Virginia Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Virginia recorded 917 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 2.5 a day, 10.4 per 100,000 people (below the US average, rank #32 of 51). 2 Virginia accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. It borders Kentucky to the west, Tennessee to the south-west, North Carolina to the south, West Virginia to the north-west, and Maryland to the north. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
- Capital
- Richmond
- Population
- 8,631,393 (2020)
- Area
- 110,862 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 917
- Deaths / 100k
- 10.4
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Virginia Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Virginia
With a population of 8,811,195 and 88,511 million vehicle miles travelled, Virginia recorded 917 crash deaths in 2024: 10.4 per 100,000 people and 1.04 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 31% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 13%, motorcyclists 13%, bicyclists 3%.
About 252 deaths (27%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | #32 | 917 | 10.4 | 1.04 |
| North Dakota | #29 | 90 | 11.3 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | #30 | 356 | 11 | 1.05 |
| Michigan | #31 | 1,098 | 10.8 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | 595 | 10 | 0.86 |
| California | #34 | 3,876 | 9.8 | 1.19 |
| Ohio | #35 | 1,157 | 9.7 | 1 |