Car accident statistics for Weld County, Colorado (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Weld County by year

Car accident deaths fell from 49 in 2020 to 43 in 2021, then rose to 48 in 2022, 49 in 2023 and 60 in 2024. The highest count was 60 in 2024, and the lowest was 43 in 2021. The 2024 count was 11 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths followed a sequence of 54, 46, 53, 58 and 67 for those same years. Car accident deaths represented 90.7% of traffic deaths in 2020, 93.5% in 2021, 90.6% in 2022, 84.5% in 2023 and 89.6% in 2024. The highest annual share occurred in 2021, while the lowest occurred 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 Weld County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 197 deaths, or 79.1% of car accident deaths in Weld County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 28 deaths, or 11.2%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 24 deaths, or 9.6%, the smallest category.^{[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) follows FARS classification rather than a literal test of a person's position inside or outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Angle (side impact) accounted for 64 deaths (25.7%), Head-on for 41 (16.5%), Rear-end for 21 (8.4%), Sideswipe for 12 (4.8%) and Other for 2 (0.8%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The largest row, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, accounted for 109 car accident deaths (43.8%). It 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 test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 124 car accident deaths in Weld County from 2020 through 2024, or 49.8%. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 125 deaths, or 50.2%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 105 deaths in urban settings, representing 42.2%, and 144 in rural settings, representing 57.8%. Rural had the higher death count. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 64 car accident deaths, or 25.7% of the county's car accident deaths during the period.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Colorado and the United States

Weld County's car accident death rate was 14.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Colorado's rate was 10.1, and the national rate was 10.5. Weld County's rate was higher than both. The listed neighboring counties had rates of 11.2 for Adams County, 8.2 for Larimer County and 7.0 for Boulder County.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Weld County's rate was higher than each listed neighbor's rate. Among the listed neighboring counties, Adams County had the highest rate and Boulder County had the lowest. These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and the death counts are assigned 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 Weld County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths, rather than car accident deaths alone. Speeding-related recorded 79 deaths (28.4%); Roadway departure, 131 (47.1%); At an intersection, 89 (32.0%); Pedestrian involved, 23 (8.3%); Motorcycle involved, 42 (15.1%); Hit-and-run, 10 (3.6%); Driver distraction reported, 32 (11.5%); and In a work zone, 3 (1.1%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and their shares do not add to 100%. These are recorded crash 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 on trafficways customarily open to the public, with a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash location, not residence. When reading with the phrase car accident lawyer in mind, keep that grouping distinction in view.^[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 for 2020 through 2024, Vintage 2025, and multiply by 100,000. They measure average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Adams County, Colorado (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Larimer County, Colorado (2020-2024)
• Colorado car accident statistics (2020-2024)