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NHTSA Estimates 39,345 U.S. Traffic Fatalities in 2024

April 9, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Marks lowest fatality rate since 2019.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its early estimates of traffic fatalities for 2024, projecting that 39,345 people died in traffic crashes. This represents a decrease of about 3.8% compared to the 40,901 fatalities reported in 2023 and marks the first time since 2020 that the number of fatalities fell below 40,000.

The quarterly fatality declines that began in the second quarter of 2022 also continued, with the fourth quarter of 2024 marking the 11th consecutive quarterly decrease in traffic fatalities.

“It’s encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are

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