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

Car accident deaths in Seminole County by year

Car accident deaths fell from 36 in 2020 to 33 in 2021, then rose to 41 in 2022 and 44 in 2023. The count fell to 31 in 2024. The highest year was 2023, and the lowest was 2024. Comparing the endpoints, the 2024 count was 5 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual shares of all traffic deaths were 97.3% in 2020, 100.0% in 2021, 82.0% in 2022, 89.8% in 2023 and 88.6% in 2024. All traffic deaths followed a different sequence: 37, 33, 50, 49 and 35, respectively. That broader count was highest in 2022 and lowest in 2021.^{[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 Seminole County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 92 deaths, or 49.7% of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 35 deaths, or 18.9%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 58 deaths, or 31.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, rather than restricting the count to passenger vehicle occupants. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location, rather than the person's place of residence.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) recorded 52 deaths, or 28.1%; Head-on recorded 15, or 8.1%; Rear-end recorded 16, or 8.6%; and Sideswipe recorded 5, or 2.7%. Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 97 deaths, or 52.4%, the largest manner-of-collision category.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision identifies the crash's first harmful event. The last category 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 motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; 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 91 car accident deaths, or 49.2%, from 2020 through 2024. Nighttime, defined as 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 94 deaths, or 50.8%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 172 deaths as urban, or 93.0%, and 13 as rural, or 7.0%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 12, representing 6.5%. Each of these breakdowns concerns deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Florida and the United States

Seminole County's car accident death rate was 7.7 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Florida's rate was 13.3, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than both benchmarks.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Orange County had a rate of 10.9, Volusia County 18.0, Brevard County 13.1 and Lake County 13.9. Seminole County's rate was lower than each. Volusia County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, while Orange 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.^{[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 Seminole County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 9.3%; Roadway departure, 27.0%; At an intersection, 40.2%; Pedestrian involved, 27.0%; Motorcycle involved, 22.5%; Hit-and-run, 5.4%; Driver distraction reported, 11.3%; and In a work zone, 1.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

At an intersection had the largest share among the listed characteristics, with 82 deaths. In a work zone had the smallest, with 3 deaths. A crash can carry several characteristics, so rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded 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. 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 follow crash location, not residence.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by 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. This yields average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustment for miles driven or visitors. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate of 489,664 is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Brevard County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Lake County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Orange County, Florida (2020-2024)
• Florida car accident statistics (2020-2024)