Car accident statistics for Robeson County, North Carolina (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Robeson County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 51 in 2020 to 52 in 2021 and 60 in 2022. They then fell to 53 in 2023 and 44 in 2024. The highest count was 60 in 2022, and the lowest was 44 in 2024. The 2024 count was 7 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 92.7% in 2020, 83.9% in 2021, 92.3% in 2022, 81.5% in 2023 and 95.7% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 55, 62, 65, 65 and 46 in those respective years. Although 2024 had the lowest car accident death count, it had the highest share of all traffic deaths.^{[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 Robeson County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 193 deaths, or 74.2% of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 27 deaths, or 10.4%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 40 deaths, or 15.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes are classified using these labels. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) classifies person type rather than literally testing position relative to a vehicle; occupants of parked motor vehicles can be included.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Head-on collisions accounted for 51 car accident deaths (19.6%), and Angle (side impact) accounted for 48 (18.5%). Rear-end and Sideswipe each recorded 12 deaths (4.6%). Other recorded 2 deaths (0.8%). The largest row, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, recorded 135 deaths (51.9%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. The latter 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 motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic, so the classification does not establish whether another vehicle was physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 118 car accident deaths, or 45.4%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 141 deaths, or 54.2%. Time of day was Unknown for 1 death, or 0.4%. Nighttime had the larger recorded count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land use, Urban accounted for 52 deaths (20.0%), while Rural accounted for 208 deaths (80.0%). These categories describe crash locations. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 25 car accident deaths, representing 9.6% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with North Carolina and the United States

Robeson County's car accident death rate was 44.4 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. That rate was higher than North Carolina's 13.4 and the United States rate of 10.5. The listed neighboring counties had rates of 16.0 in Horry County, South Carolina, and 14.1 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Horry County had the higher rate among the listed neighboring counties.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Each rate divides deaths during the period by the sum of annual Census population estimates and multiplies by 100,000. These rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to remember is crash location, not the home county of the people killed.^{[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 Robeson County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related recorded 110 deaths (37.5%); Roadway departure, 165 (56.3%); At an intersection, 59 (20.1%); and Pedestrian involved, 39 (13.3%). Motorcycle involved recorded 37 deaths (12.6%); Hit-and-run, 16 (5.5%); Driver distraction reported, 6 (2.0%); and In a work zone, 11 (3.8%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

These figures use a different scope from the car accident counts. A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The entries 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. Counts use the county where the crash happened, not where those killed lived.^[8][6][7]

Data for 2020 through 2023 are Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, and multiply by 100,000 for average annual deaths per 100,000 residents. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• North Carolina car accident statistics (2020-2024)
• Passenger vehicle
• Fatal crash (FARS definition)
• Car accident statistics for Cumberland County, North Carolina (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Horry County, South Carolina (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Robeson County, North Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
• North Carolina truck accident statistics (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)