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Fatal car crashes in Pennsylvania, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 5,876 people died in 5,498 crashes on Pennsylvania roads. That is 9.0 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 12.1, and the 40th highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Philadelphia County had the most deaths (713). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was SR-611 (Broad St) in Philadelphia County (52). In 2024, 1,127 people were killed, about the same than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

5,876

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

9.0

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 40th highest of 51 (US 12.1)

856

pedestrians killed, 15% of deaths (US 18%)

39%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Adams County: 11.7 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsAllegheny County: 5.9 per 100,000 a year, 363 deathsArmstrong County: 14.4 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsBeaver County: 6.3 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsBedford County: 19.3 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsBerks County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 228 deathsBlair County: 8.3 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsBradford County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsBucks County: 7.8 per 100,000 a year, 252 deathsButler County: 8.5 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsCambria County: 8.3 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsCarbon County: 16.4 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsCentre County: 8 per 100,000 a year, 64 deathsChester County: 5.4 per 100,000 a year, 150 deathsClarion County: 16.8 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsClearfield County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsClinton County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsColumbia County: 12.1 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsCrawford County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 68 deathsCumberland County: 6.8 per 100,000 a year, 93 deathsDauphin County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 152 deathsDelaware County: 4.8 per 100,000 a year, 139 deathsErie County: 9.7 per 100,000 a year, 130 deathsFayette County: 16.5 per 100,000 a year, 102 deathsFranklin County: 12.3 per 100,000 a year, 98 deathsFulton County: 29.1 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsGreene County: 7.7 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsHuntingdon County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsIndiana County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 49 deathsJefferson County: 11.5 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsJuniata County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsLackawanna County: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 101 deathsLancaster County: 9.9 per 100,000 a year, 280 deathsLawrence County: 10 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsLebanon County: 12.9 per 100,000 a year, 94 deathsLehigh County: 7.8 per 100,000 a year, 151 deathsLuzerne County: 9.8 per 100,000 a year, 163 deathsLycoming County: 12.7 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsMcKean County: 11.1 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsMercer County: 12.9 per 100,000 a year, 70 deathsMifflin County: 14.4 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsMonroe County: 12.3 per 100,000 a year, 102 deathsMontgomery County: 5.2 per 100,000 a year, 229 deathsMontour County: 15.5 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsNorthampton County: 5.9 per 100,000 a year, 95 deathsNorthumberland County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsPerry County: 14.5 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsPhiladelphia County: 9.1 per 100,000 a year, 713 deathsPike County: 10.3 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsPotter County: 16.3 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsSchuylkill County: 15.4 per 100,000 a year, 111 deathsSnyder County: 14.6 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsSomerset County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsSusquehanna County: 23.6 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsTioga County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsUnion County: 11.9 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsVenango County: 15.8 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsWarren County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsWashington County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 109 deathsWayne County: 16.7 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsWestmoreland County: 9.5 per 100,000 a year, 167 deathsWyoming County: 14.7 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsYork County: 7.9 per 100,000 a year, 186 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in Pennsylvania

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 SR-611 Broad St Philadelphia County, PA 52 52
2 US-1 Roosevelt Blvd Philadelphia County, PA 36 37
3 I-95 Delaware Expy Philadelphia County, PA 31 36
4 US-13 Ankford Ave Philadelphia County, PA 26 27
5 US-222 Prince St Lancaster County, PA 20 23
6 I-376 Penn Lincoln Pkwy Allegheny County, PA 20 20
7 SR-5 Twelfth St Erie County, PA 19 20
8 SR-272 Lancaster Pike Lancaster County, PA 19 19
9 I-95 Vietnam Veterans Memo Hwy Delaware County, PA 18 19
10 SR-132 Street Rd Bucks County, PA 18 18
11 SR-51 Clairton Blvd Allegheny County, PA 17 17
12 US-13 Bristol Pike Bucks County, PA 17 17
13 SR-74 Delta Rd York County, PA 16 21
14 US-30 Lincoln Hwy Westmoreland County, PA 16 20
15 US-30 Lincoln Hwy Lancaster County, PA 16 18

