Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Pennsylvania
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania 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. Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#49. Butler County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#48. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#47. Erie County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#46. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#45. Chester County, Pennsylvania
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 12 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#44. Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#43. Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#42. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#40. Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Blair County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#38. Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 12 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-95 DELAWARE EXPY (5 fatalities)
#37. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#36. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#35. Berks County, Pennsylvania
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#34. Centre County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#33. Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#32. Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#31. Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Pike County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- 53 pedestrian deaths
- 5 bicyclist deaths
- 30 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-611 BROAD ST (11 fatalities)
#28. Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#27. Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 14 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-76 MAINLINE TPKE (5 fatalities)
#25. Union County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#24. Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Somerset County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#15. Washington County, Pennsylvania
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#14. Adams County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Perry County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Wayne County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#9. Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Warren County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#7. Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#6. Snyder County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 15 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Clinton County, Pennsylvania
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. Venango County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#2. Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#1. Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities