( STACKER ) – Virginia is the #28 state for fatal car accidents in America, experiencing 1.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 residents in 2022. Overall, 1,008 people died in Virginia car accidents that year.
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Truck Parking Club used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to rank the cities in Virginia with the highest accident rates as part of a larger national analysis . Rankings are based on the rate of accidents per 10,000 residents in 2022. Ties were broken by the total number of fatal accidents, though some ties may remain. Only cities with at least 10 fatal crashes and 20,000 residents were included in the analysis. Cities without available Census Bureau population estimates were not included.
More than 42,000 Americans died in car crashes in 2022, making these accidents a leading cause of death in the U.S. These deaths occurred during over 39,000 crashes that year—about one crash per 10,000 U.S. residents, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tallies. But in some cities, the roads are more deadly than in others.