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Traffic fatalities in Colorado

Traffic fatalities in Colorado was 689 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 4.3% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count689 Provisional
Change on 2023-4.3%
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high7642022
Series low4472011
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Traffic fatalities in Colorado, 1975 to 2024

40050060070080019751983199119992007201520241975: 581 count1976: 620 count1977: 694 count1978: 694 count1979: 691 count1980: 709 count1981: 756 count1982: 668 count1983: 646 count1984: 608 count1985: 579 count1986: 603 count1987: 591 count1988: 497 count1989: 527 count1990: 544 count1991: 543 count1992: 522 count1993: 559 count1994: 586 count1995: 645 count1996: 617 count1997: 613 count1998: 628 count1999: 626 count2000: 681 count2001: 741 count2002: 743 count2003: 642 count2004: 667 count2005: 606 count2006: 535 count2007: 554 count2008: 548 count2009: 465 count2010: 450 count2011: 447 count2012: 474 count2013: 482 count2014: 488 count2015: 547 count2016: 608 count2017: 648 count2018: 632 count2019: 597 count2020: 622 count2021: 691 count2022: 764 count2023: 720 count2024: 689 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 50 values
Periodcount
2024689 Provisional
2023720
2022764
2021691
2020622
2019597
2018632
2017648
2016608
2015547
2014488
2013482
2012474
2011447
2010450
2009465
2008548
2007554
2006535
2005606
2004667
2003642
2002743
2001741
2000681
1999626
1998628
1997613
1996617
1995645
1994586
1993559
1992522
1991543
1990544
1989527
1988497
1987591
1986603
1985579
1984608
1983646
1982668
1981756
1980709
1979691
1978694
1977694
1976620
1975581

Compared with United States

Place2024
Colorado689
United States39,254

Rankings

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, Colorado, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Colorado, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, Colorado, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/colorado.

Harvard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Colorado, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the traffic fatalities in Colorado?

Traffic fatalities in Colorado was 689 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 4.3% from 2023. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2024.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in Colorado?

764 in 2022, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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