Number and Rate of Fatalities
Number of fatalities represents the number of people who died as a result of a traffic crash on Florida’s roadways within 30 days of the crash. It accounts for the total number of people suffering fatal injuries in a motor vehicle traffic crash during a calendar year. The rate of fatalities refers to the ratio of the total number of fatalities to the number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) (expressed in 100 million VMT) in a calendar year. It provides a common denominator to understand the magnitude of the occurrence of deaths on Florida’s roadways.
Date of last refresh: 09/08/2025
SOURCES
Starting 2023: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of March 1 of the following year
For 2022: Signal Four Analytics (S4) database as of November 15, 2023
Prior years: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles - Traffic Crash Facts Annual Report(opens in new window)
Traffic volumes as published by the FDOT Transportation Data and Analytics Office