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Vermont fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 59 deaths in 53 fatal crashes in Vermont in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Vermont and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.82 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Vermont and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Vermont was number 41 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Vermont fell by 14.5% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 84.7% of the fatal crashes in Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Vermont by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Addison County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBennington County: 11.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaledonia County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChittenden County: 4.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEssex County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrand Isle County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLamoille County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrange County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrleans County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRutland County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 7.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWindham County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWindsor County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 104 counties
  • 10 to 14.98 counties
  • 15 to 19.92 counties
  • 20 to 29.90 counties
  • 30 or more0 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: 4 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 8 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 2 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 0 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 0 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Vermont: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Addison County37,95654612.3
Bennington County36,98544111.2
Caledonia County30,50844013.2
Chittenden County169,6679824.9
Essex County6,0030914.8
Franklin County51,14187515.0
Grand Isle County7,5061 or 268.3
Lamoille County26,14902610.1
Orange County30,0114258.5
Orleans County27,7141 or 25219.1
Rutland County60,07367412.4
Washington County59,8218467.8
Windham County45,47955412.2
Windsor County57,50836711.8

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 Vermont by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 159 (1979)2024: 59

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

Table 2.Vermont: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202459539.10.82
2023696310.70.96
2022767311.71.07
2021746911.41.12
202062589.61.03
201947447.50.64
2018686010.90.93
2017696311.00.93
201662579.90.84
201557509.10.78
201444427.0n/a
2013696311.0n/a
2012777012.3n/a
201155488.8n/a
2010716311.3n/a
2009746911.8n/a
2008736611.7n/a
2007666210.6n/a
2006877714.0n/a
2005736811.8n/a
2004988415.8n/a
2003696311.2n/a
2002786912.7n/a
2001928415.0n/a
2000767312.5n/a
19999082n/an/a
199810488n/an/a
19979688n/an/a
19968874n/an/a
199510695n/an/a
19947769n/an/a
1993110101n/an/a
19929687n/an/a
1991110100n/an/a
19909084n/an/a
1989116109n/an/a
1988129117n/an/a
1987119103n/an/a
198610991n/an/a
1985115101n/an/a
198411498n/an/a
19839487n/an/a
198210792n/an/a
1981114105n/an/a
1980137125n/an/a
1979159130n/an/a
1978119109n/an/a
1977116104n/an/a
1976113100n/an/a
1975143119n/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.Vermont beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodVermontUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20249.111.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year10.111.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.821.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.911.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Vermont had 646,521 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Vermont had 7,208 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Vermont: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 590 fatal crashes205590 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 590 fatal crashes215590 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 433 occupant deaths with restraint use known246433 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 643 deaths59643 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 643 deaths10643 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 643 deaths115643 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 587 fatal crashes with the condition reported497587 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 588 fatal crashes with the condition reported189588 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.Vermont: 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
Sunday1519241876
Monday520352282
Tuesday217342073
Wednesday1012282373
Thursday1021332185
Friday725303092
Saturday13184232105
All days62132226166586

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.Vermont: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate6410.9%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways20.3%4.4%
Other principal arterial11419.4%29.8%
Minor arterial13322.7%22.1%
Major collector13523.0%15.5%
Minor collector335.6%3.4%
Local10618.1%12.2%
Not reported3n/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

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

All routes in Vermont

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 Vermont in ten years?

FARS records 643 deaths in 590 fatal crashes in Vermont from 2015 to 2024. It records 689 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Vermont had 59 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 0.2 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 205 of 590 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 215 of them.

How many pages does Vermont have?

Vermont has 14 county pages, 6 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.