{"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/54.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":"54","records":[{"id":"fatal-crashes:54","area":"54","areaName":"West Virginia","areaType":"state","state":"WV","year":2024,"status":"P","text":"West Virginia: 238 fatal crashes killed 256 people in 2024, including 25 pedestrians, 4 bicyclists and 38 motorcyclists; 35 of the crashes involved a large truck (NHTSA FARS, annual report file, can change in the final file).","value":238,"unit":"fatal crashes","fatal_crashes":238,"fatalities":256,"large_truck_crashes":35,"large_truck_deaths":39,"motorcycle_crashes":37,"motorcyclist_deaths":38,"pedestrian_crashes":25,"pedestrian_deaths":25,"bicyclist_crashes":4,"bicyclist_deaths":4,"alcohol_impaired_crashes":71,"alcohol_impaired_deaths":78,"speeding_crashes":72,"work_zone_crashes":6,"rural_crashes":136,"urban_crashes":100,"population":1767402,"fatal_crashes_per_100k":13.47,"fatalities_per_100k":14.48,"file_status":"annual report file","fatal_crashes_2019":247,"fatal_crashes_2020":249,"fatal_crashes_2021":259,"fatal_crashes_2022":250,"fatal_crashes_2023":233,"fatal_crashes_2024":238,"change_pct_since_2019":-3.6,"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":[247,260,37,43,28,28,32,31,3,3,55,56,79,4,157,84,1792147,13.78,14.51],"2020":[249,267,30,32,37,38,18,18,3,2,69,74,55,5,159,83,1791670,13.9,14.9],"2021":[259,282,39,45,29,29,35,36,0,0,64,65,59,4,159,100,1785921,14.5,15.79],"2022":[250,266,37,39,41,42,21,21,2,2,55,58,62,6,166,84,1774003,14.09,14.99],"2023":[233,260,41,46,37,38,16,15,4,4,49,59,71,5,148,85,1770036,13.16,14.69],"2024":[238,256,35,39,37,38,25,25,4,4,71,78,72,6,136,100,1767402,13.47,14.48]},"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"}]}