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

Car accident deaths in Montgomery County by year

Car accident deaths increased from 33 in 2020 to 34 in 2021, then reached 57 in 2022. The count fell to 33 in 2023 before rising to 38 in 2024. The highest count was in 2022; 2020 and 2023 shared the lowest count. The 2024 count was 5 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths followed a sequence of 37 in 2020, 43 in 2021, 66 in 2022, 38 in 2023 and 42 in 2024. The share classified as car accident deaths was 89.2%, 79.1%, 86.4%, 86.8% and 90.5%, respectively. That share was highest in 2024 and lowest in 2021.^{[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 Montgomery County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 141 deaths, or 72.3% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 10 deaths, or 5.1%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 44 deaths, or 22.6%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in the selected passenger vehicle crashes, rather than a separate set of crashes defined by that person's vehicle type. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications and is not a literal test of a person's position relative to a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 32 deaths (16.4%), Head-on for 27 (13.8%), Rear-end for 19 (9.7%) and Sideswipe for 3 (1.5%). Other and Unknown each recorded 2 deaths (1.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 110 deaths (56.4%). This describes the first harmful event, which 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; the classification does not require it to be physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 82 car accident deaths (42.1%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 112 (57.4%). Time of day was Unknown for 1 death (0.5%). Nighttime had the larger recorded share.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land use classification was Urban for 145 deaths (74.4%) and Rural for 49 (25.1%), with Unknown recorded for 1 (0.5%). Urban had the larger share. Separately, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 25 car accident deaths, or 12.8% of the passenger vehicle crash death count for 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Alabama and the United States

Montgomery County's car accident death rate was 17.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Alabama's rate was 17.1, and the United States rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both. The corresponding death counts were 195 for Montgomery County, 4,338 for Alabama and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's separately reported 2024 population estimate of 225,889 is not the denominator used for this period's rate. Deaths are assigned to the county where the crash occurred, regardless of where the people lived.^{[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 Montgomery County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 24 deaths (10.6%); Roadway departure, 88 (38.9%); At an intersection, 54 (23.9%); and Pedestrian involved, 55 (24.3%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 17 deaths (7.5%); Hit-and-run, 22 (9.7%); Driver distraction reported, 6 (2.7%); and In a work zone, 4 (1.8%). These figures are not restricted to car accident deaths. A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap. The entries describe recorded characteristics rather than 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 involving a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash location, not residence. If searching for a car accident lawyer, keep that location grouping in mind when reading these counts.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide period deaths by summed annual Census population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The July 1, 2024 population estimate is shown separately, rather than used as the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Alabama car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

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