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

Car accident deaths in Lexington County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 37 in 2020 to 54 in 2021, then fell to 38 in 2022. The count rose to 44 in 2023 and remained at 44 in 2024. The highest count was 54 in 2021, while the lowest was 37 in 2020. The 2024 count was 7 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 86.0% in 2020, 94.7% in 2021, 88.4% in 2022, 93.6% in 2023 and 81.5% in 2024. Although the car accident death count was unchanged between 2023 and 2024, all traffic deaths rose from 47 to 54, and the share fell from 93.6% to 81.5%.^{[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 Lexington County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 154 deaths, or 71.0% of car accident deaths in Lexington County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 22 deaths, or 10.1%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 41 deaths, or 18.9%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, rather than limiting the count to passenger-vehicle occupants. For a reader searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is 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 42 deaths, or 19.4%. Head-on and Rear-end each recorded 30 deaths and 13.8%; Sideswipe recorded 3 deaths and 1.4%. The Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport row recorded 112 deaths, or 51.6%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That final row means the 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 is not the defining test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 94 car accident deaths, or 43.3%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 123 deaths, or 56.7%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The urban classification recorded 120 deaths and 55.3%, while the rural classification recorded 97 deaths and 44.7%. Separately, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 25 car accident deaths, or 11.5%. That figure counts deaths in the selected crashes involving a large truck, rather than a count of trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Lexington County's car accident death rate was 14.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. South Carolina's rate was 18.4, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Richland County recorded 13.2, Orangeburg County recorded 47.8 and Aiken County recorded 15.1. Lexington County's rate was higher than Richland County's and lower than the rates for Orangeburg County and Aiken County. Each rate divides deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates and expresses the result per 100,000 residents per year. These rates 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 Lexington County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related recorded 95 deaths (38.9%); Roadway departure, 115 (47.1%); At an intersection, 59 (24.2%); Pedestrian involved, 43 (17.6%); Motorcycle involved, 38 (15.6%); Hit-and-run, 5 (2.0%); Driver distraction reported, 6 (2.5%); and In a work zone, 9 (3.7%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap and their percentages do not add to 100%. These characteristics are not findings of fault or cause. The figures count deaths associated with each characteristic, rather than numbers of crashes.^{[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. Counts follow crash location, not residence. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; the 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by the Final File.^[8][6][7]

Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate of 314,084 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 Richland County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Orangeburg County, South Carolina (2020-2024)
• South Carolina car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Lexington County, South Carolina (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)