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Pennsylvania fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,127 deaths in 1,060 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Pennsylvania and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.18 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Pennsylvania and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Pennsylvania was number 42 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Pennsylvania fell by 6.9% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 40.2% of fatal crashes in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAllegheny County: 5.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearArmstrong County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBeaver County: 7.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBedford County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBerks County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBlair County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBradford County: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBucks County: 8.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearButler County: 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCambria County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCameron County: 17.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarbon County: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCentre County: 8.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChester County: 6.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClarion County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClearfield County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClinton County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCumberland County: 7.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDauphin County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelaware County: 4.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearElk County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearErie County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFayette County: 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearForest County: 20.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFulton County: 30.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHuntingdon County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIndiana County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJuniata County: 17.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLackawanna County: 9.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLancaster County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLebanon County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLehigh County: 8.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLuzerne County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLycoming County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcKean County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMercer County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMifflin County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 5.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontour County: 17.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNorthampton County: 6.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNorthumberland County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPhiladelphia County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPike County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPotter County: 18.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchuylkill County: 14.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSnyder County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSomerset County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSullivan County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSusquehanna County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTioga County: 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVenango County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWarren County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWestmoreland County: 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWyoming County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYork County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1019 counties
  • 10 to 14.928 counties
  • 15 to 19.917 counties
  • 20 to 29.92 counties
  • 30 or more1 county

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: 19 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 28 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 17 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 2 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 1 county has a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Pennsylvania: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County107,1551312512.0
Allegheny County1,227,174746865.6
Armstrong County63,75589414.4
Beaver County165,76941177.0
Bedford County47,56699018.8
Berks County438,3794744010.3
Blair County120,0511012310.1
Bradford County59,5931611318.7
Bucks County648,416455138.1
Butler County199,300151829.5
Cambria County129,905121088.2
Cameron County4,3321 or 2817.7
Carbon County65,7091310616.4
Centre County158,50571298.1
Chester County554,530243196.0
Clarion County36,74176015.8
Clearfield County78,1311213817.4
Clinton County37,80756918.0
Columbia County65,99767912.1
Crawford County81,9461412114.4
Cumberland County274,656181997.7
Dauphin County292,9172629510.4
Delaware County581,416322644.6
Elk County30,06703712.2
Erie County266,435362629.7
Fayette County123,9591921216.5
Forest County6,5951 or 21420.0
Franklin County159,4762120713.3
Fulton County14,4901 or 24430.3
Greene County34,14255715.9
Huntingdon County43,38436213.9
Indiana County83,257711613.8
Jefferson County43,34035713.0
Juniata County23,4541 or 24217.5
Lackawanna County216,418202009.4
Lancaster County562,062525039.2
Lawrence County84,08769711.3
Lebanon County145,3922019013.4
Lehigh County382,939322968.0
Luzerne County330,898183139.7
Lycoming County112,9181513912.2
McKean County39,2891 or 25613.8
Mercer County108,2381513512.2
Mifflin County46,0231 or 25612.1
Monroe County166,8181822113.2
Montgomery County875,160504205.0
Montour County17,90063217.6
Northampton County323,085152136.9
Northumberland County89,969810311.3
Perry County46,56677917.1
Philadelphia County1,572,7351371,1967.6
Pike County62,264107813.4
Potter County16,0101 or 23018.2
Schuylkill County144,4092220814.5
Snyder County39,68965413.5
Somerset County72,209911215.2
Sullivan County5,8951 or 21118.4
Susquehanna County38,180119524.0
Tioga County40,56336816.6
Union County42,64144710.7
Venango County49,51847114.0
Warren County37,31155514.2
Washington County210,6352923411.2
Wayne County51,36298616.8
Westmoreland County350,473283499.9
Wyoming County25,85743814.3
York County469,986413778.3

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 Pennsylvania by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 2,153 (1979)2024: 1,127

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

Table 2.Pennsylvania: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,1271,0608.61.18
20231,2111,1339.31.21
20221,1791,0929.11.18
20211,2301,1539.41.20
20201,1291,0608.71.28
20191,0599908.31.03
20181,1901,1039.31.17
20171,1371,0838.91.12
20161,1881,0889.31.17
20151,2001,1029.41.19
20141,1951,1079.3n/a
20131,2101,1199.5n/a
20121,3101,21110.3n/a
20111,2861,19110.1n/a
20101,3241,20810.4n/a
20091,2561,1439.9n/a
20081,4681,35811.6n/a
20071,4911,39311.9n/a
20061,5251,40912.2n/a
20051,6161,49713.0n/a
20041,4901,36212.0n/a
20031,5771,43312.7n/a
20021,6141,46213.1n/a
20011,5321,37812.5n/a
20001,5201,39612.4n/a
19991,5491,382n/an/a
19981,4811,354n/an/a
19971,5571,412n/an/a
19961,4691,353n/an/a
19951,4801,337n/an/a
19941,4411,320n/an/a
19931,5291,402n/an/a
19921,5451,385n/an/a
19911,6611,510n/an/a
19901,6461,514n/an/a
19891,8771,714n/an/a
19881,9311,770n/an/a
19871,9871,789n/an/a
19861,8941,710n/an/a
19851,7711,580n/an/a
19841,7271,562n/an/a
19831,7211,544n/an/a
19821,8191,611n/an/a
19812,0291,820n/an/a
19802,0891,882n/an/a
19792,1531,923n/an/a
19782,0811,878n/an/a
19772,0671,856n/an/a
19762,0211,789n/an/a
19752,0781,870n/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.Pennsylvania beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodPennsylvaniaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20248.611.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year9.011.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.181.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.171.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Pennsylvania had 13,045,848 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Pennsylvania had 95,194 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Pennsylvania: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 10,864 fatal crashes2,76310,864 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 10,864 fatal crashes4,36710,864 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 6,538 occupant deaths with restraint use known3,7826,538 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 11,650 deaths1,66811,650 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 11,650 deaths19311,650 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 11,650 deaths2,02011,650 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 10,830 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,90810,830 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 10,838 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,72410,838 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.Pennsylvania: 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
Sunday4382165164561,626
Monday2243224633471,356
Tuesday1773384754091,399
Wednesday1623115154351,423
Thursday2242984714371,430
Friday2503515666061,773
Saturday4792784965881,841
All days1,9542,1143,5023,27810,848

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.Pennsylvania: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,0669.9%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways3503.2%4.4%
Other principal arterial3,03028.1%29.8%
Minor arterial2,41022.4%22.1%
Major collector1,41313.1%15.5%
Minor collector4484.2%3.4%
Local2,06019.1%12.2%
Not reported87n/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

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

All routes in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania in ten years?

FARS records 11,650 deaths in 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024. It records 13,681 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Pennsylvania had 1,127 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.9 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,763 of 10,864 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 4,367 of them.

How many pages does Pennsylvania have?

Pennsylvania has 67 county pages, 94 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.