Fatal crashes in Grafton County, New Hampshire
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Grafton County, 53.8% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 91 fatal crashes and 96 deaths, the 5th most of any county in New Hampshire.
Deaths in Grafton County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Grafton County
I-93 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Grafton County from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 43% of all fatal crashes in Grafton County from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 2 US routes. 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 | I-93 | 21 | 22 | 7 | |
| 2 | US 302 | 7 | 8 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | I-89 | 6 | 6 | 2 | no page |
| 4 | US 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Littleton 12, Lincoln 8, Enfield 6, Lebanon 5, Haverhill 5, Bethlehem 5. 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 Grafton 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 | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.3%
- Feb3.3%
- Mar6.6%
- Apr2.2%
- May5.5%
- Jun12.1%
- Jul14.3%
- Aug12.1%
- Sep14.3%
- Oct9.9%
- Nov11.0%
- Dec5.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Grafton County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 43%; a collision with another vehicle in 23%, a rollover in 17%, a pedestrian in 9.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 39 | 43% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 21 | 23% |
| Rollover | 15 | 17% |
| Pedestrian | 9 | 9.9% |
| Other | 7 | 7.7% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 in Grafton County compare with New Hampshire
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Grafton County from 2015 to 2024, about the New Hampshire share; speeding in 36%, below the New Hampshire share of 40%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the New Hampshire share of 1.8%; a driver recorded as distracted in 7.7%, about the New Hampshire share; 72% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the New Hampshire share of 69%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of New Hampshire. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Grafton | New Hampshire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 87% | 53% | above the New Hampshire share |
| At or near an intersection | 11% | 18% | below the New Hampshire share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 23% | 25% | below the New Hampshire share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 33% | about the same as the New Hampshire share |
| Speeding | 36% | 40% | below the New Hampshire share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 7.7% | 6.7% | about the same as the New Hampshire share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 72% | 69% | above the New Hampshire share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 1.8% | below the New Hampshire share |
| A motorcycle involved | 21% | 23% | below the New Hampshire share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.4% | 9.7% | about the same as 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 Grafton County
- How many people died in car accidents in Grafton County in 2024?
- 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Grafton County, New Hampshire, in 2024, 53.8% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Grafton County?
- I-93 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Grafton County from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Grafton County involved a drinking driver?
- 29 of 91 fatal crashes in Grafton County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 33% across New Hampshire.
Other counties in New Hampshire with a page
- Hillsborough County
- Rockingham County
- Merrimack County
- Strafford County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Cheshire County
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Where the Grafton County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Grafton County (county code 9). 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.