Alaska Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Alaska recorded 70 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.2 a day, 9.5 per 100,000 people (below the US average, rank #36 of 51). 0 Alaska accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Alaska is a U.S. state located in the northwestern regions of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and, longitudinally, the easternmost state in the United States.
- Capital
- Juneau
- Population
- 733,391 (2020)
- Area
- 1,717,856 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 70
- Deaths / 100k
- 9.5
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Alaska Accident News — Last 48 Hours
No headline naming Alaska or its major cities in the last 48 hours of monitored coverage. Nationwide reports are on the United States page; the window refreshes every 15 minutes.
Live traffic cameras in Alaska
Public traffic-camera snapshots nearest to the latest geocoded reports on this page, straight from the transport authority. Images refresh on their own schedule (seconds to minutes); a camera is picked by distance and is not necessarily pointed at the incident.
Camera data: Alaska 511 / Alaska DOT&PF (all 130 cameras). Snapshots are served by the authority and are not stored by this site. Cameras marked Live video play inline; the rest are still images refreshed by the authority.
Road Safety in Alaska
With a population of 740,133 and 5,503 million vehicle miles travelled, Alaska recorded 70 crash deaths in 2024: 9.5 per 100,000 people and 1.27 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 50% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 21%, motorcyclists 14%, bicyclists 1%.
About 13 deaths (19%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 7 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
Alaska on this site
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #36 | 70 | 9.5 | 1.27 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | 595 | 10 | 0.86 |
| California | #34 | 3,876 | 9.8 | 1.19 |
| Ohio | #35 | 1,157 | 9.7 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 133 | 9.4 | 0.96 |
| Illinois | #38 | 1,177 | 9.3 | 1.13 |
| Maryland | #39 | 578 | 9.2 | 1.01 |