Traffic fatalities in Virginia
Traffic fatalities in Virginia was 917 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Traffic fatalities in Virginia, 1975 to 2024
All 50 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 917 Provisional |
| 2023 | 914 |
| 2022 | 1,006 |
| 2021 | 973 |
| 2020 | 850 |
| 2019 | 831 |
| 2018 | 820 |
| 2017 | 839 |
| 2016 | 760 |
| 2015 | 754 |
| 2014 | 703 |
| 2013 | 740 |
| 2012 | 776 |
| 2011 | 764 |
| 2010 | 740 |
| 2009 | 758 |
| 2008 | 825 |
| 2007 | 1,027 |
| 2006 | 962 |
| 2005 | 947 |
| 2004 | 922 |
| 2003 | 943 |
| 2002 | 914 |
| 2001 | 935 |
| 2000 | 929 |
| 1999 | 878 |
| 1998 | 935 |
| 1997 | 984 |
| 1996 | 877 |
| 1995 | 900 |
| 1994 | 930 |
| 1993 | 879 |
| 1992 | 839 |
| 1991 | 948 |
| 1990 | 1,079 |
| 1989 | 1,004 |
| 1988 | 1,072 |
| 1987 | 1,021 |
| 1986 | 1,126 |
| 1985 | 976 |
| 1984 | 1,013 |
| 1983 | 901 |
| 1982 | 881 |
| 1981 | 1,011 |
| 1980 | 1,045 |
| 1979 | 1,016 |
| 1978 | 1,063 |
| 1977 | 1,118 |
| 1976 | 1,000 |
| 1975 | 993 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 917 |
| United States | 39,254 |
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.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the traffic fatalities in Virginia?
Traffic fatalities in Virginia was 917 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 0.3% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 51 states 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), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest traffic fatalities in Virginia?
1,126 in 1986, the highest value since 1975 in this series.