Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Car Accident Statistics
26 people died in 26 fatal crashes in Dauphin County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 8.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 8.6 for Pennsylvania and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 168 traffic deaths in 152 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Dauphin County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | 26 |
| 2023 | 35 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 | 26 |
| 2021 | 41 | 37 |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 |
Who died
People killed in Dauphin County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 7 | 9 |
| SR-230 CAMERON ST | 5 | 6 |
| US-22 ALLENTOWN BLVD | 5 | 7 |
| US-22 WM B LENTZ HWY | 4 | 4 |
| SR-3020 UNION DEPOSIT RD | 4 | 4 |
| US-209 ST RT 209 RD | 4 | 4 |
| I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW | 3 | 4 |
| SR-147 N RIVER RD | 3 | 3 |
| SR-3012 DERRY ST | 3 | 3 |
| SR-325 CLARKS VALLEY RD | 3 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 36 | 39 |
| Middletown | 3 | 3 |
| Steelton | 2 | 3 |
| Highspire | 1 | 1 |
| Dauphin | 1 | 1 |
| Gratz | 1 | 1 |
| Hershey | 1 | 1 |
| Lykens | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Friday)
52% of fatal crashes in Dauphin County happened in the dark, and 28% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Pennsylvania
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Pennsylvania's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers in Harrisburg
Lawbamba lists 6 motor vehicle accident lawyers with an office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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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