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Fatal car crashes in Virginia, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 4,660 people died in 4,369 crashes on Virginia roads. That is 10.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 12.1, and the 33rd highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Fairfax County had the most deaths (252). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was US-1 (Richmond Hwy) in Fairfax County (23). In 2024, 917 people were killed, 8% more than in 2020.

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

4,660

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

10.6

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 33rd highest of 51 (US 12.1)

655

pedestrians killed, 14% of deaths (US 18%)

32%

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.

Accomack County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsAlbemarle County: 12.3 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsAlleghany County: 20.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsAmelia County: 23.3 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsAmherst County: 12.6 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsAppomattox County: 20.1 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsArlington County: 2.2 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsAugusta County: 22.4 per 100,000 a year, 88 deathsBedford County: 15.1 per 100,000 a year, 62 deathsBotetourt County: 24 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsBrunswick County: 48.3 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsBuchanan County: 24.7 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsBuckingham County: 26.9 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsCampbell County: 22.8 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsCaroline County: 24.5 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsCarroll County: 23.3 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsCharles City County: 57.9 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsCharlotte County: 46.2 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsChesterfield County: 8 per 100,000 a year, 155 deathsClarke County: 30.8 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsCulpeper County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsCumberland County: 29.8 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsDinwiddie County: 32.2 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsEssex County: 31.8 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsFairfax County: 4.3 per 100,000 a year, 252 deathsFauquier County: 18.2 per 100,000 a year, 69 deathsFluvanna County: 7 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsFranklin County: 23.4 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsFrederick County: 12 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsGiles County: 24.2 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsGloucester County: 16.4 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsGoochland County: 16.3 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsGrayson County: 21 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsGreene County: 9.2 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsGreensville County: 37.7 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsHalifax County: 28.1 per 100,000 a year, 47 deathsHanover County: 16.5 per 100,000 a year, 95 deathsHenrico County: 10.5 per 100,000 a year, 177 deathsHenry County: 25.9 per 100,000 a year, 64 deathsIsle of Wight County: 20.5 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsJames City County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsKing and Queen County: 53.4 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsKing George County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsKing William County: 20.8 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsLee County: 12.9 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsLoudoun County: 2.9 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsLouisa County: 24.2 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsLunenburg County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsMadison County: 23.9 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsMecklenburg County: 37 per 100,000 a year, 57 deathsMiddlesex County: 32.9 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsMontgomery County: 8.5 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsNelson County: 50.1 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsNew Kent County: 25.7 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsNorthampton County: 36.7 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsNorthumberland County: 19.4 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsNottoway County: 30.7 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsOrange County: 15.4 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsPage County: 18.6 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsPatrick County: 23.1 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsPittsylvania County: 26.9 per 100,000 a year, 80 deathsPowhatan County: 16.7 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsPrince Edward County: 18.9 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsPrince George County: 20.2 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsPrince William County: 5.5 per 100,000 a year, 137 deathsPulaski County: 13.1 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsRoanoke County: 9.2 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsRockbridge County: 25 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsRockingham County: 15.3 per 100,000 a year, 67 deathsRussell County: 25.2 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsScott County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsShenandoah County: 17.2 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsSmyth County: 21.3 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsSouthampton County: 26.8 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsSpotsylvania County: 12.5 per 100,000 a year, 95 deathsStafford County: 6.4 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsSussex County: 67 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsTazewell County: 16.5 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsWarren County: 7.1 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsWashington County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 47 deathsWestmoreland County: 19.8 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsWise County: 10.3 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsWythe County: 32 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsYork County: 10.9 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsAlexandria city: 3.4 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsCharlottesville city: 5.4 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsChesapeake city: 6.7 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsDanville city: 14.3 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsFredericksburg city: 8.7 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsHampton city: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 81 deathsHarrisonburg city: 6.3 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsLynchburg city: 6.5 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsNewport News city: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsNorfolk city: 9.6 per 100,000 a year, 111 deathsPetersburg city: 17 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsPortsmouth city: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsRichmond city: 10.6 per 100,000 a year, 124 deathsRoanoke city: 10.8 per 100,000 a year, 53 deathsSuffolk city: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsVirginia Beach city: 6.7 per 100,000 a year, 152 deaths
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The most dangerous roads in Virginia

