Fatal Car Accidents by State

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Introduction

Motor accidents have a long and bloody history within the U.S, from 1889 when motorists were driving the first cars up till today. The frequency of accidents and their fatality differs significantly from state to state, as the metric is measured based on the population of each state. Overall, the U.S. suffered 49,215 deaths due to motor accidents in 2021, which marks a 10.5% increase from 2020. This is the highest number of deaths the U.S. had due to motor accidents since 2005 when 43,005 people were killed. 

Most of the time, the reason a car crash becomes fatal is due to poor road safety practices from drivers. As such, the best way to prevent motor accidents would be to follow the laws of the road and to promote a culture of safety when driving. 

The increase in the number of fatalities due to motor accidents is alarming, and the federal government has not been idle. The DRIVE Safe act introduced in the senate aims to improve safety practices for commercial vehicles by instituting an apprenticeship period before a license can be earned and that these commercial vehicles are equipped with proper safety technologies. 

To compare the differences in fatal car accidents from state to state, explore the data in the charts. 

#StateNumber of Fatal Car AccidentsNumber of Car Accident Deaths
1California3,5583,847
2Florida3,0983,331
3Georgia1,5221,664
4North Carolina1,4121,538
5Ohio1,154123
6Tennessee1,1191,217
7Illinois1,0871,194
8Michigan1,0111,084
9Arizona9671,054
10New York9631,046
11South Carolina9621,064
12Missouri914987
13Alabama852934
14Indiana815897
15Virginia796850
16Louisiana762828
17Kentucky709780
18Mississippi687752
19Oklahoma599652
20Arkansas585638
21Colorado574622
22Wisconsin561614
23New Jersey547584
24Maryland540567
25Washington525560
26Oregon461508
27Kansas382426
28Minnesota369394
29New Mexico365398
30Texas3523,874
31Massachusetts327343
32Iowa304337
33Nevada293317
34Connecticut279295
35Utah256276
36West Virginia249267
37Nebraska217233
38Montana190213
39Idaho188214
40Maine151164
41South Dakota132141
42Wyoming114127
43Pennsylvania1061,129
44Delaware104116
45New Hampshire98104
46North Dakota96100
47Hawaii8185
48Rhode Island6667
49Vermont5862
50Alaska5364
51District of Columbia3436

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852

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Alaska

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53

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#50

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#49

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Arizona

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967

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#9

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#11

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Arkansas

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585

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#20

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#21

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California

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3,558

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Colorado

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574

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#21

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#22

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Connecticut

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279

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#34

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Delaware

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104

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#44

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#44

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District of Columbia

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34

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Florida

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3,098

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Georgia

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1,522

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Hawaii

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81

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#47

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Idaho

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188

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#39

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#38

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Illinois

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1,087

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#7

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#7

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Indiana

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815

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#14

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#15

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Iowa

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304

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#32

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#32

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Kansas

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382

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#27

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#28

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Kentucky

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709

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#17

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#18

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Louisiana

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762

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#16

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#17

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Maine

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151

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#40

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#40

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Maryland

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540

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#24

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#25

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Massachusetts

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327

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#31

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#31

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Michigan

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1,011

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#8

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#9

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Minnesota

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369

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#28

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#30

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Mississippi

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687

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#18

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#19

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Missouri

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914

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#12

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#13

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Montana

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190

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#38

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#39

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Nebraska

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217

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#37

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#37

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Nevada

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293

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#33

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#33

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New Hampshire

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98

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#45

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#45

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New Jersey

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547

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#23

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#24

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New Mexico

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365

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#29

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#29

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New York

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963

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#10

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#12

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North Carolina

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1,412

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#4

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North Dakota

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96

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#46

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#46

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Ohio

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1,154

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#5

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#43

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Oklahoma

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599

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#19

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Oregon

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461

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#26

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#27

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Pennsylvania

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106

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#43

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#8

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Rhode Island

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66

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#48

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#48

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South Carolina

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962

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#11

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South Dakota

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132

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#41

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Tennessee

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1,119

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#6

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#6

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Texas

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352

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#30

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#1

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Utah

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256

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#35

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#35

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Vermont

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58

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#49

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Virginia

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796

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#15

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#16

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Washington

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525

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#25

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#26

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West Virginia

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249

Ranked in the US

#36

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#36

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Wisconsin

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561

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#22

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#23

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Wyoming

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114

Ranked in the US

#42

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#42

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