How many fatal crashes with speeding recorded were there in the United States in 2024?

10,203, 28% of 36,297 fatal crashes.

Speeding deaths by state

Vermont has the highest share: 51% of its fatal crashes in 2024. Across the United States, 10,203 fatal crashes with speeding recorded made up 28%.

All 50 states and the District of Columbia, ranked by the share. Click a state for its roads, counties and the rest of its figures.

Speeding: every state, 2024

Shares range from 11% in Florida to 51% in Vermont; the median state is at 29%.

	State	Fatal crashes	Share, 2024	Share, 2015 to 2024	All road deaths
1	Vermont	27	51%	36%	59
2	Alaska	30	48%	39%	70
3	Montana	83	43%	36%	206
4	Hawaii	40	41%	44%	102
4	Wyoming	42	41%	35%	107
6	North Carolina	616	41%	32%	1,619
7	Connecticut	110	39%	33%	310
8	Pennsylvania	396	37%	40%	1,127
9	District of Columbia	17	37%	44%	47
10	South Carolina	349	37%	40%	1,038
11	Oklahoma	214	36%	26%	645
12	New Mexico	135	36%	36%	409
12	Texas	1,346	36%	32%	4,160
14	Arizona	394	35%	33%	1,229
15	Illinois	376	35%	37%	1,177
16	Colorado	215	34%	35%	689
17	Washington	222	33%	31%	730
18	Missouri	288	33%	37%	955
19	New York	332	32%	31%	1,101
20	Nevada	120	32%	30%	417
21	Wisconsin	164	31%	31%	595
22	Virginia	267	31%	29%	917
23	Utah	77	31%	29%	277
24	West Virginia	72	30%	27%	256
25	New Hampshire	36	30%	40%	133
26	Alabama	263	29%	27%	962
27	Rhode Island	14	29%	44%	52
28	Minnesota	125	29%	27%	477
29	Oregon	142	29%	30%	538
30	California	1,031	29%	30%	3,876
31	Massachusetts	96	28%	29%	363
32	Indiana	206	26%	26%	832
33	Louisiana	182	26%	22%	752
34	Michigan	255	25%	25%	1,098
35	Idaho	55	25%	22%	238
36	Nebraska	55	25%	18%	251
37	Georgia	307	23%	19%	1,403
38	Delaware	28	23%	29%	126
39	Arkansas	125	23%	22%	603
40	Maine	38	23%	28%	177
41	New Jersey	144	23%	23%	670
42	South Dakota	30	22%	27%	146
43	North Dakota	18	21%	27%	90
44	Kansas	63	20%	24%	339
45	Maryland	108	20%	26%	578
46	Iowa	63	19%	20%	356
47	Tennessee	190	17%	17%	1,197
48	Mississippi	117	17%	15%	753
49	Ohio	181	17%	23%	1,157
50	Kentucky	86	13%	16%	707
51	Florida	313	11%	9.8%	3,138

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count

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Questions about speeding deaths by state

Which state has the highest share of fatal crashes with speeding recorded?: Vermont has the highest share: 51% of its fatal crashes in 2024. Across the United States, 10,203 fatal crashes with speeding recorded made up 28%. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
How many fatal crashes with speeding recorded were there in the United States in 2024?: 10,203, 28% of 36,297 fatal crashes.

How NHTSA records fatal crashes with speeding recorded

A fatal crash counts as involving speeding when any driver was coded as exceeding the speed limit, driving too fast for conditions, racing, or speeding with specifics unknown (SPEEDREL). A police judgement, not a measurement.

A share is only given over 20 crashes (or deaths); otherwise the row says "Not enough data" and has no rank. Shares are of the state's own fatal crashes or deaths. For deaths per resident and per mile driven, see the car accident rate by state. The full method.