Alaska Car Accident Statistics by County
70 people died in traffic crashes in Alaska in 2024, 9.5 per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally. That's up 4% from 2019. Pick a county below for its deadliest roads, who was killed and when crashes happen.
Traffic deaths in Alaska by year
Who died, 2019–2024
Fatal crashes by county
| County | Deaths 2024 | Deaths 2019–2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | 27 | 122 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 18 | 106 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 8 | 59 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 10 | 47 |
Counties with fewer than 30 traffic deaths over 2019–2024: Valdez-cordova County (10), Juneau City and Borough (10), Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (8), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (7), Nome Census Area (6), Copper River Census Area (5), Petersburg Borough (4), Ketchikan Gateway Borough (3), Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area (3), Northwest Arctic Borough (3), Kodiak Island Borough (3), Bethel Census Area (2), Sitka City and Borough (2), Haines Borough (2), Chugach Census Area (2), Bristol Bay Borough (2), North Slope Borough (1), Aleutians East Borough (1), Lake and Peninsula Borough (1), Prince Of Wales-outer County (1), Wade Hampton County (1), Yakutat City and Borough (1).
After a crash in Alaska
See the Alaska car accident statute of limitations and how shared fault affects a claim.
Car accident lawyers in Alaska
Lawbamba lists 9 car accident lawyers with an office in Alaska, 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).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
Hurt in a crash in Alaska?
Compare car accident lawyers in AlaskaSource: 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.
Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.