{"meta":{"dataset":"fatal-crashes","title":"Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733739","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733738","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts from NHTSA's public crash census, kept for marketing planning. A county's count says nothing about who was at fault, and the newest year can change when NHTSA issues its final file.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-27","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/fatal-crashes/areas/09.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/fatal-crashes-by-county/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"09","records":[{"id":"fatal-crashes:09","area":"09","areaName":"Connecticut","areaType":"state","state":"CT","year":2024,"status":"P","text":"Connecticut: 285 fatal crashes killed 310 people in 2024, including 61 pedestrians, 4 bicyclists and 75 motorcyclists; 29 of the crashes involved a large truck (NHTSA FARS, annual report file, can change in the final file).","value":285,"unit":"fatal crashes","fatal_crashes":285,"fatalities":310,"large_truck_crashes":29,"large_truck_deaths":33,"motorcycle_crashes":73,"motorcyclist_deaths":75,"pedestrian_crashes":59,"pedestrian_deaths":61,"bicyclist_crashes":4,"bicyclist_deaths":4,"alcohol_impaired_crashes":88,"alcohol_impaired_deaths":105,"speeding_crashes":110,"work_zone_crashes":6,"rural_crashes":36,"urban_crashes":247,"population":3674449,"fatal_crashes_per_100k":7.76,"fatalities_per_100k":8.44,"file_status":"annual report file","fatal_crashes_2019":233,"fatal_crashes_2020":284,"fatal_crashes_2021":288,"fatal_crashes_2022":332,"fatal_crashes_2023":289,"fatal_crashes_2024":285,"change_pct_since_2019":22.3,"final_through":2023,"yearFields":["fatal_crashes","fatalities","large_truck_crashes","large_truck_deaths","motorcycle_crashes","motorcyclist_deaths","pedestrian_crashes","pedestrian_deaths","bicyclist_crashes","bicyclist_deaths","alcohol_impaired_crashes","alcohol_impaired_deaths","speeding_crashes","work_zone_crashes","rural_crashes","urban_crashes","population","fatal_crashes_per_100k","fatalities_per_100k"],"years":{"2019":[233,249,20,21,48,46,52,54,3,3,87,98,62,2,46,184,3565287,6.54,6.98],"2020":[284,299,26,27,62,58,59,59,6,6,116,123,100,3,39,243,3579643,7.93,8.35],"2021":[288,303,27,28,67,67,53,55,3,3,114,118,117,5,45,243,3607765,7.98,8.4],"2022":[332,366,34,40,66,67,70,72,4,4,109,129,129,4,35,293,3618707,9.17,10.11],"2023":[289,308,33,37,60,60,48,48,4,4,106,113,97,3,38,250,3641369,7.94,8.46],"2024":[285,310,29,33,73,75,59,61,4,4,88,105,110,6,36,247,3674449,7.76,8.44]},"effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","effectiveTo":"2024-12-31","sources":[{"label":"NHTSA FARS 2024 national CSV (annual report file); 2019-2023 for the trend","url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"},{"label":"Census Bureau county population estimates (Vintage 2025, Vintage 2019) and 2020 urban-rural classification","url":"https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"source":{"agency":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","file":"FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","table":"accident, vehicle, person, MIDRVACC","release":"FARS 2024 annual report file; 2019-2023 final files","vintage":"FARS 2019-2024","sha256":"5112727a8c0dc91ffee27ca05bddb073934f2d192ce4fae997da767dccdbe04f","url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars","accessed":"2026-10-27"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":true,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-27","note":"The newest year is NHTSA's first release and can change in the final file.","dataset":"fatal-crashes","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"preliminary figure"}]}