Deaths by year

Every Pennsylvania county

63 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 4 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Philadelphia County 713 9.1 259 1,573,916
Allegheny County 363 5.9 72 1,231,814
Lancaster County 280 9.9 27 563,293
Bucks County 252 7.8 44 650,131
Montgomery County 229 5.2 53 879,190
Berks County 228 10.4 28 439,117
York County 186 7.9 30 471,240
Westmoreland County 167 9.5 11 350,935
Luzerne County 163 9.8 28 331,379
Dauphin County 152 10.4 20 293,029
Lehigh County 151 7.8 31 385,655
Chester County 150 5.4 11 560,745
Delaware County 139 4.8 28 584,882
Erie County 130 9.7 22 267,750
Schuylkill County 111 15.4 9 144,523
Washington County 109 10.4 8 210,434
Fayette County 102 16.5 6 123,941
Monroe County 102 12.3 7 166,523
Lackawanna County 101 9.3 24 216,859
Franklin County 98 12.3 8 159,285
Northampton County 95 5.9 10 322,989
Lebanon County 94 12.9 5 145,319
Cumberland County 93 6.8 11 275,516
Butler County 85 8.5 5 199,341
Lycoming County 72 12.7 2 113,236
Mercer County 70 12.9 6 108,140
Crawford County 68 16.6 7 82,089
Clearfield County 65 16.6 2 78,132
Centre County 64 8.0 7 159,805
Adams County 63 11.7 2 107,914
Cambria County 54 8.3 4 130,108
Carbon County 54 16.4 2 65,743
Beaver County 52 6.3 7 165,540
Bradford County 52 17.4 4 59,699
Blair County 50 8.3 8 120,269
Somerset County 50 13.9 3 72,134
Indiana County 49 11.8 4 82,953
Northumberland County 48 10.7 2 90,027
Armstrong County 46 14.4 3 63,679
Bedford County 46 19.3 3 47,643
Susquehanna County 45 23.6 4 38,100
Wayne County 43 16.7 2 51,419
Lawrence County 42 10.0 1 84,233
Columbia County 40 12.1 2 66,012
Venango County 39 15.8 2 49,476
Huntingdon County 36 16.6 2 43,359
Clinton County 34 18.0 2 37,865
Perry County 34 14.5 2 46,816
Mifflin County 33 14.4 2 45,935
Pike County 32 10.3 1 62,376
Clarion County 31 16.8 0 36,855
Snyder County 29 14.6 1 39,627
Tioga County 26 12.8 2 40,698
Warren County 26 13.9 2 37,373
Jefferson County 25 11.5 1 43,367
Union County 25 11.9 1 42,159
McKean County 22 11.1 2 39,478
Fulton County 21 29.1 0 14,452
Juniata County 19 16.2 1 23,395
Wyoming County 19 14.7 1 25,771
Montour County 14 15.5 1 18,115
Greene County 13 7.7 1 33,960
Potter County 13 16.3 0 15,993

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Cameron County (3 deaths), Elk County (8 deaths), Forest County (5 deaths), Sullivan County (3 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Philadelphia 712 9.0 259 1,573,916

What was involved

FactorPennsylvaniaShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 2,167 39% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 1,356 25% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 746 14% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 310 6% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 856 15% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 1,123 19% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 106 2% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 355 6% 7%

After a crash in Pennsylvania

  1. Get the crash report

    Crashes investigated by municipal police are requested from that department, with the same eligibility under 75 Pa.C.S. 3751(b): for example Jefferson Hills Police charge $15 per copy (not until 15 days after the crash) and Philadelphia's Department of Records takes crash report applications online, with a 2 to 3 week processing estimate.

    How to get a Pennsylvania crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Pennsylvania gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: Within six months of the injury or accrual of the cause of action, a person about to sue a government unit must file a written statement of the claim with that unit (and with the Attorney General for Commonwealth parties).

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Pennsylvania lets drivers choose between no-fault and traditional at-fault coverage.

    Pennsylvania car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    You can recover if your negligence is not greater than the defendants' (50% or less), with your award reduced by your share; at 51% or more you recover nothing.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Pennsylvania is $15,000 per injured person, $30,000 per crash and $5,000 for property (15/30/5).

    Every state’s minimums

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