Colorado Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Colorado recorded 689 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 1.9 a day, 11.6 per 100,000 people (above the US average, rank #27 of 51). 2 Colorado accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
- Capital
- Denver
- Population
- 5,773,714 (2020)
- Area
- 269,837 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 689
- Deaths / 100k
- 11.6
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Colorado Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Colorado
With a population of 5,957,493 and 55,068 million vehicle miles travelled, Colorado recorded 689 crash deaths in 2024: 11.6 per 100,000 people and 1.25 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 34% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 16%, motorcyclists 24%, bicyclists 2%.
About 204 deaths (30%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 59 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.
Colorado on this site
- Denver official crash map
- Colorado Springs official crash map
- United States accidents today — national live map
- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #27 | 689 | 11.6 | 1.25 |
| Delaware | #24 | 126 | 12 | 1.27 |
| Indiana | #25 | 832 | 12 | 0.94 |
| Idaho | #26 | 238 | 11.9 | 1.19 |
| Kansas | #28 | 339 | 11.4 | 1.07 |
| North Dakota | #29 | 90 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | #30 | 356 | 11 | 1.05 |