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

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 US-1 Richmond Hwy Fairfax County, VA 23 23
2 I-95 Hanover County, VA 22 26
3 I-495 Fairfax County, VA 22 24
4 SR-143 Jefferson Ave Newport News city, VA 21 22
5 US-13 Lankford Hwy Accomack County, VA 20 22
6 I-295 Henrico County, VA 19 20
7 US-17 George Washington Memori Gloucester County, VA 19 19
8 US-1 Chamberlayne Ave Richmond city, VA 18 19
9 US-58 Virginia Beach city, VA 18 19
10 I-95 Fairfax County, VA 18 18
11 I-64 Hampton Rds Bridge Tunnel Hampton city, VA 18 18
12 I-81 Augusta County, VA 17 20
13 I-81 Wythe County, VA 17 20
14 US-58 Holland Bypass Suffolk city, VA 17 19
15 I-95 Prince William County, VA 16 19

Deaths by year

Every Virginia county

100 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 30 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Fairfax County 252 4.3 87 1,160,925
Henrico County 177 10.5 46 338,696
Chesterfield County 155 8.0 32 389,793
Virginia Beach city 152 6.7 29 454,808
Prince William County 137 5.5 37 497,003
Richmond city 124 10.6 37 233,655
Norfolk city 111 9.6 32 231,105
Hanover County 95 16.5 4 115,309
Spotsylvania County 95 12.5 17 152,021
Augusta County 88 22.4 13 78,622
Chesapeake city 85 6.7 12 254,997
Newport News city 85 9.3 21 183,056
Hampton city 81 11.8 12 137,596
Pittsylvania County 80 26.9 10 59,410
Albemarle County 72 12.3 9 117,313
Fauquier County 69 18.2 4 75,865
Rockingham County 67 15.3 6 87,674
Franklin County 65 23.4 3 55,637
Loudoun County 65 2.9 7 443,380
Henry County 64 25.9 3 49,385
Campbell County 63 22.8 9 55,342
Bedford County 62 15.1 2 82,182
Frederick County 59 12.0 3 98,109
Mecklenburg County 57 37.0 3 30,824
Suffolk city 55 10.7 6 103,105
Stafford County 54 6.4 9 168,919
Roanoke city 53 10.8 17 97,912
Louisa County 51 24.2 3 42,109
Halifax County 47 28.1 3 33,448
Washington County 47 17.4 3 54,098
Dinwiddie County 46 32.2 1 28,576
Roanoke County 45 9.2 4 97,334
Wythe County 45 32.0 5 28,100
Portsmouth city 45 9.3 7 96,482
Prince George County 44 20.2 2 43,589
James City County 43 10.4 5 82,797
Isle of Wight County 42 20.5 4 40,942
Montgomery County 42 8.5 4 98,998
Botetourt County 41 24.0 2 34,129
Caroline County 41 24.5 5 33,477
Shenandoah County 39 17.2 2 45,441
York County 39 10.9 4 71,410
Brunswick County 38 48.3 1 15,750
Accomack County 37 22.1 8 33,411
Nelson County 37 50.1 1 14,766
Culpeper County 36 12.8 6 56,125
Sussex County 36 67.0 1 10,753
New Kent County 35 25.7 2 27,218
Carroll County 34 23.3 1 29,242
Gloucester County 33 16.4 5 40,154
Russell County 32 25.2 1 25,420
Tazewell County 32 16.5 2 38,875
Smyth County 31 21.3 2 29,137
Orange County 30 15.4 0 38,986
Danville city 30 14.3 5 41,993
Petersburg city 29 17.0 4 34,058
Rockbridge County 28 25.0 2 22,368
Powhatan County 27 16.7 2 32,392
Alexandria city 27 3.4 10 159,102
Arlington County 26 2.2 6 239,807
Charlotte County 26 46.2 2 11,258
Lynchburg city 26 6.5 7 80,301
King George County 25 17.4 1 28,816
Clarke County 24 30.8 2 15,598
Nottoway County 24 30.7 2 15,632
Southampton County 24 26.8 0 17,941
Buchanan County 23 24.7 1 18,632
Buckingham County 23 26.9 0 17,115
Goochland County 23 16.3 2 28,223
Northampton County 22 36.7 2 12,004
Page County 22 18.6 2 23,686
Pulaski County 22 13.1 1 33,579
Scott County 22 20.6 2 21,388
Greensville County 21 37.7 3 11,150
Prince Edward County 21 18.9 0 22,276
Amherst County 20 12.6 3 31,650
Giles County 20 24.2 1 16,533
King William County 20 20.8 1 19,232
Patrick County 20 23.1 0 17,308
Charles City County 19 57.9 0 6,564
Westmoreland County 19 19.8 1 19,235
King and Queen County 18 53.4 1 6,747
Middlesex County 18 32.9 1 10,949
Wise County 18 10.3 2 34,973
Appomattox County 17 20.1 1 16,957
Essex County 17 31.8 1 10,683
Madison County 17 23.9 0 14,252
Amelia County 16 23.3 0 13,716
Grayson County 16 21.0 2 15,265
Harrisonburg city 16 6.3 1 51,164
Alleghany County 15 20.5 0 14,632
Cumberland County 15 29.8 1 10,062
Warren County 15 7.1 2 42,461
Lee County 14 12.9 0 21,780
Fredericksburg city 13 8.7 3 29,992
Northumberland County 12 19.4 0 12,397
Charlottesville city 12 5.4 4 44,767
Fluvanna County 10 7.0 0 28,746
Greene County 10 9.2 2 21,744
Lunenburg County 10 16.6 0 12,060

