# Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2024

All 133 values come from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `traffic_fatalities`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Source: 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 (https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 57 |
| 2 | Henrico County | 46 |
| 3 | Chesterfield County | 32 |
| 4 | Prince William County | 30 |
| 5 | Virginia Beach city | 24 |
| 6 | Spotsylvania County | 21 |
| 7 | Norfolk city | 20 |
| 8 | Chesapeake city | 19 |
| 8 | Newport News city | 19 |
| 10 | Augusta County | 18 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 18 |
| 10 | Pittsylvania County | 18 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 18 |
| 14 | Bedford County | 17 |
| 14 | Henry County | 17 |
| 16 | Frederick County | 15 |
| 17 | Loudoun County | 14 |
| 17 | Suffolk city | 14 |
| 19 | Fauquier County | 13 |
| 19 | Hampton city | 13 |
| 21 | Campbell County | 12 |
| 21 | Hanover County | 12 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 12 |
| 21 | Prince George County | 12 |
| 21 | Rockingham County | 12 |
| 26 | Dinwiddie County | 11 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 11 |
| 28 | Albemarle County | 10 |
| 28 | Caroline County | 10 |
| 28 | Louisa County | 10 |
| 28 | Stafford County | 10 |
| 32 | Brunswick County | 9 |
| 32 | Gloucester County | 9 |
| 32 | Goochland County | 9 |
| 32 | James City County | 9 |
| 32 | Lynchburg city | 9 |
| 32 | Nelson County | 9 |
| 32 | Roanoke city | 9 |
| 39 | Botetourt County | 8 |
| 39 | Carroll County | 8 |
| 39 | Clarke County | 8 |
| 39 | Rockbridge County | 8 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 8 |
| 39 | Wythe County | 8 |
| 45 | Buckingham County | 7 |
| 45 | Essex County | 7 |
| 45 | Halifax County | 7 |
| 45 | Roanoke County | 7 |
| 45 | Smyth County | 7 |
| 45 | Washington County | 7 |
| 51 | Accomack County | 6 |
| 51 | Alexandria city | 6 |
| 51 | Alleghany County | 6 |
| 51 | Charles City County | 6 |
| 51 | Portsmouth city | 6 |
| 51 | Southampton County | 6 |
| 57 | Amherst County | 5 |
| 57 | Culpeper County | 5 |
| 57 | Isle of Wight County | 5 |
| 57 | New Kent County | 5 |
| 57 | Northampton County | 5 |
| 57 | Page County | 5 |
| 57 | Russell County | 5 |
| 57 | York County | 5 |
| 65 | Appomattox County | 4 |
| 65 | Bath County | 4 |
| 65 | Buchanan County | 4 |
| 65 | Charlotte County | 4 |
| 65 | Cumberland County | 4 |
| 65 | Danville city | 4 |
| 65 | Emporia city | 4 |
| 65 | King and Queen County | 4 |
| 65 | Middlesex County | 4 |
| 65 | Nottoway County | 4 |
| 65 | Petersburg city | 4 |
| 65 | Sussex County | 4 |
| 65 | Tazewell County | 4 |
| 78 | Dickenson County | 3 |
| 78 | King George County | 3 |
| 78 | Madison County | 3 |
| 78 | Orange County | 3 |
| 78 | Patrick County | 3 |
| 78 | Rappahannock County | 3 |
| 78 | Warren County | 3 |
| 78 | Wise County | 3 |
| 86 | Amelia County | 2 |
| 86 | Arlington County | 2 |
| 86 | Charlottesville city | 2 |
| 86 | Colonial Heights city | 2 |
| 86 | Floyd County | 2 |
| 86 | Giles County | 2 |
| 86 | Greensville County | 2 |
| 86 | King William County | 2 |
| 86 | Lee County | 2 |
| 86 | Northumberland County | 2 |
| 86 | Powhatan County | 2 |
| 86 | Pulaski County | 2 |
| 86 | Scott County | 2 |
| 86 | Surry County | 2 |
| 86 | Westmoreland County | 2 |
| 86 | Williamsburg city | 2 |
| 86 | Winchester city | 2 |
| 103 | Bland County | 1 |
| 103 | Buena Vista city | 1 |
| 103 | Craig County | 1 |
| 103 | Falls Church city | 1 |
| 103 | Franklin city | 1 |
| 103 | Fredericksburg city | 1 |
| 103 | Greene County | 1 |
| 103 | Harrisonburg city | 1 |
| 103 | Highland County | 1 |
| 103 | Lancaster County | 1 |
| 103 | Lunenburg County | 1 |
| 103 | Salem city | 1 |
| 103 | Waynesboro city | 1 |
| 116 | Bristol city | 0 |
| 116 | Covington city | 0 |
| 116 | Fairfax city | 0 |
| 116 | Fluvanna County | 0 |
| 116 | Galax city | 0 |
| 116 | Grayson County | 0 |
| 116 | Hopewell city | 0 |
| 116 | Lexington city | 0 |
| 116 | Manassas city | 0 |
| 116 | Manassas Park city | 0 |
| 116 | Martinsville city | 0 |
| 116 | Mathews County | 0 |
| 116 | Norton city | 0 |
| 116 | Poquoson city | 0 |
| 116 | Prince Edward County | 0 |
| 116 | Radford city | 0 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 0 |
| 116 | Staunton city | 0 |