Car Accident Statistics » Connecticut

Connecticut Car Accident Statistics by County

310 people died in traffic crashes in Connecticut in 2024, 8.4 per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally. That's up 24% from 2019. Pick a county below for its deadliest roads, who was killed and when crashes happen.

310Deaths in 2024
8.4Per 100,000 residents
24%Fatal crashes with a drinking driver (police-reported)
36%Fatal crashes involving speeding

Traffic deaths in Connecticut by year

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Who died, 2019–2024

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)1,081 (59%)
Motorcyclists373 (20%)
Pedestrians349 (19%)
Bicyclists24 (1%)

Fatal crashes by county

CountyDeaths 2024Per 100kDeaths 2019–2024
New Haven County81 —501
Hartford County88 —468
Fairfield County57 —304
New London County35 —173
Litchfield County14 —121
Windham County8 —97
Tolland County13 —86
Middlesex County14 —85

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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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