Counties in Virginia by traffic fatalities

Fairfax County had the highest traffic fatalities of 133 counties in 2014, at 33. Winchester city had the lowest, at 0. The median was 4 and the figure for Virginia was 703. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Map of counties, 2014

Accomack County: 10 countAlbemarle County: 16 countAlleghany County: 5 countAmelia County: 1 countAmherst County: 8 countAppomattox County: 4 countArlington County: 8 countAugusta County: 9 countBath County: 1 countBedford County: 7 countBland County: 1 countBotetourt County: 5 countBrunswick County: 9 countBuchanan County: 3 countBuckingham County: 11 countCampbell County: 9 countCaroline County: 1 countCarroll County: 4 countCharles City County: 3 countCharlotte County: 2 countChesterfield County: 19 countClarke County: 1 countCraig County: 0 countCulpeper County: 9 countCumberland County: 1 countDickenson County: 2 countDinwiddie County: 3 countEssex County: 5 countFairfax County: 33 countFauquier County: 9 countFloyd County: 3 countFluvanna County: 3 countFranklin County: 7 countFrederick County: 9 countGiles County: 9 countGloucester County: 4 countGoochland County: 3 countGrayson County: 3 countGreene County: 3 countGreensville County: 7 countHalifax County: 8 countHanover County: 17 countHenrico County: 18 countHenry County: 13 countHighland County: 1 countIsle of Wight County: 9 countJames City County: 5 countKing and Queen County: 2 countKing George County: 11 countKing William County: 3 countLancaster County: 1 countLee County: 2 countLoudoun County: 12 countLouisa County: 3 countLunenburg County: 3 countMadison County: 1 countMathews County: 1 countMecklenburg County: 9 countMiddlesex County: 2 countMontgomery County: 4 countNelson County: 2 countNew Kent County: 8 countNorthampton County: 3 countNorthumberland County: 2 countNottoway County: 4 countOrange County: 6 countPage County: 2 countPatrick County: 4 countPittsylvania County: 16 countPowhatan County: 5 countPrince Edward County: 4 countPrince George County: 6 countPrince William County: 23 countPulaski County: 9 countRappahannock County: 0 countRichmond County: 1 countRoanoke County: 4 countRockbridge County: 9 countRockingham County: 18 countRussell County: 1 countScott County: 3 countShenandoah County: 4 countSmyth County: 4 countSouthampton County: 4 countSpotsylvania County: 11 countStafford County: 5 countSurry County: 1 countSussex County: 4 countTazewell County: 4 countWarren County: 8 countWashington County: 8 countWestmoreland County: 3 countWise County: 5 countWythe County: 4 countYork County: 5 countAlexandria city: 0 countBristol city: 1 countBuena Vista city: 0 countCharlottesville city: 0 countChesapeake city: 9 countColonial Heights city: 0 countCovington city: 1 countDanville city: 2 countEmporia city: 1 countFairfax city: 0 countFalls Church city: 0 countFranklin city: 0 countFredericksburg city: 0 countGalax city: 0 countHampton city: 10 countHarrisonburg city: 0 countHopewell city: 2 countLexington city: 0 countLynchburg city: 3 countManassas city: 0 countManassas Park city: 0 countMartinsville city: 0 countNewport News city: 11 countNorfolk city: 21 countNorton city: 0 countPetersburg city: 3 countPoquoson city: 0 countPortsmouth city: 5 countRadford city: 1 countRichmond city: 9 countRoanoke city: 7 countSalem city: 0 countStaunton city: 0 countSuffolk city: 12 countVirginia Beach city: 29 countWaynesboro city: 1 countWilliamsburg city: 0 countWinchester city: 0 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Fairfax County: 33 countFairfax County33Virginia Beach city: 29 countVirginia Beach city29Prince William County: 23 countPrince William County23Norfolk city: 21 countNorfolk city21Chesterfield County: 19 countChesterfield County19Henrico County: 18 countHenrico County18Rockingham County: 18 countRockingham County18Hanover County: 17 countHanover County17Albemarle County: 16 countAlbemarle County16Pittsylvania County: 16 countPittsylvania County16Henry County: 13 countHenry County13Loudoun County: 12 countLoudoun County12Suffolk city: 12 countSuffolk city12Buckingham County: 11 countBuckingham County11King George County: 11 countKing George County11Newport News city: 11 countNewport News city11Spotsylvania County: 11 countSpotsylvania County11Accomack County: 10 countAccomack County10Hampton city: 10 countHampton city10Augusta County: 9 countAugusta County9Brunswick County: 9 countBrunswick County9Campbell County: 9 countCampbell County9Chesapeake city: 9 countChesapeake city9Culpeper County: 9 countCulpeper County9Fauquier County: 9 countFauquier County9Frederick County: 9 countFrederick County9Giles County: 9 countGiles County9Isle of Wight County: 9 countIsle of Wight County9Mecklenburg County: 9 countMecklenburg County9Pulaski County: 9 countPulaski County9Richmond city: 9 countRichmond city9Rockbridge County: 9 countRockbridge County9Amherst County: 8 countAmherst County8Arlington County: 8 countArlington County8Halifax County: 8 countHalifax County8New Kent County: 8 countNew Kent County8Warren County: 8 countWarren County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Bedford County: 7 countBedford County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin County7Fairfax County: 33 countFairfax County33Virginia Beach city: 29 countVirginia Beach city29Prince William County: 23 countPrince William County23Norfolk city: 21 countNorfolk city21Chesterfield