Car accident statistics for Mobile County, Alabama (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Mobile County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 57 in 2020 to 75 in 2021, then fell to 71 in 2022. The count rose to 79 in 2023 before falling to 66 in 2024. The highest count was in 2023, and the lowest was in 2020. The 2024 count was 9 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 61 in 2020, 79 in 2021, 73 in 2022, 89 in 2023 and 74 in 2024. The share classified as car accident deaths was 93.4%, 94.9%, 97.3%, 88.8% and 89.2%, respectively. That share was highest in 2022 and lowest in 2023, while the death count itself was highest in 2023.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Mobile County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 238 deaths, or 68.4% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 31 deaths, or 8.9%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 79 deaths, or 22.7%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify the people who died in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) is a person-type classification rather than a literal test of position inside or outside a vehicle; it can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Head-on collisions accounted for 66 car accident deaths (19.0%); Angle (side impact) accounted for 59 (17.0%), Rear-end for 26 (7.5%), Sideswipe for 7 (2.0%), and Other for 3 (0.9%). These categories describe the first harmful event in the crash.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 187 deaths (53.7%). This means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; physical movement is not the classification test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime, defined as 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 220 car accident deaths, or 63.2%, during 2020 through 2024. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 128 deaths, or 36.8%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The urban classification recorded 229 deaths (65.8%), while the rural classification recorded 119 (34.2%). Separately, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 32 deaths, or 9.2% of car accident deaths. The large-truck figures count deaths in passenger-vehicle-involved crashes that also involved a large truck.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Alabama and the United States

Mobile County's car accident death rate was 16.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Alabama's rate was 17.1, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Jackson County, Mississippi had the highest rate at 18.2, while Baldwin County, Alabama had the lowest at 10.4. Mobile County's rate was lower than Jackson County's and higher than Baldwin County's. These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and they measure deaths by crash location.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Mobile County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident crashes. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 83 deaths (22.1%); Roadway departure, 189 (50.3%); At an intersection, 59 (15.7%); and Pedestrian involved, 83 (22.1%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved recorded 43 deaths (11.4%); Hit-and-run, 21 (5.6%); Driver distraction reported, 15 (4.0%); and In a work zone, 13 (3.5%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The entries are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. When reading with a car accident lawyer in mind, keep the grouping clear: counts follow crash location, not residence.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000 to express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not that denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Alabama car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Mobile County, Alabama (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)