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Utah fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 277 deaths in 251 fatal crashes in Utah in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 7.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Utah and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.77 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Utah and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Utah was number 45 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Utah fell by 1.1% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 40.5% of the fatal crashes in Utah with known light were in the dark, against 49.2% 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 Utah 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 Utah by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Beaver County: 37.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBox Elder County: 18.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCache County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarbon County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDaggett County: 49.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDavis County: 4.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDuchesne County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEmery County: 52.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarfield County: 45.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrand County: 69.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIron County: 12.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJuab County: 37.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKane County: 56.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMillard County: 54.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPiute County: count of 1 or 2, no rate shownRich County: 51.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSalt Lake County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSan Juan County: 55.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSanpete County: 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSevier County: 20.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSummit County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTooele County: 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUintah County: 14.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUtah County: 5.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWasatch County: 27.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 30.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWeber County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 106 counties
  • 10 to 14.94 counties
  • 15 to 19.94 counties
  • 20 to 29.93 counties
  • 30 or more11 counties
  • Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown1 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: 6 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 4 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 4 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 3 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 11 counties have a rate of 30 or more; 1 county has a count of 1 or 2 and no rate. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Utah: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Beaver County7,3621 or 22637.8
Box Elder County63,9851010818.8
Cache County144,667141017.6
Carbon County20,60094924.0
Daggett County9520549.9
Davis County378,462111514.2
Duchesne County20,6761 or 23718.4
Emery County10,14235352.5
Garfield County5,32102345.0
Grand County9,700106769.2
Iron County65,55957212.7
Juab County13,3241 or 24537.7
Kane County8,49134456.2
Millard County13,91357254.8
Morgan County13,1101 or 22218.0
Piute County1,54701 or 2n/a
Rich County2,7401 or 21351.9
Salt Lake County1,217,454737366.3
San Juan County14,49978255.2
Sanpete County30,88163913.1
Sevier County22,59274420.3
Summit County43,25034911.7
Tooele County84,8281012116.5
Uintah County38,15495314.5
Utah County745,668333385.2
Wasatch County37,84999327.2
Washington County208,431171548.5
Wayne County2,6091 or 2830.4
Weber County276,217272178.3

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 Utah by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 373 (2000)2024: 277

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

Table 2.Utah: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20242772517.90.77
20232802518.10.81
20223192969.40.93
20213322979.90.99
20202762568.40.91
20192482257.70.75
20182602378.20.81
20172732478.80.87
20162812599.20.89
20152782589.30.94
20142562228.7n/a
20132202027.6n/a
20122172007.6n/a
20112432248.6n/a
20102532189.1n/a
20092442179.0n/a
200827624510.4n/a
200729925811.5n/a
200628724911.4n/a
200528223511.5n/a
200429626012.3n/a
200330926213.1n/a
200232827414.1n/a
200129125812.7n/a
200037331816.6n/a
1999360318n/an/a
1998350308n/an/a
1997366309n/an/a
1996321284n/an/a
1995325285n/an/a
1994343302n/an/a
1993303259n/an/a
1992269235n/an/a
1991271229n/an/a
1990272236n/an/a
1989303269n/an/a
1988297258n/an/a
1987297271n/an/a
1986313277n/an/a
1985303270n/an/a
1984315274n/an/a
1983283253n/an/a
1982295263n/an/a
1981364321n/an/a
1980334291n/an/a
1979321282n/an/a
1978370310n/an/a
1977355305n/an/a
1976250221n/an/a
1975272243n/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.Utah beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodUtahUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20247.911.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year8.711.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.771.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.861.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Utah had 3,502,983 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Utah had 36,160 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Utah: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 2,577 fatal crashes5842,577 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 2,577 fatal crashes7342,577 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 1,688 occupant deaths with restraint use known7701,688 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 2,824 deaths3992,824 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 2,824 deaths712,824 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 2,824 deaths4262,824 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 2,572 fatal crashes with the condition reported1,0352,572 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 2,549 fatal crashes with the condition reported1,0332,549 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.Utah: 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
Sunday1065512388372
Monday281039895324
Tuesday4269108109328
Wednesday3478119112343
Thursday489511594352
Friday5085134130399
Saturday8681146138451
All days3945668437662,569

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.Utah: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate48819.0%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways301.2%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,02239.9%29.8%
Minor arterial38214.9%22.1%
Major collector30611.9%15.5%
Minor collector853.3%3.4%
Local2499.7%12.2%
Not reported15n/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

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

All routes in Utah

Interstate routes

Official channels

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Source of the figures

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 Utah in ten years?

FARS records 2,824 deaths in 2,577 fatal crashes in Utah from 2015 to 2024. It records 2,577 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Utah had 277 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 0.7 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 584 of 2,577 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 734 of them.

How many pages does Utah have?

Utah has 29 county pages, 21 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.