Car accident statistics for Broward County, Florida (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Broward County by year

Car accident deaths in Broward County ranged from 184 to 239 across the five years shown in the table. Counts rose from 228 in 2020 to 235 in 2021 and again to 239 in 2022, then fell to 184 in 2023 before rising to 211 in 2024. The highest year was 2022, with 239 deaths, and the lowest was 2023, with 184 deaths. Comparing the first and last years in the table, 2024's 211 deaths were 17 lower than the 228 recorded in 2020.^{[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 Broward County car accidents

Among the 1,097 car accident deaths recorded in Broward County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 565 deaths, a 51.5% share and the majority of the total. People in other vehicles made up 166 deaths, or 15.1%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) totaled 366 deaths, a 33.4% share. Together these three categories cover everyone counted in the county's car accident death total for the period.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle, or side impact, collisions accounted for 253 deaths (23.1%) among Broward County car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024, followed by rear-end collisions at 135 deaths (12.3%), head-on collisions at 52 deaths (4.7%) and sideswipe collisions at 20 deaths (1.8%). The largest single category was Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, at 625 deaths (57.0%), meaning the first harmful event in these crashes was something other than a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as striking a nonoccupant, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Other and Unknown manners accounted for 2 and 10 deaths respectively.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 1,097 car accident deaths recorded in Broward County from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime hours (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 709 deaths, a 64.6% share and the majority, compared with 388 deaths, or 35.4%, in Daytime hours (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.). Urban land use accounted for 1,045 deaths (95.3%), while Rural land use accounted for 34 deaths (3.1%); 18 deaths carried an Unknown land use designation. Car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck totaled 42, a 3.8% share of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Broward County's average annual car accident death rate was 11.1 per 100,000 residents from 2020 through 2024. That rate is lower than Florida's rate of 13.3 and higher than the national rate of 10.5. Among the three listed neighboring counties, Miami-Dade County, Florida posted a rate of 9.7, Palm Beach County, Florida a rate of 12.2, and Collier County, Florida a rate of 10.1; Broward's rate is higher than Miami-Dade's and Collier's and lower than Palm Beach's. This figure is an average annual count of deaths per 100,000 residents and does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[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

Looking at all fatal crashes in Broward County, of any vehicle type, as shares of all traffic deaths from 2020 through 2024, intersection crashes carried the largest recorded characteristic at 460 deaths (35.4%), followed by pedestrian involvement at 365 deaths (28.1%), roadway departure at 352 deaths (27.1%) and motorcycle involvement at 266 deaths (20.5%). Speeding-related crashes accounted for 152 deaths (11.7%), hit-and-run crashes for 147 deaths (11.3%), driver distraction for 57 deaths (4.4%) and work zone crashes for 41 deaths (3.2%), the smallest listed. Because a single crash can carry several characteristics, these shares overlap and do not add to 100%.^{[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

These figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on public trafficways where someone dies within 30 days. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred, not by where the people killed actually lived, so a car accident lawyer reviewing this page should note the counts reflect crash location rather than residency. The 2020 to 2023 figures come from FARS Final Files, while 2024 figures come from the Annual Report File and may be revised when NHTSA issues the Final File. Rates use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates summed across the five years. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not reflected here.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Palm Beach County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Collier County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Florida car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Broward County, Florida (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)