Speeding Statistics: 2025 Edition

Updated 1/30/2025

Based on our research, nearly 560k speeding accidents occur every year – 53% which involve and injury and 1.8% of which result in a fatality.

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To better understand speeding accidents, our team researched where and why they happen, and how many people are injured or killed as a result.

Table of Contents

All Speeding Accidents

Fatal Speeding Accidents

Speeding Accidents Resulting in Injury

The Most Dangerous Roads for Speeding

About the author

Kyle Fretwell has worked as a researcher and data-journalist for over a decade. His work has appeared in publications such as Bloomberg, Fox Business, MSN, USA Today, CNBC, and the Houston Chronicle.

He now manages TruckInfo.net's content team and is a regular fixture at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.

Total Speeding Accidents

How many speeding accidents are there every year?

In 2022, there were 559,641 speeding accidents. There has been a steady decrease in speeding accidents since 2013.¹

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Fatal Speeding Accidents

How many people die in speeding accidents every year?

In 2022, there were 12,151 speeding fatalities. While the number of speeding accidents has decreased since 2013, fatalities have gone up.¹

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Speeding fatalities by state

In 2022, Texas had the most speeding fatalities with 1,371 fatalities. California and North Carolina ranked #2 and #3 with 1,269 and 598 fatalities, respectively.¹

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State	Speeding Fatalities	Fatalities per Capita
Alabama	240	4.7
Alaska	31	4.2
Arizona	431	5.9
Arkansas	143	4.7
California	1,403	3.6
Colorado	291	5.0
Connecticut	115	3.2
Delaware	55	5.4
District of Columbia	13	1.9
Florida	385	1.7
Georgia	422	3.9
Hawaii	48	3.3
Idaho	47	2.4
Illinois	414	3.3
Indiana	290	4.2
Iowa	74	2.3
Kansas	95	3.2
Kentucky	131	2.9
Louisiana	210	4.6
Maine	53	3.8
Maryland	176	2.9
Massachusetts	116	1.7
Michigan	302	3.0
Minnesota	131	2.3
Mississippi	139	4.7
Missouri	375	6.1
Montana	69	6.1
Nebraska	48	2.4
Nevada	105	3.3
New Hampshire	53	3.8
New Jersey	173	1.9
New Mexico	185	8.8
New York	402	2.0
North Carolina	660	6.2
North Dakota	27	3.5
Ohio	271	2.3
Oklahoma	159	4.0
Oregon	215	5.1
Pennsylvania	457	3.5
Rhode Island	25	2.3
South Carolina	401	7.6
South Dakota	47	5.2
Tennessee	219	3.1
Texas	1,521	5.1
Utah	112	3.3
Vermont	20	3.1
Virginia	299	3.4
Washington	250	3.2
West Virginia	72	4.1
Wisconsin	171	2.9
Wyoming	60	10.3

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What percentage of road fatalities are from speeding?

In 2022, 28.6% of road fatalities involved speeding.¹

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Speeding fatalities by age

When looking at all speeding fatalities, individuals aged 25-34 account for nearly 24% of all fatalities.¹

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When do fatal speeding accidents occur?

Saturday is the most deadly weekday for speeding accidents, followed closely by Sunday and then Friday.¹

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What are the most dangerous holidays for speeding?

The Fourth of July and New Year’s Day are the two most deadly speeding holidays.¹

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Speeding fatalities in rural vs urban areas

Historically, rural areas had more speeding fatalities. However, urban areas have seen more speeding fatalities – with a big surge since 2019.¹

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Speeding fatalities by type of roadway

Surprisingly, most speeding fatalities do not occur on freeways or interstate highways. Principal arterials and minor arterial roads are where nearly half of speeding fatalities occur.¹

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Speeding Accidents Resulting in Injuries

How many people are injured in speeding accidents every year?

In 2022, 300,595 were injured in speeding accidents. There has been a gradual decrease in injuries from speeding accidents since 2013.¹

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The Most Dangerous Roads for Speeding

Nearly one in three fatal accidents involve speeding and while speeding accidents have gradually declined since 2013, total speeding-related fatalities have increased over the same time period.

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To better understand speeding trends in the country, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Here’s what they found.

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Speeding fatalities spiked during COVID-19, and have remained high

After remaining flat for the better part of a decade, speeding-related driving fatalities shot up more than 17% from 2019 to 2020.

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Fatalities are only up in urban areas

Historically, speeding fatalities have been more prevalent in rural communities than in urban areas. However, this trend flipped in 2016 for the first time. Since 2019, the gap has only widened.

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Nearly half of fatal speeding accidents also involve alcohol

In 2022, 42% of drivers involved in fatal speeding accidents were also driving under the influence.

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Arizona has five of the most dangerous roadways in the country for speeding

When looking at speeding-related fatalities by roadway, Arizona is extremely overrepresented, taking up five of the top ten spots. Surprisingly, two of the roadways are in counties with a population of less than half a million.

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Roadway	County	State	Fatalities 2022	County Population 2022
I-15	San Bernardino	California	22	2,194,908
I-10	Maricopa	Arizona	17	4,555,833
US-60	Maricopa	Arizona	14	4,555,833
I-10	Riverside	California	12	2,474,241
I-30	Dallas	Texas	12	2,601,993
I-95 Delaware Expy	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	10	1,566,836
I-40	Coconino	Arizona	9	144,223
I-10	Pinal	Arizona	9	465,037
I-35	Travis	Texas	9	1,327,550
I-17	Maricopa	Arizona	9	4,555,833

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Arizona, South Carolina, and Wyoming have the most fatalities per vehicle-mile-traveled

When comparing states by vehicle-miles-traveled, Arizona, South Carolina, and Wyoming have the most speeding-related fatalities.

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Full Data

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Methodology

Speeding accident statistics were sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Population data was sourced from the US Census Bureau and Vehicle Miles Traveled data was sourced from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

Sources

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