Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities

Fairfax County had the highest traffic fatalities of 133 counties in 2013, at 40. Winchester city had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Virginia was 740. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2013

Accomack County: 8 countAlbemarle County: 11 countAlleghany County: 4 countAmelia County: 4 countAmherst County: 4 countAppomattox County: 2 countArlington County: 2 countAugusta County: 17 countBath County: 1 countBedford County: 9 countBland County: 1 countBotetourt County: 4 countBrunswick County: 11 countBuchanan County: 7 countBuckingham County: 1 countCampbell County: 4 countCaroline County: 14 countCarroll County: 11 countCharles City County: 0 countCharlotte County: 3 countChesterfield County: 26 countClarke County: 0 countCraig County: 4 countCulpeper County: 9 countCumberland County: 4 countDickenson County: 2 countDinwiddie County: 8 countEssex County: 1 countFairfax County: 40 countFauquier County: 6 countFloyd County: 4 countFluvanna County: 6 countFranklin County: 8 countFrederick County: 11 countGiles County: 5 countGloucester County: 3 countGoochland County: 5 countGrayson County: 1 countGreene County: 2 countGreensville County: 2 countHalifax County: 3 countHanover County: 13 countHenrico County: 24 countHenry County: 10 countHighland County: 0 countIsle of Wight County: 7 countJames City County: 8 countKing and Queen County: 1 countKing George County: 8 countKing William County: 3 countLancaster County: 4 countLee County: 4 countLoudoun County: 13 countLouisa County: 12 countLunenburg County: 3 countMadison County: 1 countMathews County: 6 countMecklenburg County: 11 countMiddlesex County: 1 countMontgomery County: 9 countNelson County: 4 countNew Kent County: 4 countNorthampton County: 1 countNorthumberland County: 2 countNottoway County: 3 countOrange County: 8 countPage County: 1 countPatrick County: 6 countPittsylvania County: 8 countPowhatan County: 7 countPrince Edward County: 6 countPrince George County: 10 countPrince William County: 18 countPulaski County: 4 countRappahannock County: 0 countRichmond County: 0 countRoanoke County: 9 countRockbridge County: 2 countRockingham County: 12 countRussell County: 4 countScott County: 3 countShenandoah County: 7 countSmyth County: 5 countSouthampton County: 9 countSpotsylvania County: 11 countStafford County: 8 countSurry County: 1 countSussex County: 0 countTazewell County: 6 countWarren County: 5 countWashington County: 6 countWestmoreland County: 0 countWise County: 8 countWythe County: 4 countYork County: 4 countAlexandria city: 3 countBristol city: 2 countBuena Vista city: 0 countCharlottesville city: 1 countChesapeake city: 11 countColonial Heights city: 0 countCovington city: 1 countDanville city: 6 countEmporia city: 1 countFairfax city: 2 countFalls Church city: 0 countFranklin city: 0 countFredericksburg city: 2 countGalax city: 0 countHampton city: 9 countHarrisonburg city: 1 countHopewell city: 1 countLexington city: 2 countLynchburg city: 1 countManassas city: 0 countManassas Park city: 0 countMartinsville city: 1 countNewport News city: 10 countNorfolk city: 25 countNorton city: 1 countPetersburg city: 2 countPoquoson city: 0 countPortsmouth city: 3 countRadford city: 0 countRichmond city: 12 countRoanoke city: 6 countSalem city: 1 countStaunton city: 1 countSuffolk city: 14 countVirginia Beach city: 27 countWaynesboro city: 2 countWilliamsburg city: 0 countWinchester city: 0 count
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count, 2013. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Fairfax County: 40 countFairfax County40Virginia Beach city: 27 countVirginia Beach city27Chesterfield County: 26 countChesterfield County26Norfolk city: 25 countNorfolk city25Henrico County: 24 countHenrico County24Prince William County: 18 countPrince William County18Augusta County: 17 countAugusta County17Caroline County: 14 countCaroline County14Suffolk city: 14 countSuffolk city14Hanover County: 13 countHanover County13Loudoun County: 13 countLoudoun County13Louisa County: 12 countLouisa County12Richmond city: 12 countRichmond city12Rockingham County: 12 countRockingham County12Albemarle County: 11 countAlbemarle County11Brunswick County: 11 countBrunswick County11Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Chesapeake city: 11 countChesapeake city11Frederick County: 11 countFrederick County11Mecklenburg County: 11 countMecklenburg County11Spotsylvania County: 11 countSpotsylvania County11Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Newport News city: 10 countNewport News city10Prince George County: 10 countPrince George County10Bedford County: 9 countBedford County9Culpeper County: 9 countCulpeper County9Hampton city: 9 countHampton city9Montgomery County: 9 countMontgomery County9Roanoke County: 9 countRoanoke County9Southampton County: 9 countSouthampton County9Accomack County: 8 countAccomack County8Dinwiddie County: 8 countDinwiddie County8Franklin County: 8 countFranklin County8James City County: 8 countJames City County8King George County: 8 countKing George County8Orange County: 8 countOrange County8Pittsylvania County: 8 countPittsylvania County8Stafford County: 8 countStafford County8Wise County: 8 countWise County8Buchanan County: 7 countBuchanan County7Fairfax County: 40 countFairfax County40Virginia Beach city: 27 countVirginia Beach city27Chesterfield County: 26 countChesterfield County26Norfolk city: 