{"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/11.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":"11","records":[{"id":"fatal-crashes:11","area":"11","areaName":"District of Columbia","areaType":"state","state":"DC","year":2024,"status":"P","text":"District of Columbia: 46 fatal crashes killed 47 people in 2024, including 18 pedestrians, 1 bicyclist and 8 motorcyclists; 1 of the crashes involved a large truck (NHTSA FARS, annual report file, can change in the final file).","value":46,"unit":"fatal crashes","fatal_crashes":46,"fatalities":47,"large_truck_crashes":1,"large_truck_deaths":1,"motorcycle_crashes":9,"motorcyclist_deaths":8,"pedestrian_crashes":19,"pedestrian_deaths":18,"bicyclist_crashes":1,"bicyclist_deaths":1,"alcohol_impaired_crashes":14,"alcohol_impaired_deaths":14,"speeding_crashes":17,"work_zone_crashes":0,"rural_crashes":0,"urban_crashes":46,"population":691310,"fatal_crashes_per_100k":6.65,"fatalities_per_100k":6.8,"file_status":"annual report file","fatal_crashes_2019":22,"fatal_crashes_2020":34,"fatal_crashes_2021":40,"fatal_crashes_2022":28,"fatal_crashes_2023":39,"fatal_crashes_2024":46,"change_pct_since_2019":109.1,"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":[22,23,0,0,3,3,9,9,1,1,6,7,13,0,0,22,705749,3.12,3.26],"2020":[34,36,1,1,7,7,10,10,1,1,7,8,14,1,0,34,670958,5.07,5.37],"2021":[40,41,3,3,9,9,17,18,3,3,13,13,19,0,0,40,669637,5.97,6.12],"2022":[28,32,3,3,4,4,15,16,3,3,8,10,11,1,0,28,674501,4.15,4.74],"2023":[39,44,1,1,6,6,14,14,3,3,13,15,13,1,0,39,682559,5.71,6.45],"2024":[46,47,1,1,9,8,19,18,1,1,14,14,17,0,0,46,691310,6.65,6.8]},"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"}]}