County: 19 countChesterfield County19Henrico County: 18 countHenrico County18Rockingham County: 18 countRockingham County18Hanover County: 17 countHanover County17Albemarle County: 16 countAlbemarle County16Pittsylvania County: 16 countPittsylvania County16Henry County: 13 countHenry County13Loudoun County: 12 countLoudoun County12Suffolk city: 12 countSuffolk city12Buckingham County: 11 countBuckingham County11King George County: 11 countKing George County11Newport News city: 11 countNewport News city11Spotsylvania County: 11 countSpotsylvania County11Accomack County: 10 countAccomack County10Hampton city: 10 countHampton city10Augusta County: 9 countAugusta County9Brunswick County: 9 countBrunswick County9Campbell County: 9 countCampbell County9Chesapeake city: 9 countChesapeake city9Culpeper County: 9 countCulpeper County9Fauquier County: 9 countFauquier County9Frederick County: 9 countFrederick County9Giles County: 9 countGiles County9Isle of Wight County: 9 countIsle of Wight County9Mecklenburg County: 9 countMecklenburg County9Pulaski County: 9 countPulaski County9Richmond city: 9 countRichmond city9Rockbridge County: 9 countRockbridge County9Amherst County: 8 countAmherst County8Arlington County: 8 countArlington County8Halifax County: 8 countHalifax County8New Kent County: 8 countNew Kent County8Warren County: 8 countWarren County8Washington County: 8 countWashington County8Bedford County: 7 countBedford County7Franklin County: 7 countFranklin 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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Fairfax County33-17.5%
2Virginia Beach city29+7.4%
3Prince William County23+27.8%
4Norfolk city21-16%
5Chesterfield County19-26.9%
6Henrico County18-25%
6Rockingham County18+50%
8Hanover County17+30.8%
9Albemarle County16+45.5%
9Pittsylvania County16+100%
11Henry County13+30%
12Loudoun County12-7.7%
12Suffolk city12-14.3%
14Buckingham County11+1,000%
14King George County11+37.5%
14Newport News city11+10%
14Spotsylvania County110%
18Accomack County10+25%
18Hampton city10+11.1%
20Augusta County9-47.1%
20Brunswick County9-18.2%
20Campbell County9+125%
20Chesapeake city9-18.2%
20Culpeper County90%
20Fauquier County9+50%
20Frederick County9-18.2%
20Giles County9+80%
20Isle of Wight County9+28.6%
20Mecklenburg County9-18.2%
20Pulaski County9+125%
20Richmond city9-25%
20Rockbridge County9+350%
33Amherst County8+100%
33Arlington County8+300%
33Halifax County8+166.7%
33New Kent County8+100%
33Warren County8+60%
33Washington County8+33.3%
39Bedford County7-22.2%
39Franklin County7-12.5%
39Greensville County7+250%
39Roanoke city7+16.7%
43Orange County6-25%
43Prince George County6-40%
45Alleghany County5+25%
45Botetourt County5+25%
45Essex County5+400%
45James City County5-37.5%
45Portsmouth city5+66.7%
45Powhatan County5-28.6%
45Stafford County5-37.5%
45Wise County5-37.5%
45York County5+25%
54Appomattox County4+100%
54Carroll County4-63.6%
54Gloucester County4+33.3%
54Montgomery County4-55.6%
54Nottoway County4+33.3%
54Patrick County4-33.3%
54Prince Edward County4-33.3%
54Roanoke County4-55.6%
54Shenandoah County4-42.9%
54Smyth County4-20%
54Southampton County4-55.6%
54Sussex County4n/a
54Tazewell County4-33.3%
54Wythe County40%
68Buchanan County3-57.1%
68Charles City County3n/a
68Dinwiddie County3-62.5%
68Floyd County3-25%
68Fluvanna County3-50%
68Goochland County3-40%
68Grayson County3+200%
68Greene County3+50%
68King William County30%
68Louisa County3-75%
68Lunenburg County30%
68Lynchburg city3+200%
68Northampton County3+200%
68Petersburg city3+50%
68Scott County30%
68Westmoreland County3n/a
84Charlotte County2-33.3%
84Danville city2-66.7%
84Dickenson County20%
84Hopewell city2+100%
84King and Queen County2+100%
84Lee County2-50%
84Middlesex County2+100%
84Nelson County2-50%
84Northumberland County20%
84Page County2+100%
94Amelia County1-75%
94Bath County10%
94Bland County10%
94Bristol city1-50%
94Caroline County1-92.9%
94Clarke County1n/a
94Covington city10%
94Cumberland County1-75%
94Emporia city10%
94Highland County1n/a
94Lancaster County1-75%
94Madison County10%
94Mathews County1-83.3%
94Radford city1n/a
94Richmond County1n/a
94Russell County1-75%
94Surry County10%
94Waynesboro city1-50%
112Alexandria city0-100%
112Buena Vista city0n/a
112Charlottesville city0-100%
112Colonial Heights city0n/a
112Craig County0-100%
112Fairfax city0-100%
112Falls Church city0n/a
112Franklin city0n/a
112Fredericksburg city0-100%
112Galax city0n/a
112Harrisonburg city0-100%
112Lexington city0-100%
112Manassas city0n/a
112Manassas Park city0n/a
112Martinsville city0-100%
112Norton city0-100%
112Poquoson city0n/a
112Rappahannock County0n/a
112Salem city0-100%
112Staunton city0-100%
112Williamsburg city0n/a
112Winchester city0n/a

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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/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.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, 2014. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2014. 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, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2014/National/FARS2014NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/virginia-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Fairfax County, with 33 in 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Winchester city, with 0 in 2014.

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