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Portsmouth city, Virginia Car Accident Statistics

6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Portsmouth city in 2024, according to NHTSA: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 10.4 for Virginia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 51 traffic deaths in 48 crashes, and 18% of the people killed were pedestrians.

6Deaths in 2024
6.2Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
51Deaths, 2019–2024
0%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Portsmouth city by year

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YearDeathsFatal crashes
202466
20231211
20221312
20211211
202022
201966

Who died

People killed in Portsmouth city crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)30 (59%)
Pedestrians9 (18%)
Motorcyclists9 (18%)
Others2 (4%)
Bicyclists1 (2%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
I-2641111
US-1756
US-5855
SR-16445
SR-33744
SR-23933
Cavalier Blvd22
SR-239 VICTORY BLVD11
SR-141 EFFINGHAM ST11
Mu-875811

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

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Portsmouth4851

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.17 (35%)
6 a.m.–noon6 (13%)
Noon–6 p.m.8 (17%)
6 p.m.–midnight17 (35%)

Day of week (most: Saturday)

Sunday9
Monday5
Tuesday6
Wednesday7
Thursday6
Friday5
Saturday10

69% of fatal crashes in Portsmouth city happened in the dark, and 0% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

6%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (3)
35%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (17)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport13 (27%)
Pedestrian9 (19%)
Tree8 (17%)
Guardrail face3 (6%)
Curb3 (6%)
Utility pole/light support2 (4%)

After a crash in Virginia

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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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