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

Car accident deaths in Manatee County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 55 in 2020 to 59 in 2021, remained at 59 in 2022, and rose to 67 in 2023. The count then fell to 53 in 2024. Within the 2020 through 2024 period, 2023 had the highest count and 2024 had the lowest. The 2024 count was 2 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual shares of all traffic deaths were 84.6% in 2020, 83.1% in 2021, 85.5% in 2022, 94.4% in 2023 and 86.9% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 65, 71, 69, 71 and 61 in those respective years. These annual totals distinguish deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes from traffic deaths involving any vehicle type.^{[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 Manatee County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 149 deaths, or 50.9% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. People in other vehicles accounted for 41 deaths, or 14.0%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 103 deaths, or 35.2%. The largest category was People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans; the smallest was People in other vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify people killed in the selected crashes, rather than their county of residence. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 65 car accident deaths, or 22.2%; Head-on for 38, or 13.0%; Rear-end for 16, or 5.5%; and Sideswipe for 5, or 1.7%. Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 169 deaths, or 57.7%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. The latter row includes events such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover, rather than a collision between motor vehicles in transport. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport; the classification does not test whether another vehicle was physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, defined as 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 121 car accident deaths, or 41.3%. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 172 deaths, or 58.7%. Nighttime had the higher death count during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 232 deaths as Urban, representing 79.2%, and 60 as Rural, representing 20.5%. Unknown accounted for 1 death, or 0.3%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 20, or 6.8%. That truck figure counts deaths in the selected crashes, rather than a count of large trucks.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Manatee County's car accident death rate was 13.6, compared with Florida's 13.3 and the United States rate of 10.5. Each figure represents average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Manatee County's rate was higher than both the state and national rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The listed neighboring counties had rates of 13.2 in Hillsborough County, 16.0 in Polk County and 11.1 in Sarasota County. Manatee County's rate was higher than Hillsborough County's and Sarasota County's, and lower than Polk County's. Among the listed neighboring counties, Polk County had the highest rate and Sarasota County the lowest. Rates use the sum of annual Census population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[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 Manatee County, of any vehicle type, rather than only the car accident selection. Shares of all traffic deaths were 9.5% for Speeding-related, 31.8% for Roadway departure, 33.8% for At an intersection and 27.0% for Pedestrian involved.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 18.7%; Hit-and-run and Driver distraction reported each accounted for 8.0%; In a work zone accounted for 1.5%. These percentages describe deaths associated with the recorded crash characteristics. A crash can have several characteristics, so the rows overlap and cannot be added into a total. 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. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location, not where people lived.^[8][6][7]

Data for 2020 through 2023 use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains subject to revision when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. This calculation gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Hillsborough County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Polk County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Sarasota County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Florida car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

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