Number of traffic crash related deaths on Virginia roadways
Measure Last Modified
08-27-2024 08:46 a.m.
Measure Last Published
09-11-2024 03:48 p.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
Defined in federal regulations:
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=bc67303dc1935616a170350e1d722916&mc=true&node=se23.1.490_1207&rgn=div8
Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) publishes the formal fatality report for the Commonwealth in its annual Crash Facts Report, which is compiled by calendar year. This measure is updated as each year’s Crash Facts Report is made available, and provides the number of fatalities that occurred within the Commonwealth as the result of a traffic incident.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative
Priority
Strategy
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Public Safety
Protect our citizens and ensure everyone lives in a safe community.
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code
Service Area Name
60317
Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program
60404
Transportation Operations Services
60405
Highway Maintenance Operations, Program Management and Direction
Targets and Baselines
Name
Date
Result
Note
Baseline
12-31-2020
847.0
Governor's OKR initiative's Baseline value; Department of Motor Vehicles 2020 Crash Facts Report
Short Target 2025
06-30-2025
None
To be established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board
Long Target 2027
06-30-2026
None
To be established by the Commonwealth Transportation Board
Results
Year
Result
Note
2007
1,026
Calendar Year 2007 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2008
821
Calendar Year 2008 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2009
756
Calendar Year 2009 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2010
740
Calendar Year 2010 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2011
764
Calendar Year 2011 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2012
775
Calendar Year 2012 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2013
741
Calendar Year 2013 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2014
700
Calendar Year 2014 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2015
753
Calendar Year 2015 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2016
761
Calendar Year 2016 result as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2017
843
Calendar Year 2017 results as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2018
819
Calendar Year 2018 results as published in the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2019
827
Calendar Year 2019 results as published by the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2020
847
Calendar Year 2020 results as published by the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2021
968
Calendar Year 2021 results as published by the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2022
1,005
Calendar Year 2022 results as published by the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year
2023
907
Calendar Year 2023 results as published by the Department of Motor Vehicles Crash Facts Report for the year