Car accident statistics for Henrico County, Virginia (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Henrico County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 26 in 2020 to 35 in 2021, then fell to 31 in 2022 and 25 in 2023. The count rose to 40 in 2024, the highest year in the reporting period. The lowest year was 2023, with 25 deaths. The 2024 count was 14 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths were 29 in 2020, 39 in 2021, 34 in 2022, 29 in 2023 and 46 in 2024. The car accident share was 89.7% in both 2020 and 2021, followed by 91.2% in 2022, 86.2% in 2023 and 87.0% in 2024. The highest share occurred in 2022, rather than the year with the highest death count.^{[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 Henrico County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 98 deaths, or 62.4% of car accident deaths in Henrico County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 13 deaths, or 8.3%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 46 deaths, or 29.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) is a person-type classification, not a literal test of being outside a vehicle. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should retain these category labels when referring to the counts.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

The manner-of-collision rows classify the first harmful event in a crash. Angle (side impact) accounted for 31 deaths, or 19.7%; Head-on for 6, or 3.8%; Rear-end for 15, or 9.6%; and Sideswipe for 4, or 2.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 101 car accident deaths, or 64.3%. That label means the first harmful 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 test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime accounted for 89 car accident deaths, or 56.7%, compared with 68 deaths, or 43.3%, during daytime. The nighttime interval runs from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.; daytime runs from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m. These counts cover 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The urban classification recorded 137 deaths, or 87.3%, while rural recorded 17 deaths, or 10.8%. Land use was unknown for 3 deaths, or 1.9%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 10, representing 6.4% of the selected deaths. The large-truck figure counts deaths in those crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Virginia and the United States

Henrico County's car accident death rate was 9.3 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Virginia's rate was 9.5, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than both. The corresponding death counts were 157 for Henrico County, 4,135 for Virginia and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighbors, Chesterfield County recorded a rate of 7.5 and City of Richmond recorded 9.9. Henrico County's rate was higher than Chesterfield County's and lower than City of Richmond's. 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 Henrico County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 39 deaths (22.0%); Roadway departure, 76 (42.9%); At an intersection, 44 (24.9%); and Pedestrian involved, 46 (26.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 19 deaths (10.7%); Hit-and-run, 13 (7.3%); Driver distraction reported, 19 (10.7%); and In a work zone, 7 (4.0%). A crash can carry several characteristics, so the 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 a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location, not where people lived. Data for 2020 through 2023 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 summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, and multiply by 100,000 for average annual deaths per 100,000 residents. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Virginia car accident statistics (2020-2024)