State Highway 1 in Alaska: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 110 fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska killed 123 people, the most of any numbered road in Alaska. In 2024 there were 3 fatal crashes and 4 deaths on the road.
A state highway running through 6 counties of Alaska. All fatal crashes in Alaska.
Deaths on State Highway 1 in Alaska by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 | 14 |
| 2016 | 18 | 19 |
| 2015 | 13 | 15 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 1 in Alaska: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Anchorage Municipality had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 1 from 2015 to 2024: 50, with 55 deaths. Anchorage Municipality, Kenai Peninsula Borough and Matanuska-Susitna Borough together held 95% of fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage Municipality | 1 | 50 | 55 |
| 2 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 0 | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 2 | 24 | 27 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 1 in Alaska
107 fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska from 2015 to 2024 have a known time, too few for any one weekday and time of day to stand out. The worst hour is 6 pm to 7 pm; the worst month is July.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash |
| Mon | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash |
| Thu | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crash |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.4%
- Feb3.6%
- Mar8.2%
- Apr5.5%
- May11.8%
- Jun5.5%
- Jul12.7%
- Aug6.4%
- Sep10.0%
- Oct8.2%
- Nov10.0%
- Dec11.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 47%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a pedestrian in 16%, a rollover in 10%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 52 | 47% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 17% |
| Pedestrian | 17 | 16% |
| Rollover | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 9.1% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska compare with the state
The largest difference from Alaska: from 2015 to 2024, 32% of occupants killed on State Highway 1 in Alaska were unbelted, against 49% across Alaska. Below the Alaska share: intersections, drinking drivers and speeding. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Alaska. A share is only given over 20 crashes; above or below means more than chance would give on 110 crashes.
| State Highway 1 | Alaska | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 61% | 53% | about the same as the Alaska share |
| At or near an intersection | 8.2% | 22% | below the Alaska share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 22% | 24% | about the same as the Alaska share |
| A drinking driver | 17% | 34% | below the Alaska share |
| Speeding | 26% | 39% | below the Alaska share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.5% | 5.8% | about the same as the Alaska share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 32% | 49% | below the Alaska share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.4% | 6.9% | about the same as the Alaska share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 12% | about the same as the Alaska share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 15% | 18% | about the same as the Alaska share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes on State Highway 1 in Alaska
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 1 in Alaska?
- 110 fatal crashes killed 123 people on State Highway 1 in Alaska from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 3 fatal crashes and 4 deaths. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Where on State Highway 1 in Alaska do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Anchorage Municipality had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 1 from 2015 to 2024: 50, with 55 deaths. Kenai Peninsula Borough was second with 30.
Where the State Highway 1 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 1 in Alaska (filed under 14 spellings, such as "SR-1 5TH AVE", "SR-1 BRAYTON DR", "SR-1 E GLENN HWY", "SR-1 GAMBELL ST"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. Where two routes share a road, NHTSA files each crash under one of them, so a shared stretch counts on one route only. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. Totals in state and news reports for a road usually differ: they include ramps and frontage roads, or count from preliminary reports. The full method.