Fatal crashes in Kitsap County, Washington
In 2024, 18 people died in 16 fatal crashes in Kitsap County, 18.2% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 167 fatal crashes and 177 deaths, the 9th most of any county in Washington.
6.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 across Washington in 2024; 6.5 against 8.2 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 281,420, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Washington.
Deaths in Kitsap County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 20 | 23 |
| 2021 | 15 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | 20 | 21 |
| 2015 | 16 | 18 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Kitsap County
State Highway 3 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Kitsap County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 22 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 26% of all fatal crashes in Kitsap County from 2015 to 2024; 4 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 | State Highway 3 | 22 | 22 | 8 | |
| 2 | State Highway 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 305 | 6 | 6 | 1 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 303 | 5 | 7 | 3 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Bremerton 22, Poulsbo 5, Port Orchard 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 Kitsap 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 | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 9 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan11.4%
- Feb4.8%
- Mar7.8%
- Apr7.8%
- May4.2%
- Jun9.6%
- Jul13.2%
- Aug7.8%
- Sep8.4%
- Oct6.6%
- Nov12.6%
- Dec6.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Kitsap County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 36%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 35%, a pedestrian in 17%, a rollover in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 60 | 36% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 58 | 35% |
| Pedestrian | 28 | 17% |
| Rollover | 8 | 4.8% |
| Other | 6 | 3.6% |
| Cyclist | 4 | 2.4% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 1.8% |
| 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 Kitsap County compare with Washington
A drinking driver was recorded in 31% of fatal crashes in Kitsap County from 2015 to 2024, about the Washington share; speeding in 40%, above the Washington share of 31%; a hit-and-run in 6.0%, about the Washington share; a driver recorded as distracted in 19%, below the Washington share of 21%; 37% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Washington share of 40%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Washington. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Kitsap | Washington | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 37% | 42% | below the Washington share |
| At or near an intersection | 23% | 26% | below the Washington share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 30% | 24% | above the Washington share |
| A drinking driver | 31% | 31% | about the same as the Washington share |
| Speeding | 40% | 31% | above the Washington share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 19% | 21% | below the Washington share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 37% | 40% | below the Washington share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.0% | 6.3% | about the same as the Washington share |
| A motorcycle involved | 18% | 17% | above the Washington share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 17% | 18% | below the Washington 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 Kitsap County
- How many people died in car accidents in Kitsap County in 2024?
- 18 people died in 16 fatal crashes in Kitsap County, Washington, in 2024, 18.2% fewer than in 2023. That is 6.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 across Washington.
- What is the deadliest road in Kitsap County?
- State Highway 3 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Kitsap County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 22 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Kitsap County involved a drinking driver?
- 52 of 167 fatal crashes in Kitsap County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 31%, against 31% across Washington.
Other counties in Washington with a page
- King County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Spokane County
- Yakima County
- Clark County
- Thurston County
- Grant County
- Benton County
- Skagit County
- Whatcom County
- Cowlitz County
All fatal crashes in Washington, with every county ranked.
Where the Kitsap County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Kitsap County (county code 35). 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.