Car accident statistics for Anderson County, South Carolina (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Anderson County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 41 in 2020 to 48 in 2021, then fell to 38 in 2022 and 22 in 2023. The count rose to 35 in 2024. The highest year was 2021, and the lowest was 2023. Despite the increase from 2023 to 2024, the 2024 count was 6 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths followed the same direction of change: 48 in 2020, 55 in 2021, 45 in 2022, 27 in 2023 and 45 in 2024. The car accident share was 85.4%, 87.3%, 84.4%, 81.5% and 77.8%, respectively. That share was highest in 2021 and lowest in 2024.^{[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 Anderson County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 127 deaths, or 69.0% of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 25 deaths, or 13.6%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 32 deaths, or 17.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category covers deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes in Anderson County. The categories describe the people counted within those crashes; the selection does not limit the death count to occupants of passenger vehicles. County assignment follows crash location rather than the person's residence.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 38 car accident deaths, or 20.7%; Head-on for 32, or 17.4%; Rear-end for 13, or 7.1%; and Sideswipe for 4, or 2.2%. Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 97 deaths, or 52.7%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision identifies 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; the classification does not require physical movement.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, defined as 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 74 car accident deaths, or 40.2%, from 2020 through 2024. Nighttime, defined as 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 110 deaths, or 59.8%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The urban classification recorded 102 deaths, or 55.4%, while the rural classification recorded 82 deaths, or 44.6%. These are classifications of crash location. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 9 car accident deaths, or 4.9%. Those deaths belong to the passenger-vehicle-involved crash selection.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Anderson County's car accident death rate was 17.5 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. South Carolina's rate was 18.4, and the United States rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate. Listed neighboring Greenville County recorded a rate of 14.8, lower than Anderson County's rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The corresponding death counts were 184 for Anderson County, 4,883 for South Carolina, 176,219 for the United States and 407 for Greenville County. Rates use the sum of annual Census population estimates across the reporting period. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and the deaths are assigned by crash location rather than residence.^{[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 Anderson County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares of all traffic deaths were 34.5% for Speeding-related, 56.4% for Roadway departure, 18.6% for At an intersection and 14.5% for Pedestrian involved.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 21.8%; Hit-and-run, 3.6%; Driver distraction reported, 0.9%; and In a work zone, 0.0%. Roadway departure had the largest listed share. A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and cannot be added into a total. These recorded 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 on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash county, not residence. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should retain that location distinction when reading these counts.^[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 population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Greenville County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• South Carolina car accident statistics (2020-2024)