Florida Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Florida recorded 3,138 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 8.6 a day, 13.4 per 100,000 people (above the US average, rank #17 of 51). 7 Florida accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Florida is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Capital
- Tallahassee
- Population
- 21,538,187 (2020)
- Area
- 170,304 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 3,138
- Deaths / 100k
- 13.4
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Florida Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Live traffic cameras in Florida
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: FL511 / Florida Department of Transportation (all 4,965 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 Florida
With a population of 23,372,215 and 249,474 million vehicle miles travelled, Florida recorded 3,138 crash deaths in 2024: 13.4 per 100,000 people and 1.26 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 11% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 21%, motorcyclists 20%, bicyclists 6%.
About 769 deaths (24%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #17 | 3,138 | 13.4 | 1.26 |
| Missouri | #14 | 955 | 15.3 | 1.17 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 1,619 | 14.7 | 1.24 |
| West Virginia | #16 | 256 | 14.5 | 1.49 |
| Texas | #18 | 4,160 | 13.3 | 1.35 |
| Nevada | #19 | 417 | 12.8 | 1.47 |
| Maine | #20 | 177 | 12.6 | 1.17 |