Kitsap County, Washington Car Accident Statistics
18 people died in 16 fatal crashes in Kitsap County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 6.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 for Washington and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 103 traffic deaths in 96 crashes, and 16% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Kitsap County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 16 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 23 | 20 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
Who died
People killed in Kitsap County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| SR-3 | 13 | 13 |
| CR-bethel Burley Rd SE | 4 | 4 |
| CR-seabeck Hwy NW | 4 | 4 |
| SR-16 | 3 | 3 |
| SR-305 | 3 | 3 |
| SR-303 | 3 | 5 |
| CR-miller Bay Rd NE | 3 | 3 |
| SR-166 | 2 | 2 |
| CR-suquamish Way NE | 2 | 2 |
| CR-se Mile Hill Dr | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bremerton | 12 | 15 |
| Port Orchard | 5 | 5 |
| Poulsbo | 3 | 3 |
| Bainbridge Island | 3 | 5 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
48% of fatal crashes in Kitsap County happened in the dark, and 32% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Washington
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Washington's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Personal injury lawyers in Bremerton
Lawbamba lists 5 personal injury lawyers with an office in Bremerton, Washington, 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).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
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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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