Number and Rate of Fatalities
Updated Using 2023 Data

Number of fatalities represents the number of people who died as a result of a traffic crash on Florida’s roadways within 30 days of the crash. It accounts for the total number of people suffering fatal injuries in a motor vehicle traffic crash during a calendar year. The rate of fatalities refers to the ratio of the total number of fatalities to the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) (expressed in 100 million VMT) in a calendar year. It provides a common denominator to understand the magnitude of the occurrence of deaths on Florida’s roadways.

Methodology

Methodology: Number and Rate of Fatalities

The number of fatalities is the total number of people killed on roadways as a direct result of a traffic crash within 30 days of the crash occurrence.

The rate of fatalities is the total number of fatalities on roadways per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

Calculation

Number of Fatalities=∑People Killed Due to Traffic Crashes
Rate of Fatalities=∑FatalitiesAnnual VMT×100 million

Reporting Periods

  • Peak Hour
  • Peak Period
  • Daily
  • Yearly
Definitions

Definitions: Number and Rate of Fatalities

  • Number of fatalities: Total number of people killed on roadways as a direct result of a traffic crash within thirty days of the crash occurrence.
  • Rate of fatalities: Total number of fatalities on roadways per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
  • Reporting Period
    • Yearly: Includes all the calendar days in a year.
Download Data

Date of last refresh: 12/11/2024

SOURCES

For 2023: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of March 1, 2024
For 2022: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of November 15, 2023
Prior years: FDOT State Safety Office's historic Crash Analysis Reporting (CAR) database
Traffic volumes as published by the FDOT Transportation Data and Analytics Office