State Highway 21 in Florida: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 93 fatal crashes on State Highway 21 in Florida killed 104 people. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 5 counties of Florida. All fatal crashes in Florida.
Deaths on State Highway 21 in Florida by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 21 in Florida: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Clay County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 21 from 2015 to 2024: 61, with 68 deaths. Clay, Duval and Bradford counties together held 97% of fatal crashes in State Highway 21 in Florida from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | 4 | 61 | 68 |
| 2 | Duval County | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 3 | Bradford County | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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 21 in Florida
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan15.1%
- Feb9.7%
- Mar5.4%
- Apr6.5%
- May9.7%
- Jun9.7%
- Jul2.2%
- Aug9.7%
- Sep9.7%
- Oct4.3%
- Nov5.4%
- Dec12.9%
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 21 in Florida first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 54%; a pedestrian in 29%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 7.5%, a rollover in 5.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 50 | 54% |
| Pedestrian | 27 | 29% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 7 | 7.5% |
| Rollover | 5 | 5.4% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 2.2% |
| Other | 2 | 2.2% |
| 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 21 in Florida compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 22% of fatal crashes in State Highway 21 in Florida from 2015 to 2024, about the Florida share; speeding in 5.4%, below the Florida share of 9.8%; a hit-and-run in 4.3%, below the Florida share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 1.1%, below the Florida share of 7.9%; 38% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Florida share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Florida. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 21 | Florida | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 18% | 24% | below the Florida share |
| At or near an intersection | 52% | 35% | above the Florida share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 14% | 24% | below the Florida share |
| A drinking driver | 22% | 21% | about the same as the Florida share |
| Speeding | 5.4% | 9.8% | below the Florida share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 1.1% | 7.9% | below the Florida share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 38% | 45% | below the Florida share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.3% | 7.6% | below the Florida share |
| A motorcycle involved | 26% | 20% | above the Florida share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 30% | 22% | above the Florida 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 in State Highway 21 in Florida
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 21 in Florida?
- 93 fatal crashes killed 104 people on State Highway 21 in Florida from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 21 in Florida do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Clay County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 21 from 2015 to 2024: 61, with 68 deaths. Duval County was second with 22.
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Where the State Highway 21 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 21 in Florida (filed under 2 spellings, such as "SR-21", "SR-21 BLANDING BLVD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.