The deadliest roads in Rhode Island
I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Rhode Island from 2015 to 2024: 65, with 71 deaths. The 21 roads listed held 54% of all fatal crashes in Rhode Island from 2015 to 2024; 3 are interstates, 3 US routes, 15 state highways.
57 numbered roads in Rhode Island recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 21 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 1 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Rhode Island.
Every numbered road in Rhode Island, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-95 | Interstate | 65 | 71 | 16 | Providence, Kent, Washington |
| 2 | US 1 | US route | 27 | 29 | 8 | Washington, Providence, Kent |
| 3 | State Highway 117 | State highway | 21 | 22 | 5 | Kent, Providence |
| 4 | I-295 | Interstate | 21 | 21 | 3 | Providence, Kent |
| 5 | US 6 | US route | 15 | 19 | 4 | Providence |
| 6 | State Highway 146 | State highway | 15 | 16 | 4 | Providence |
| 7 | US 44 | US route | 14 | 14 | 3 | Providence |
| 8 | State Highway 114 | State highway | 13 | 16 | 5 | Providence, Newport, Bristol |
| 9 | State Highway 122 | State highway | 13 | 14 | 4 | Providence |
| 10 | State Highway 2 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 4 | Kent, Washington, Providence |
| 11 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 12 | 12 | 7 | Providence, Kent |
| 12 | State Highway 1A | State highway | 11 | 12 | 1 | Providence, Washington, Kent |
| 13 | State Highway 102 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 3 | Washington, Providence, Kent |
| 14 | State Highway 138 | State highway | 11 | 11 | 3 | Washington, Newport |
| 15 | State Highway 14 | State highway | 10 | 10 | 2 | Providence, Kent |
| 16 | State Highway 101 | State highway | 8 | 9 | 2 | Providence |
| 17 | State Highway 12 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 2 | Providence |
| 18 | State Highway 10 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 1 | Providence |
| 19 | State Highway 44 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 0 | Providence |
| 20 | I-195 | Interstate | 5 | 7 | 1 | Providence |
| 21 | State Highway 165 | State highway | 5 | 5 | 2 | Washington |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Rhode Island as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/rhode-island/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Rhode Island per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Rhode Island. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
| Road | Per 100 miles a year | Fatal crashes | Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-95 | 15.0 | 65 | 43 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Rhode Island
- What is the deadliest road in Rhode Island?
- I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Rhode Island from 2015 to 2024: 65, with 71 deaths. US 1 was second with 27 and State Highway 117 third with 21. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Rhode Island is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-95, with 15 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 43 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Rhode Island happen on numbered roads?
- 383 of 568 fatal crashes in Rhode Island from 2015 to 2024 (67%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Rhode Island road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Rhode Island, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.