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Washington Car Accident Statistics by County

730 people died in traffic crashes in Washington in 2024, 9.2 per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally. That's up 36% from 2019. Pick a county below for its deadliest roads, who was killed and when crashes happen.

730Deaths in 2024
9.2Per 100,000 residents
18%Fatal crashes with a drinking driver (police-reported)
32%Fatal crashes involving speeding

Traffic deaths in Washington by year

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Who died, 2019–2024

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)2,505 (62%)
Pedestrians784 (19%)
Motorcyclists668 (16%)
Bicyclists75 (2%)

Fatal crashes by county

CountyDeaths 2024Per 100kDeaths 2019–2024
King County152 6.5825
Pierce County102 10.8542
Spokane County55 9.9294
Snohomish County64 7.4293
Yakima County35 13.5271
Clark County41 7.8219
Thurston County26 8.6143
Grant County26 24.8134
Benton County17 7.8114
Kitsap County18 6.4103
Skagit County17 12.897
Cowlitz County23 20.290
Mason County15 21.590
Whatcom County12 5.190
Lewis County8 9.267
Grays Harbor County10 12.865
Kittitas County9 18.758
Franklin County11 10.951
Okanogan County11 24.549
Chelan County7 8.647
Island County14 16.245
Adams County6 28.542
Stevens County9 18.439
Clallam County5 6.438
Jefferson County5 14.734
Walla Walla County6 9.732
Douglas County4 8.730

Counties with fewer than 30 traffic deaths over 2019–2024: Klickitat County (26), Pacific County (22), Lincoln County (21), Whitman County (21), Skamania County (20), Pend Oreille County (16), Ferry County (15), San Juan County (8), Asotin County (7), Garfield County (6), Wahkiakum County (2), Columbia County (2).

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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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