North Carolina Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: North Carolina recorded 1,619 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 4.4 a day, 14.7 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #15 of 51). 5 North Carolina accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and ninth-most populous of the United States.
- Capital
- Raleigh
- Population
- 10,439,388 (2020)
- Area
- 139,390 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,619
- Deaths / 100k
- 14.7
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North Carolina Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Live traffic cameras in North Carolina
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: DriveNC / North Carolina Department of Transportation (all 993 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 North Carolina
With a population of 11,046,024 and 131,008 million vehicle miles travelled, North Carolina recorded 1,619 crash deaths in 2024: 14.7 per 100,000 people and 1.24 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 42% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 16%, motorcyclists 13%, bicyclists 2%.
About 449 deaths (28%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 122 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.
North Carolina on this site
- Charlotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #15 | 1,619 | 14.7 | 1.24 |
| Oklahoma | #12 | 645 | 15.7 | 1.39 |
| Kentucky | #13 | 707 | 15.4 | 1.44 |
| Missouri | #14 | 955 | 15.3 | 1.17 |
| West Virginia | #16 | 256 | 14.5 | 1.49 |
| Florida | #17 | 3,138 | 13.4 | 1.26 |
| Texas | #18 | 4,160 | 13.3 | 1.35 |