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Charlotte Crash Map and 2024 Accident Data

The 185 most recent of 185 police-reported collisions in Charlotte in 2024, plotted from official City of Charlotte Vision Zero data — locations, casualties and severity. This is government-published collision data, not news coverage.

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185
Recent Reported Crashes
latest: 2024-12-31
105
People Injured
in this sample
80
Fatalities
in this sample
2024
Data Year
showing 185 of 185
Fatal / injury crash Property damage / no injuries Source: City of Charlotte Open Data — Vision Zero Fatal or Serious Injury Crashes (CMPD / CDOT)
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Latest Records

Most Recent Reported Crashes

DateStreetInjuredKilledReported Factor
2024-12-31 — 1 0 Sideswipe, same direction · Unable to determine
2024-12-28 — 1 0 Angle · Disregarded traffic signals
2024-12-24 — 0 1 Pedestrian · No contributing circumstance indicated
2024-12-20 — 1 0 Angle · Inattention
2024-12-19 — 1 0 Angle · Exceeded authorized speed limit
2024-12-19 — 0 1 Left turn, same roadway · Exceeded authorized speed limit
2024-12-15 — 0 1 Pedestrian · No contributing circumstance indicated
2024-12-12 — 1 0 Left turn, different roadways · Disregarded traffic signals
2024-12-10 — 1 0 Angle · Inattention
2024-12-09 — 0 1 Pedestrian · Unable to determine
2024-12-08 — 0 1 Pedestrian · Unknown
2024-12-08 — 1 0 Left turn, same roadway · Inattention
2024-12-08 — 0 1 Left turn, different roadways · Exceeded authorized speed limit
2024-12-08 — 0 1 Ran off road left · Exceeded authorized speed limit
2024-12-08 — 1 0 Overturn/rollover · Disregarded road markings
2024-12-07 — 0 1 Ran off road right · Unknown
2024-12-02 — 1 0 Pedestrian · Unknown
2024-12-02 — 1 0 Sideswipe, same direction · No contributing circumstance indicated
2024-12-01 — 1 0 Head on · Crossed centerline/going wrong way
2024-12-01 — 1 0 Head on · Crossed centerline/going wrong way
2024-12-01 — 0 1 Pedestrian · Exceeded authorized speed limit
2024-11-25 — 1 0 Fixed object · Other*
2024-11-20 — 0 1 Pedestrian · No contributing circumstance indicated
2024-11-19 — 1 0 Ran off road left · No contributing circumstance indicated
2024-11-19 — 1 0 Left turn, same roadway · Failed to yield right of way
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Questions

Charlotte — FAQ

Where does the Charlotte collision data come from?
From City of Charlotte Open Data — Vision Zero Fatal or Serious Injury Crashes (CMPD / CDOT) — the official police-reported collision dataset published by the City of Charlotte (CDOT and CMPD) under its open data terms. This page shows the 2024 file, covering fatal and serious-injury crashes inside the city limits. It is government data, not news reports.
How many road accidents happen in Charlotte?
Charlotte recorded 185 fatal or serious-injury crashes in 2024, including 80 fatal and 105 serious collisions. The map shows the 185 most recent of them (2024-01-07 to 2024-12-31), with 105 people injured and 80 killed in that sample.
Is this map real-time?
No. The Vision Zero fatal and serious-injury dataset is published annually by the City of Charlotte, so this page shows the latest complete year (2024). Live news-based reports for United States are on the country page. In an emergency always call 911.

Data: City of Charlotte Open Data — Vision Zero Fatal or Serious Injury Crashes (CMPD / CDOT), updated 2024-12-31 (public government data, 2024 file). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.