Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Florida
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Florida
Media outlets were quick during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns that defined the summer and fall of 2020 to note just how little traffic there was as a result. Simple logic would suggest that less traffic equals a lower likelihood of accidents and thus fewer injuries and fatalities. Sadly, this was not the case.
Nationwide, traffic fatalities rose 7.2% in 2020 to nearly 39,000. That number was the highest recorded since 2007. Qualifying this disturbing fact is a sticky wicket—common denominators behind traffic deaths such as impaired driving, failure to use a seat belt, and excessive speed were certainly contributing factors, but they alone do not account for a rise in deaths commensurate with a 430-million-mile drop in the number of miles people traveled across the course of the year. What can be qualified, however, is where fatal crashes took place.
Citing data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Stacker identified the counties in Florida that had the most fatalities from motor vehicle crashes in 2020. The number of accident fatalities are ranked by the number of deaths per 100,000 people, with the raw number functioning as a tiebreaker. The analysis only looked at counties with at least five deaths during 2020. Additional data is included on pedestrian, bicyclist, and drunk-driving-related deaths. In counties where at least five fatalities happened on the same street or interstate, the road with the most deaths is also included.
#50. Leon County, Florida
- 12 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-90 (9 fatalities)
#49. Orange County, Florida
- 44 pedestrian deaths
- 8 bicyclist deaths
- 36 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-50 (20 fatalities)
#48. Palm Beach County, Florida
- 43 pedestrian deaths
- 14 bicyclist deaths
- 22 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 (20 fatalities)
#47. Brevard County, Florida
- 17 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 22 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-1 (17 fatalities)
#46. Indian River County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-60 (5 fatalities)
#45. Broward County, Florida
- 76 pedestrian deaths
- 7 bicyclist deaths
- 39 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 (21 fatalities)
#44. Charlotte County, Florida
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-41 (7 fatalities)
#43. Lake County, Florida
- 11 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: US-27, SR-44 (5 fatalities each)
#42. Sarasota County, Florida
- 15 pedestrian deaths
- 4 bicyclist deaths
- 21 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-41 (10 fatalities)
#41. Lee County, Florida
- 27 pedestrian deaths
- 7 bicyclist deaths
- 27 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-41 (18 fatalities)
#40. Martin County, Florida
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 (7 fatalities)
#39. Monroe County, Florida
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-1 (11 fatalities)
#38. St. Johns County, Florida
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 4 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-16 (7 fatalities)
#37. Hillsborough County, Florida
- 50 pedestrian deaths
- 14 bicyclist deaths
- 61 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-60 (14 fatalities)
#36. St. Lucie County, Florida
- 10 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 18 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-1 (8 fatalities)
#35. Osceola County, Florida
- 13 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-192 (12 fatalities)
#34. Manatee County, Florida
- 20 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-41 (12 fatalities)
#33. Alachua County, Florida
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-441 (7 fatalities)
#32. Escambia County, Florida
- 16 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-29 (10 fatalities)
#31. Nassau County, Florida
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Sumter County, Florida
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: I-75, US-301 (5 fatalities each)
#29. Polk County, Florida
- 24 pedestrian deaths
- 5 bicyclist deaths
- 43 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-60 (14 fatalities)
#28. Duval County, Florida
- 48 pedestrian deaths
- 11 bicyclist deaths
- 50 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 (18 fatalities)
#27. Pasco County, Florida
- 29 pedestrian deaths
- 11 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-19 (23 fatalities)
#26. Bay County, Florida
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 4 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-98 (7 fatalities)
#25. Okaloosa County, Florida
- 14 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-85 (17 fatalities)
#24. Hernando County, Florida
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-19 (5 fatalities)
#23. Flagler County, Florida
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 (9 fatalities)
#22. Citrus County, Florida
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-19 (9 fatalities)
#21. Volusia County, Florida
- 30 pedestrian deaths
- 6 bicyclist deaths
- 32 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-1 (19 fatalities)
#20. Holmes County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Highlands County, Florida
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 11 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-27 (8 fatalities)
#18. Madison County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Marion County, Florida
- 24 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 28 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-441 (16 fatalities)
#16. Gilchrist County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#15. Columbia County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#14. Levy County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Gulf County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-98 (5 fatalities)
#12. Hendry County, Florida
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Hardee County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Bradford County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#9. Dixie County, Florida
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Jackson County, Florida
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#7. Gadsden County, Florida
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#6. Walton County, Florida
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: US-90, US-98 (6 fatalities each)
#5. DeSoto County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Putnam County, Florida
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-17 (8 fatalities)
#3. Suwannee County, Florida
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-10 (6 fatalities)
#2. Okeechobee County, Florida
- 1 pedestrian death
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-98 (6 fatalities)
#1. Hamilton County, Florida
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities