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Florida fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 3,138 deaths in 2,931 fatal crashes in Florida in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Florida and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.26 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Florida and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Florida was number 17 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Florida fell by 7.0% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 23.6% of the fatal crashes in Florida with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% 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 Florida 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 Florida by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Alachua County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaker County: 25.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBay County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBradford County: 30.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrevard County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBroward County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalhoun County: 39.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCharlotte County: 14.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCitrus County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCollier County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 32.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeSoto County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDixie County: 33.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDuval County: 16.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEscambia County: 18.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFlagler County: 17.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 21.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGadsden County: 32.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGilchrist County: 27.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGlades County: 68.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGulf County: 26.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamilton County: 49.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardee County: 37.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHendry County: 33.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHernando County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHighlands County: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHillsborough County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHolmes County: 35.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIndian River County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 36.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 33.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafayette County: 22.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 16.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLee County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLeon County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLevy County: 41.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLiberty County: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 37.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearManatee County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 24.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMartin County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMiami-Dade County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNassau County: 18.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOkaloosa County: 14.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOkeechobee County: 31.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrange County: 12.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOsceola County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPalm Beach County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPasco County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPinellas County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPutnam County: 36.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Johns County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Lucie County: 12.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSanta Rosa County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSarasota County: 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSeminole County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSumter County: 17.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSuwannee County: 37.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTaylor County: 29.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion County: 23.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVolusia County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWakulla County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWalton County: 30.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 29.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 101 county
  • 10 to 14.917 counties
  • 15 to 19.918 counties
  • 20 to 29.912 counties
  • 30 or more19 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: 1 county has a rate of fewer than 10; 17 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 18 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 12 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 19 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Florida: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Alachua County289,4465052619.1
Baker County29,51197225.4
Bay County200,1423634618.8
Bradford County28,15468330.0
Brevard County656,2548690714.9
Broward County2,013,6892432,44412.5
Calhoun County13,22045539.5
Charlotte County211,4562928514.9
Citrus County169,8213230119.6
Clay County237,2782526612.1
Collier County416,7225942511.0
Columbia County73,7212723132.6
DeSoto County36,889813437.1
Dixie County17,87075733.7
Duval County1,054,7321521,58616.2
Escambia County332,3726158718.3
Flagler County136,2841720717.5
Franklin County12,95442621.4
Gadsden County44,2691214732.8
Gilchrist County20,13165127.6
Glades County13,18688968.1
Gulf County15,89654026.1
Hamilton County14,23786949.4
Hardee County26,1071310037.9
Hendry County46,6411013833.1
Hernando County217,5724436118.4
Highlands County109,8922225324.2
Hillsborough County1,571,1981812,12414.4
Holmes County20,12467035.7
Indian River County171,5602324715.4
Jackson County49,9371217436.2
Jefferson County15,945104933.4
Lafayette County8,72331922.6
Lake County443,4545261316.2
Lee County861,6671221,10514.2
Leon County298,7123836212.3
Levy County47,6442018041.9
Liberty County7,97701518.7
Madison County18,644106937.5
Manatee County458,9566164915.9
Marion County427,99511392624.6
Martin County165,2021926216.3
Miami-Dade County2,812,1442793,08611.4
Monroe County82,015617722.4
Nassau County104,4921516618.3
Okaloosa County220,1051930714.6
Okeechobee County42,3411112831.3
Orange County1,520,9881581,77612.6
Osceola County465,8764861815.9
Palm Beach County1,574,1482141,92612.8
Pasco County656,19011197917.2
Pinellas County960,3971081,19712.4
Polk County851,4341131,32818.0
Putnam County77,1731727236.7
Santa Rosa County207,4712721011.2
Sarasota County475,9895657713.1
Seminole County489,664354208.9
St. Johns County333,3342735312.8
St. Lucie County391,5925043012.8
Sumter County154,2612124117.9
Suwannee County47,8031516737.3
Taylor County21,68946429.5
Union County15,76553723.9
Volusia County601,1071081,20521.6
Wakulla County37,12246519.2
Walton County90,0962522830.1
Washington County26,45897429.4

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 Florida by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 3,741 (2021)2024: 3,138

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

Table 2.Florida: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20243,1382,93113.51.26
20233,3753,16314.71.41
20223,5483,31515.81.56
20213,7413,45317.11.72
20203,3293,09715.41.60
20193,1852,95214.81.41
20183,1352,91714.71.41
20173,1162,92514.91.42
20163,1762,93515.41.47
20152,9382,69914.51.42
20142,4942,33612.6n/a
20132,4032,22312.3n/a
20122,4312,25312.6n/a
20112,4002,21212.6n/a
20102,4442,26113.0n/a
20092,5602,36913.7n/a
20082,9802,76316.1n/a
20073,2132,94317.5n/a
20063,3573,08018.5n/a
20053,5183,17619.7n/a
20043,2442,92718.6n/a
20033,1692,87418.6n/a
20023,1362,81018.8n/a
20013,0122,71418.4n/a
20002,9992,73318.7n/a
19992,9202,629n/an/a
19982,8252,548n/an/a
19972,7852,528n/an/a
19962,7532,496n/an/a
19952,8052,546n/an/a
19942,6872,419n/an/a
19932,6362,376n/an/a
19922,4272,170n/an/a
19912,4632,217n/an/a
19902,8912,586n/an/a
19892,9842,685n/an/a
19883,0782,758n/an/a
19872,8392,572n/an/a
19862,8312,541n/an/a
19852,8322,547n/an/a
19842,8142,551n/an/a
19832,6862,415n/an/a
19822,6532,396n/an/a
19813,0762,772n/an/a
19802,8252,519n/an/a
19792,5932,322n/an/a
19782,2352,023n/an/a
19772,0211,807n/an/a
19761,9561,711n/an/a
19751,9981,782n/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.Florida beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodFloridaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202413.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year15.111.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.261.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.461.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Florida had 23,265,838 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Florida had 249,474 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Florida: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 30,387 fatal crashes6,28730,387 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 30,387 fatal crashes2,98230,387 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 16,729 occupant deaths with restraint use known7,58316,729 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 32,681 deaths7,09232,681 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 32,681 deaths1,76732,681 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 32,681 deaths6,20632,681 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 30,124 fatal crashes with the condition reported7,12030,124 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 30,307 fatal crashes with the condition reported16,77230,307 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.Florida: 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
Sunday1,5076921,0471,6344,880
Monday7857989771,3353,895
Tuesday6198439951,3513,808
Wednesday6408009521,4213,813
Thursday7147729831,5223,991
Friday8348021,1571,9044,697
Saturday1,5036741,0362,0835,296
All days6,6025,3817,14711,25030,380

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.Florida: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate2,8599.5%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1,0133.4%4.4%
Other principal arterial12,20540.4%29.8%
Minor arterial5,73419.0%22.1%
Major collector3,57111.8%15.5%
Minor collector9293.1%3.4%
Local3,90412.9%12.2%
Not reported172n/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

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

All routes in Florida

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 Florida in ten years?

FARS records 32,681 deaths in 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida from 2015 to 2024. It records 27,800 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Florida had 3,138 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 8.0 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 6,287 of 30,387 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,982 of them.

How many pages does Florida have?

Florida has 67 county pages, 148 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.