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2017

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Pennsylvania in 2017

Deaths 1,137Fatal crashes 1,083Per 100,000 8.9US deaths 37,473

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. Final FARS file for 2017.

In 2017, 1,137 people died in 1,083 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, 8.9 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2016 (1,188) and 2017 (1,137).

Pennsylvania accounted for 3% of the 37,473 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

24.7% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on other principal arterial roads (28%).

34% of the crashes happened between noon to 6pm; Saturday was the most common day.

← 201620172018 →All years

Compared with 2016 and the nation

MeasurePennsylvania 2017Pennsylvania 2016United States 2017
Deaths1,1371,18837,473
Fatal crashes1,0831,08834,560
Deaths per 100,000 residents8.99.311.5
Crashes with a drinking driver25%25%27%

Counties in 2017

Every county with a fatal crash in 2017, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 66 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Philadelphia County91946.01,196
Allegheny County62675.4686
Bucks County51517.8513
Berks County474810.9440
Montgomery County42434.9420
Lancaster County40427.5503
York County36388.1377
Dauphin County363612.3295
Westmoreland County353610.3349
Chester County33356.2319
Lehigh County27287.3296
Erie County252710.1262
Luzerne County25278.1313
Washington County252712.8234
Northampton County24268.0213
Cumberland County23269.4199
Delaware County24254.3264
Fayette County212318.6212
Schuylkill County212315.9208
Lebanon County202215.1190
Lackawanna County20209.2200
Franklin County182012.6207
Monroe County171810.8221
Butler County17178.5182
Beaver County161710.3117
Centre County151610.0129
Clearfield County141620.5138
Cambria County12129.2108
Bedford County91225.290
Somerset County111115.2112
Tioga County111127.068
Crawford County101012.2121
Mercer County9109.2135
Blair County997.5123
Carbon County9913.7106
Greene County9926.557
Lawrence County9910.797
Lycoming County997.9139
Northumberland County9910.0103
Susquehanna County9923.695
Clinton County8923.869
Bradford County7915.1113
Perry County8817.179
Armstrong County7812.694
Clarion County7719.060
Fulton County7748.444
Indiana County778.4116
Wyoming County7727.238
Mifflin County6715.256
Warren County5718.755
Columbia County669.179
Venango County6612.171
Wayne County6611.786
Adams County554.6125
Huntingdon County5511.562
Montour County5527.632
Pike County446.478
Snyder County4410.154
Sullivan County4467.511
Union County449.547
Elk County3310.037
Jefferson County336.957
McKean County337.656
Forest County1–21–2—14
Juniata County1–21–2—42
Potter County1–21–2—30

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am5.1%
1am4.1%
2am3.8%
3am2.7%
4am2%
5am2.1%
6am3.8%
7am3.3%
8am3%
9am2.5%
10am2.6%
11am3.4%
12pm4.2%
1pm6.1%
2pm4.7%
3pm7.3%
4pm6.7%
5pm5.2%
6pm4.7%
7pm4.7%
8pm4.3%
9pm4.2%
10pm4.4%
11pm5.2%

Weekday

Sunday16%
Monday12%
Tuesday15%
Wednesday12%
Thursday13%
Friday16%
Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial28%
Minor arterial20%
Local19%
Major collector14%
Interstate11%
Minor collector5%
Other freeways and expressways4%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Pennsylvania in 2017?

1,137 people in 1,083 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2017 file, or 8.9 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Pennsylvania had the most crash deaths in 2017?

Philadelphia County with 94 deaths in 91 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2017 compare with 2016 in Pennsylvania?

1,137 deaths against 1,188 in 2016 (+-4%). Nationally the 2017 total was 37,473.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2017 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.