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

Car accident deaths in Escambia County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 52 in 2020 to 72 in 2021, then fell to 46 in 2022. The count rose to 53 in 2023 and 56 in 2024. The highest count was 72 in 2021, and the lowest was 46 in 2022. The 2024 count was 4 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 57 in 2020, 77 in 2021, 55 in 2022, 63 in 2023 and 61 in 2024. The share attributed to car accidents was 91.2%, 93.5%, 83.6%, 84.1% and 91.8%, respectively. That share was highest in 2021 and lowest in 2022. Each annual share uses that year's all-traffic death count as its denominator.^{[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 Escambia County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 151 deaths, or 54.1% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 36 deaths, or 12.9%, making it the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 92 deaths, or 33.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify the people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. They do not restrict the count to passenger-vehicle occupants. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications and can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[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 73 car accident deaths, or 26.2%; Head-on for 34, or 12.2%; Rear-end for 15, or 5.4%; and Sideswipe for 1, or 0.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 156 deaths, or 55.9%. 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 does not determine this classification.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 111 car accident deaths, or 39.8%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 168 deaths, or 60.2%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land-use classification, Urban accounted for 240 deaths, or 86.0%, and Rural accounted for 38 deaths, or 13.6%. Unknown accounted for 1 death, or 0.4%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 13, representing 4.7% of the selected deaths. That truck figure counts deaths, not crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Escambia County's car accident death rate was 17.1 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Florida's rate was 13.3, and the United States rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both. The listed neighboring county, Baldwin County, Alabama, had a rate of 10.4, also lower than Escambia County's rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates divide deaths during the reporting period by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. Escambia County's July 1, 2024 population estimate of 332,372 is shown separately; it is not the denominator used to calculate the rate.^{[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 Escambia County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths, rather than car accident deaths. Speeding-related accounted for 48 deaths (15.3%); Roadway departure, 113 (36.1%); At an intersection, 91 (29.1%); and Pedestrian involved, 84 (26.8%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 53 deaths (16.9%); Hit-and-run, 34 (10.9%); Driver distraction reported, 41 (13.1%); and In a work zone, 8 (2.6%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The characteristics are 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 involving a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. It excludes nonfatal crashes and injuries. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, these counts are grouped by 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 period deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. They express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustment for miles driven or visitors. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Florida car accident statistics (2020-2024)