Berkshire County, Massachusetts Car Accident Statistics
13 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Berkshire County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 5.1 for Massachusetts and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 71 traffic deaths in 69 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Berkshire County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
Who died
People killed in Berkshire County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-90 | 2 | 2 |
| US-7 S MAIN ST | 2 | 4 |
| East St | 2 | 2 |
| SR-41 | 2 | 2 |
| US-20 | 2 | 2 |
| SR-8 CURRAN MEMORIAL HWY | 2 | 2 |
| West St | 2 | 2 |
| US-7 NEW ASHFORD RD | 1 | 1 |
| US-7 MAIN ST | 1 | 1 |
| River Rd | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | 18 | 18 |
| Great Barrington | 6 | 6 |
| Lenox | 5 | 5 |
| Sheffield | 5 | 7 |
| Becket | 5 | 5 |
| North Adams | 4 | 4 |
| Stockbridge | 4 | 4 |
| Williamstown | 3 | 3 |
| Richmond | 3 | 3 |
| Cheshire | 3 | 3 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
32% of fatal crashes in Berkshire County happened in the dark, and 42% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Massachusetts
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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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