Montana Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Montana recorded 206 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.6 a day, 18.1 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #7 of 51). 0 Montana accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. It is the fourth-largest state by area, but the eighth-least populous state and the third-least densely populated state.
- Capital
- Helena
- Population
- 1,084,225 (2020)
- Area
- 381,154 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 206
- Deaths / 100k
- 18.1
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Montana Accident News — Last 48 Hours
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Road Safety in Montana
With a population of 1,137,233 and 13,865 million vehicle miles travelled, Montana recorded 206 crash deaths in 2024: 18.1 per 100,000 people and 1.49 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 43% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 5%, motorcyclists 18%, bicyclists 1%.
About 75 deaths (37%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #7 | 206 | 18.1 | 1.49 |
| South Carolina | #4 | 1,038 | 18.9 | 1.67 |
| Alabama | #5 | 962 | 18.7 | 1.32 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 107 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | #8 | 1,197 | 16.6 | 1.52 |
| Louisiana | #9 | 752 | 16.4 | 1.36 |
| Arizona | #10 | 1,229 | 16.2 | 1.74 |