Gilpin County5,9550813.4
Grand County16,2831 or 23119.8
Gunnison County17,4071 or 24526.4
Hinsdale County7530677.3
Huerfano County6,9931 or 23652.7
Jackson County1,277421155.3
Jefferson County580,359544788.3
Kiowa County1,4031 or 2750.0
Kit Carson County7,02763852.5
La Plata County56,930119717.3
Lake County7,47101317.2
Larimer County374,200353529.9
Las Animas County14,5111 or 23423.7
Lincoln County5,60263970.1
Logan County20,69035525.4
Mesa County161,4001718111.7
Mineral County9241 or 223275.7
Moffat County13,30452317.4
Montezuma County26,69445219.8
Montrose County44,687106114.3
Morgan County30,316107826.9
Otero County17,88843117.0
Ouray County5,1731 or 22346.5
Park County18,34945329.6
Phillips County4,4541 or 2920.4
Pitkin County16,7661 or 21810.3
Prowers County11,90432420.1
Pueblo County170,1622529017.3
Rio Blanco County6,79231827.7
Rio Grande County11,1431 or 22118.6
Routt County25,47144116.3
Saguache County6,68643350.1
San Juan County8211 or 29120.8
San Miguel County7,81832025.0
Sedgwick County2,2711 or 21564.6
Summit County31,64344113.2
Teller County24,74302710.9
Washington County4,7481 or 23470.3
Weld County371,2806756917.3
Yuma County9,8731 or 22323.1

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 Colorado by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 764 (2022)2024: 689

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

Table 2.Colorado: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202468964211.51.25
202372066612.21.32
202276469913.11.42
202169163811.91.28
202062257410.71.28
201959754510.41.09
201863258811.11.17
201764860011.51.21
201660855811.01.17
201554750710.01.08
20144884519.1n/a
20134824329.1n/a
20124744349.1n/a
20114474078.7n/a
20104504118.9n/a
20094654379.4n/a
200854847311.2n/a
200755450811.5n/a
200653548511.3n/a
200560655413.1n/a
200466759614.6n/a
200364257014.2n/a
200274367716.5n/a
200174164716.7n/a
200068161315.7n/a
1999626558n/an/a
1998628551n/an/a
1997613534n/an/a
1996617555n/an/a
1995645572n/an/a
1994586523n/an/a
1993559511n/an/a
1992522477n/an/a
1991543480n/an/a
1990544492n/an/a
1989527481n/an/a
1988497450n/an/a
1987591516n/an/a
1986603507n/an/a
1985579526n/an/a
1984608543n/an/a
1983646591n/an/a
1982668598n/an/a
1981756675n/an/a
1980709625n/an/a
1979691618n/an/a
1978694599n/an/a
1977694612n/an/a
1976620543n/an/a
1975581507n/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.Colorado beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodColoradoUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202411.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year11.411.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.251.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.231.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Colorado had 5,988,502 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Colorado had 55,068 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Colorado: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 6,017 fatal crashes2,0496,017 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 6,017 fatal crashes2,1326,017 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 3,901 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,1263,901 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 6,518 deaths9166,518 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 6,518 deaths1666,518 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 6,518 deaths1,2666,518 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 6,005 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,3496,005 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 6,017 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,7136,017 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.Colorado: 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
Sunday247146280287960
Monday148166246230790
Tuesday100166256222744
Wednesday95168259245767
Thursday120174242253789
Friday133158260335886
Saturday2161913253481,080
All days1,0591,1691,8681,9206,016

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.Colorado: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate89714.9%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways2764.6%4.4%
Other principal arterial2,36039.3%29.8%
Minor arterial1,15719.3%22.1%
Major collector61310.2%15.5%
Minor collector1662.8%3.4%
Local5358.9%12.2%
Not reported13n/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

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

All routes in Colorado

Interstate routes

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 Colorado in ten years?

FARS records 6,518 deaths in 6,017 fatal crashes in Colorado from 2015 to 2024. It records 5,049 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Colorado had 689 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.8 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,049 of 6,017 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,132 of them.

How many pages does Colorado have?

Colorado has 64 county pages, 40 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.