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

Car accident deaths in Duval County by year

Car accident deaths fell from 173 in 2020 to 157 in 2021, then to 130 in 2022. The count rose to 140 in 2023 before falling to 123 in 2024. The highest count was in 2020 and the lowest was in 2024. The 2024 count was 50 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 92.5% in 2020, 82.2% in 2021, 86.7% in 2022, 84.8% in 2023 and 80.9% in 2024. All traffic deaths followed a different yearly sequence: 187, 191, 150, 165 and 152, respectively. For that broader measure, 2021 had the highest count and 2022 had the lowest.^{[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 Duval County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 401 deaths, or 55.5% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 112 deaths, or 15.5%, making it the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 210 deaths, or 29.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in the selected passenger vehicle crashes, including deaths involving other vehicle types. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should keep these person categories and the crash-location basis of the counts in view.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 156 deaths (21.6%); Head-on, 81 (11.2%); Rear-end, 75 (10.4%); and Sideswipe, 13 (1.8%). Other recorded 1 death (0.1%), and Unknown recorded 8 (1.1%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 389 deaths (53.8%). Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. This row means that 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 vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport; physical movement is not the 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 494 car accident deaths, or 68.3%. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 229 deaths, or 31.7%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count for 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 693 deaths in urban locations (95.9%) and 26 in rural locations (3.6%). Unknown land use accounted for 4 deaths (0.6%). Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 46, representing 6.4% of the passenger vehicle crash death count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Duval County's car accident death rate was 14.1 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Florida's rate was 13.3, and the national rate was 10.5. Duval County's rate was higher than each of those rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Clay County had the higher rate at 11.6, while St. Johns County recorded 9.9. Duval County's rate was higher than both listed neighbors. These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates and express the result per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's separately displayed 2024 population estimate of 1,054,732 is not the rate's denominator.^{[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 Duval County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 6.7%; Roadway departure, 32.7%; At an intersection, 28.4%; Pedestrian involved, 25.6%; Motorcycle involved, 21.1%; Hit-and-run, 9.2%; Driver distraction reported, 4.4%; and In a work zone, 2.1%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

These percentages use a broader scope than the car accident death count. Roadway departure had the largest share among the listed characteristics, while In a work zone had the smallest. A crash can carry several characteristics, so 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. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts identify where crashes happened, not where those killed lived.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains subject to revision when replaced with the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. 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

• Car accident statistics for St. Johns County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Florida car accident statistics (2020-2024)