Fatal crashes in Belknap County, New Hampshire
In 2024, 14 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Belknap County, 75.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 81 fatal crashes and 87 deaths, the 6th most of any county in New Hampshire.
21.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.4 across New Hampshire in 2024; 13.9 against 9 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 65,257, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in New Hampshire.
Deaths in Belknap County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Belknap County
US 3 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Belknap County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths. The 5 roads listed held 57% of all fatal crashes in Belknap County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route, 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2 | State Highway 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 106 | 9 | 10 | 4 | no page |
| 4 | I-93 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | State Highway 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Laconia 15, Gilford 12, Alton 11, Tilton 8, Sanbornton 7, Meredith 6, Belmont 6. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Belknap County
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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 11.1 percent, 9 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.4 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 11.1 percent, 9 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.2%
- Feb1.2%
- Mar11.1%
- Apr0.0%
- May8.6%
- Jun18.5%
- Jul18.5%
- Aug4.9%
- Sep8.6%
- Oct7.4%
- Nov8.6%
- Dec6.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Belknap County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 41%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 31%, a pedestrian in 12%, a rollover in 8.6%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 33 | 41% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 25 | 31% |
| Pedestrian | 10 | 12% |
| Rollover | 7 | 8.6% |
| Other | 3 | 3.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 2.5% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Belknap County compare with New Hampshire
A drinking driver was recorded in 31% of fatal crashes in Belknap County from 2015 to 2024, below the New Hampshire share of 33%; speeding in 38%, below the New Hampshire share of 40%; a hit-and-run in 2.5%, about the New Hampshire share; a driver recorded as distracted in 4.9%, below the New Hampshire share of 6.7%; 68% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the New Hampshire share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of New Hampshire. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Belknap | New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 78% | 53% | above the New Hampshire share |
| At or near an intersection | 15% | 18% | below the New Hampshire share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 21% | 25% | below the New Hampshire share |
| A drinking driver | 31% | 33% | below the New Hampshire share |
| Speeding | 38% | 40% | below the New Hampshire share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.9% | 6.7% | below the New Hampshire share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 68% | 69% | about the same as the New Hampshire share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.5% | 1.8% | about the same as the New Hampshire share |
| A motorcycle involved | 35% | 23% | above the New Hampshire share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 13% | 9.7% | above the New Hampshire 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 Belknap County
- How many people died in car accidents in Belknap County in 2024?
- 14 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Belknap County, New Hampshire, in 2024, 75.0% more than in 2023. That is 21.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.4 across New Hampshire.
- What is the deadliest road in Belknap County?
- US 3 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Belknap County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Belknap County involved a drinking driver?
- 25 of 81 fatal crashes in Belknap County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 31%, against 33% across New Hampshire.
Other counties in New Hampshire with a page
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Grafton County
- Carroll County
- Cheshire County
All fatal crashes in New Hampshire, with every county ranked.
Where the Belknap County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Belknap County (county code 1). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.