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Bath County (9 deaths), Bland County (6 deaths), Craig County (3 deaths), Dickenson County (9 deaths), Floyd County (9 deaths), Highland County (8 deaths), Lancaster County (9 deaths), Mathews County (9 deaths), Rappahannock County (9 deaths), Richmond County (6 deaths), Surry County (8 deaths), Bristol city (4 deaths), Buena Vista city (1 death), Colonial Heights city (9 deaths), Covington city (1 death), Emporia city (5 deaths), Fairfax city (4 deaths), Falls Church city (1 death), Franklin city (4 deaths), Hopewell city (8 deaths), Manassas city (9 deaths), Manassas Park city (1 death), Martinsville city (4 deaths), Norton city (1 death), Poquoson city (1 death), Salem city (1 death), Staunton city (3 deaths), Waynesboro city (8 deaths), Williamsburg city (5 deaths), Winchester city (3 deaths).

What was involved

FactorVirginiaShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 1,377 32% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 1,276 29% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 539 12% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 195 4% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 655 14% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 587 13% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 73 2% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 284 6% 7%

After a crash in Virginia

  1. Get the crash report

    Local police do not sell reportable crash reports filed through TREDS; Fairfax County Police say all reportable crashes after May 1, 2017 are only available through Virginia DMV, while non-reportable crash reports (under $3,000, hit and run on public property) come from the police department.

    How to get a Virginia crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Virginia gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A claim against a county, city or town for negligence is barred unless a written statement of the claim is filed within six months after the cause of action accrued (actual knowledge by the locality or its insurer can substitute); claims against the Commonwealth require a notice of claim within one year.

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Virginia is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Virginia car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you are even slightly at fault and your negligence contributed to the crash, Virginia bars you from recovering from the other driver (common-law rule; there is no comparative-fault statute).

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Virginia is $50,000 per injured person, $100,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (50/100/25).

    Every state’s minimums

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