LIVE Global accident monitoring — updating every 15 minutes
LIVEACCIDENTTRACKER
Home / United States / By State / Wyoming
Live State Tracking · FARS 2024 Data

Wyoming Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics

Quick answer: Wyoming recorded 107 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.3 a day, 18.2 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #6 of 51). 0 Wyoming accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.

107
Crash Deaths in 2024
FARS · NHTSA / IIHS
18.2
Deaths / 100k People
US average 11.5
1.1
Deaths / 100M Miles
US average 1.19
#6
Risk Rank
of 51 (1 = highest rate)
— zones in view
US accident reports · last 24h Centered on Wyoming
Wyoming
About Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With an estimated population of 587,618 as of 2024, Wyoming is the least populous state despite being the tenth-largest by area, and it has the second-lowest population density.

Capital
Cheyenne
Population
576,851 (2020)
Area
253,348 km²
Crash deaths 2024
107
Deaths / 100k
18.2

Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11

Latest From Wyoming

Wyoming Accident News — Last 48 Hours

No headline naming Wyoming or its major cities in the last 48 hours of monitored coverage. Nationwide reports are on the United States page; the window refreshes every 15 minutes.

Statistics · 2024

Road Safety in Wyoming

With a population of 587,618 and 9,720 million vehicle miles travelled, Wyoming recorded 107 crash deaths in 2024: 18.2 per 100,000 people and 1.1 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 39% of those deaths.

By road user: pedestrians 4%, motorcyclists 22%, bicyclists 1%.

About 34 deaths (32%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 7 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.

Explore

Wyoming on this site

Compare

States With a Similar Death Rate

StateRankDeaths 2024Per 100kPer 100M miles
Wyoming#610718.21.1
New Mexico#340919.21.43
South Carolina#41,03818.91.67
Alabama#596218.71.32
Montana#720618.11.49
Tennessee#81,19716.61.52
Louisiana#975216.41.36
Questions

Wyoming — FAQ

How many people die in car accidents in Wyoming each year?
Wyoming recorded 107 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.3 every day. That is 18.2 deaths per 100,000 residents against a US average of 11.5, and 1.1 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles travelled (FARS data via IIHS).
Is Wyoming a dangerous state to drive in?
By death rate, Wyoming ranks #6 of 51 (1 = highest) at 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people, which is far above the US average (+58% vs the national rate). Rural mileage, speed and seat-belt use explain most of the gap between states. In Wyoming, 39% of crash deaths involved speeding.
What share of Wyoming crash deaths are pedestrians and motorcyclists?
In 2024 pedestrians were 4% of Wyoming's crash deaths, motorcyclists 22% and bicyclists 1%; the rest were vehicle occupants.
Where do the live Wyoming accident reports come from?
From worldwide news monitoring, refreshed every 15 minutes: reports whose headlines name Wyoming or its major cities (Cheyenne, Casper) appear here, each linked to the original outlet. Official statistics come from NHTSA's FARS census of fatal crashes as tabulated by IIHS.
What is the emergency number in Wyoming?
Dial 911 anywhere in the United States for police, fire or ambulance. For non-emergency road conditions most states run a 511 traveller information line.