{"title":"Car Accident Statistics by State","url":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state","publisher":"FindMyAccidentLawyer","license":"CC BY 4.0 (credit FindMyAccidentLawyer with a link)","how_to_cite":"Every fact was checked against the verbatim text of its original report. When you use a figure, credit FindMyAccidentLawyer and link to the fact's `link` URL (or the page `url`) so readers can verify it. Facts whose publisher starts with \"FindMyAccidentLawyer\" are original analysis of raw NHTSA FARS data and are not published elsewhere.","updated":"2026-10-19","count":23,"facts":[{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-highest-rate-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most dangerous states","stat":"Mississippi had the highest traffic death rate of the 50 states in 2024, with 25.6 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":25.6,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-highest-rate-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-highest-rate-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-rate-rank2-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most dangerous states","stat":"Arkansas ranked No. 2 of the 50 states for traffic deaths per capita in 2024, at 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":19.5,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-rate-rank2-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-rate-rank2-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-rate-rank3-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most dangerous states","stat":"New Mexico ranked No. 3 of the 50 states for traffic deaths per capita in 2024, at 19.2 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":19.2,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-rate-rank3-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-rate-rank3-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-rate-rank4-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most dangerous states","stat":"South Carolina ranked No. 4 of the 50 states for traffic deaths per capita in 2024, at 18.9 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":18.9,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by 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citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-rate-rank5-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-lowest-rate-2024","topic":"state","section":"Safest states","stat":"Rhode Island had the lowest traffic death rate of the 50 states in 2024, at 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":4.7,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-lowest-rate-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-lowest-rate-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-low-rank2-2024","topic":"state","section":"Safest states","stat":"Massachusetts had the second-lowest traffic death rate of the 50 states in 2024, at 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":5.1,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-low-rank2-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-low-rank2-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-low-rank3-2024","topic":"state","section":"Safest states","stat":"New York had the third-lowest traffic death rate of the 50 states in 2024, at 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people.","value":5.5,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by 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Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-most-deaths1-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-most-deaths2-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most traffic deaths","stat":"California had the second-most traffic deaths of any state in 2024, with 3,876 people killed.","value":3876,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-most-deaths2-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-most-deaths2-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"","id":"state-most-deaths3-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most traffic deaths","stat":"Florida had the third-most traffic deaths of any state in 2024, with 3,138 people killed.","value":3138,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-most-deaths3-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-most-deaths3-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"Count of rows in the IIHS 2024 state table with deaths per 100,000 above the U.S. total row (11.5). D.C. not counted.","id":"state-count-above-us-rate-2024","topic":"state","section":"Most dangerous states","stat":"27 states had a traffic death rate above the national rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2024.","value":27,"unit":"states","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":true,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-count-above-us-rate-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-count-above-us-rate-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"Motor vehicle crash deaths by road user type and state, 2024","id":"state-moto-share-top-2024","topic":"state","section":"Who dies, by state","stat":"Motorcyclists made up 26 percent of traffic deaths in New Hampshire in 2024, the highest share of the 50 states.","value":26,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-moto-share-top-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-moto-share-top-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"Motor vehicle crash deaths by road user type and state, 2024","id":"state-ped-share-top-2024","topic":"state","section":"Who dies, by state","stat":"Pedestrians made up 34 percent of traffic deaths in Hawaii in 2024, the highest share of the 50 states.","value":34,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-ped-share-top-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-ped-share-top-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"Number and percent of motor vehicle crash deaths involving speeding as a contributing factor by state, 2024","id":"state-speeding-share-top-2024","topic":"state","section":"Speeding and drunk driving, by state","stat":"Speeding was a factor in 54 percent of traffic deaths in Vermont in 2024, the highest share of the 50 states.","value":54,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"source_title":"Fatality Facts 2024: State by state","publisher":"IIHS","url":"https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state","computed":false,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-speeding-share-top-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing IIHS, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/by-state#state-speeding-share-top-2024)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BAC ≥ 0.08% by state, 2024. 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