25 countNorfolk city25Henrico County: 24 countHenrico County24Prince William County: 18 countPrince William County18Augusta County: 17 countAugusta County17Caroline County: 14 countCaroline County14Suffolk city: 14 countSuffolk city14Hanover County: 13 countHanover County13Loudoun County: 13 countLoudoun County13Louisa County: 12 countLouisa County12Richmond city: 12 countRichmond city12Rockingham County: 12 countRockingham County12Albemarle County: 11 countAlbemarle County11Brunswick County: 11 countBrunswick County11Carroll County: 11 countCarroll County11Chesapeake city: 11 countChesapeake city11Frederick County: 11 countFrederick County11Mecklenburg County: 11 countMecklenburg County11Spotsylvania County: 11 countSpotsylvania County11Henry County: 10 countHenry County10Newport News city: 10 countNewport News city10Prince George County: 10 countPrince George County10Bedford County: 9 countBedford County9Culpeper County: 9 countCulpeper County9Hampton city: 9 countHampton city9Montgomery County: 9 countMontgomery County9Roanoke County: 9 countRoanoke County9Southampton County: 9 countSouthampton County9Accomack County: 8 countAccomack County8Dinwiddie County: 8 countDinwiddie County8Franklin County: 8 countFranklin County8James City County: 8 countJames City County8King George County: 8 countKing George County8Orange County: 8 countOrange County8Pittsylvania County: 8 countPittsylvania County8Stafford County: 8 countStafford County8Wise County: 8 countWise County8Buchanan County: 7 countBuchanan County7
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Fairfax County40-14.9%
2Virginia Beach city27+80%
3Chesterfield County26+36.8%
4Norfolk city25+38.9%
5Henrico County24+100%
6Prince William County18-5.3%
7Augusta County17+70%
8Caroline County14+180%
8Suffolk city14+16.7%
10Hanover County13+30%
10Loudoun County13-23.5%
12Louisa County12+100%
12Richmond city12-25%
12Rockingham County12-33.3%
15Albemarle County11-8.3%
15Brunswick County110%
15Carroll County11+57.1%
15Chesapeake city11-15.4%
15Frederick County11-26.7%
15Mecklenburg County11+37.5%
15Spotsylvania County11-21.4%
22Henry County10-37.5%
22Newport News city10+11.1%
22Prince George County10+66.7%
25Bedford County9-57.1%
25Culpeper County9-35.7%
25Hampton city90%
25Montgomery County9-18.2%
25Roanoke County9-18.2%
25Southampton County9+80%
31Accomack County8+14.3%
31Dinwiddie County8+14.3%
31Franklin County8-55.6%
31James City County8+700%
31King George County8+166.7%
31Orange County8+166.7%
31Pittsylvania County8-55.6%
31Stafford County8-46.7%
31Wise County8+166.7%
40Buchanan County7+16.7%
40Isle of Wight County7+75%
40Powhatan County70%
40Shenandoah County7+40%
44Danville city6+200%
44Fauquier County6-40%
44Fluvanna County6+200%
44Mathews County6+500%
44Patrick County60%
44Prince Edward County6+20%
44Roanoke city6+50%
44Tazewell County6+50%
44Washington County6-14.3%
53Giles County5+400%
53Goochland County5-37.5%
53Smyth County5-16.7%
53Warren County50%
57Alleghany County4+33.3%
57Amelia County4-33.3%
57Amherst County4-20%
57Botetourt County4-55.6%
57Campbell County4-75%
57Craig County4+300%
57Cumberland County4+100%
57Floyd County4+300%
57Lancaster County4+300%
57Lee County4-33.3%
57Nelson County4-42.9%
57New Kent County4+100%
57Pulaski County4-42.9%
57Russell County4-55.6%
57Wythe County4-55.6%
57York County4+100%
73Alexandria city3-25%
73Charlotte County3-25%
73Gloucester County3-57.1%
73Halifax County3-57.1%
73King William County3-40%
73Lunenburg County30%
73Nottoway County30%
73Portsmouth city30%
73Scott County30%
82Appomattox County20%
82Arlington County2-50%
82Bristol city2n/a
82Dickenson County20%
82Fairfax city2-60%
82Fredericksburg city2+100%
82Greene County20%
82Greensville County2-33.3%
82Lexington city2n/a
82Northumberland County20%
82Petersburg city2+100%
82Rockbridge County2-80%
82Waynesboro city2-33.3%
95Bath County1-66.7%
95Bland County10%
95Buckingham County1-75%
95Charlottesville city1n/a
95Covington city1n/a
95Emporia city1n/a
95Essex County1n/a
95Grayson County1-50%
95Harrisonburg city10%
95Hopewell city1-50%
95King and Queen County1-66.7%
95Lynchburg city1-88.9%
95Madison County1-75%
95Martinsville city10%
95Middlesex County1-50%
95Northampton County1n/a
95Norton city1n/a
95Page County1-66.7%
95Salem city1n/a
95Staunton city1n/a
95Surry County1n/a
116Buena Vista city0n/a
116Charles City County0-100%
116Clarke County0-100%
116Colonial Heights city0n/a
116Falls Church city0n/a
116Franklin city0-100%
116Galax city0-100%
116Highland County0n/a
116Manassas city0-100%
116Manassas Park city0n/a
116Poquoson city0n/a
116Radford city0n/a
116Rappahannock County0-100%
116Richmond County0-100%
116Sussex County0-100%
116Westmoreland County0-100%
116Williamsburg city0n/a
116Winchester city0-100%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.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 (Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2013. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2013. 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. Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2013.

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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, Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2013/National/FARS2013NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fairfax County, with 40 in 2013, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Winchester city, with 0 in 2013.

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