Traffic fatalities in Custer County

Traffic fatalities in Custer County was 1 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is the 46th highest of 64 counties in 2024.

2024, count1 Provisional
Series high52020
Series low02013

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Traffic fatalities in Custer County, 2000 to 2024

01234520002004200820122016202020242000: 1 count2001: 1 count2002: 3 count2003: 1 count2004: 1 count2005: 2 count2006: 2 count2007: 2 count2008: 2 count2009: 4 count2010: 1 count2011: 1 count2012: 3 count2013: 0 count2014: 2 count2015: 0 count2016: 1 count2017: 1 count2018: 4 count2019: 0 count2020: 5 count2021: 0 count2022: 5 count2023: 0 count2024: 1 count02462000200920242000: 1 count2001: 1 count2002: 3 count2003: 1 count2004: 1 count2005: 2 count2006: 2 count2007: 2 count2008: 2 count2009: 4 count2010: 1 count2011: 1 count2012: 3 count2013: 0 count2014: 2 count2015: 0 count2016: 1 count2017: 1 count2018: 4 count2019: 0 count2020: 5 count2021: 0 count2022: 5 count2023: 0 count2024: 1 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 25 values
Periodcount
20241 Provisional
20230
20225
20210
20205
20190
20184
20171
20161
20150
20142
20130
20123
20111
20101
20094
20082
20072
20062
20052
20041
20031
20023
20011
20001

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2024
Custer County1
Colorado689
United States39,254

Custer County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 84 countAlamosa County: 2 countArapahoe County: 55 countArchuleta County: 3 countBaca County: 1 countBent County: 2 countBoulder County: 23 countBroomfield County: 4 countChaffee County: 3 countCheyenne County: 2 countClear Creek County: 5 countConejos County: 1 countCostilla County: 1 countCrowley County: 0 countCuster County: 1 countDelta County: 7 countDenver County: 63 countDolores County: 1 countDouglas County: 19 countEagle County: 8 countElbert County: 4 countEl Paso County: 78 countFremont County: 11 countGarfield County: 6 countGilpin County: 0 countGrand County: 2 countGunnison County: 1 countHinsdale County: 0 countHuerfano County: 1 countJackson County: 4 countJefferson County: 54 countKiowa County: 1 countKit Carson County: 6 countLake County: 0 countLa Plata County: 11 countLarimer County: 35 countLas Animas County: 2 countLincoln County: 6 countLogan County: 3 countMesa County: 17 countMineral County: 1 countMoffat County: 5 countMontezuma County: 4 countMontrose County: 10 countMorgan County: 10 countOtero County: 4 countOuray County: 2 countPark County: 4 countPhillips County: 1 countPitkin County: 1 countProwers County: 3 countPueblo County: 25 countRio Blanco County: 3 countRio Grande County: 1 countRoutt County: 4 countSaguache County: 4 countSan Juan County: 2 countSan Miguel County: 3 countSedgwick County: 1 countSummit County: 4 countTeller County: 0 countWashington County: 1 countWeld County: 67 countYuma County: 2 count
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Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. Custer County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Traffic fatalities, Custer County, 2000 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) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, Custer County, 2000 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/custer-county-colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Traffic fatalities, Custer County, 2000 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/custer-county-colorado.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, Custer County, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/custer-county-colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the traffic fatalities in Custer County?

Traffic fatalities in Custer County was 1 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is the 46th highest of 64 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest traffic fatalities in Custer County?

5 in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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