Delaware Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Delaware recorded 126 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.3 a day, 12 per 100,000 people (above the US average, rank #24 of 51). 2 Delaware accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state's name derives from the adjacent Delaware Bay, which in turn was named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and the Colony of Virginia's first colonial-era governor.
- Capital
- Dover
- Population
- 989,948 (2020)
- Area
- 6,452 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 126
- Deaths / 100k
- 12
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Delaware Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Live traffic cameras in Delaware
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: Delaware Department of Transportation (live HLS) (all 362 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 Delaware
With a population of 1,051,917 and 9,937 million vehicle miles travelled, Delaware recorded 126 crash deaths in 2024: 12 per 100,000 people and 1.27 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 25% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 22%, motorcyclists 17%, bicyclists 3%.
About 32 deaths (26%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 8 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.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #24 | 126 | 12 | 1.27 |
| Oregon | #21 | 538 | 12.6 | 1.44 |
| Georgia | #22 | 1,403 | 12.5 | 1.15 |
| Nebraska | #23 | 251 | 12.5 | 1.15 |
| Indiana | #25 | 832 | 12 | 0.94 |
| Idaho | #26 | 238 | 11.9 | 1.19 |
| Colorado | #27 | 689 | 11.6 | 1.25 |