Litchfield County, Connecticut Car Accident Statistics
14 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Litchfield County in 2024, according to NHTSA. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 121 traffic deaths in 117 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Litchfield County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 26 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2020 | 21 | 19 |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 |
Who died
People killed in Litchfield County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| SR-8 | 16 | 17 |
| US-7 | 10 | 10 |
| US-202 | 10 | 10 |
| US-44 | 5 | 5 |
| US-7 DANBURY RD | 5 | 5 |
| SR-4 | 4 | 5 |
| SR-800 WINSTED RD | 3 | 3 |
| SR-222 | 3 | 3 |
| SR-800 | 3 | 3 |
| SR-183 | 2 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Torrington | 21 | 22 |
| New Milford | 19 | 19 |
| Watertown | 9 | 10 |
| New Hartford | 7 | 7 |
| Winchester Center | 7 | 8 |
| Thomaston | 6 | 6 |
| Litchfield | 6 | 7 |
| Harwinton | 6 | 6 |
| Salisbury | 5 | 5 |
| Goshen | 4 | 4 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Friday)
35% of fatal crashes in Litchfield County happened in the dark, and 40% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Connecticut
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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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