Jefferson County, Alabama Car Accident Statistics
101 people died in 95 fatal crashes in Jefferson County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 15.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 18.7 for Alabama and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 614 traffic deaths in 579 crashes, and 19% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Jefferson County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | 95 |
| 2023 | 112 | 103 |
| 2022 | 98 | 94 |
| 2021 | 108 | 101 |
| 2020 | 110 | 106 |
| 2019 | 85 | 80 |
Who died
People killed in Jefferson County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-59 | 68 | 73 |
| I-65 | 44 | 45 |
| I-459 | 27 | 31 |
| SR-5 | 19 | 19 |
| SR-79 | 16 | 16 |
| I-20 | 13 | 14 |
| I-22 | 10 | 11 |
| US-31 SR-3 | 8 | 9 |
| US-280 SR-38 | 7 | 7 |
| 1st Ave N | 7 | 7 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 251 | 267 |
| Bessemer | 36 | 37 |
| Hoover | 24 | 28 |
| Trussville | 18 | 19 |
| Adamsville | 8 | 8 |
| Homewood | 7 | 7 |
| Leeds | 6 | 6 |
| Tarrant | 5 | 5 |
| Mountain Brook | 5 | 5 |
| Vestavia Hills | 4 | 4 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
55% of fatal crashes in Jefferson County happened in the dark, and 15% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Alabama
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Alabama's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Birmingham
Lawbamba lists 37 car accident lawyers with an office in Birmingham, Alabama, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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