Halloween 2019: fatal car accidents and deaths
On Halloween 2019, a Thursday, 83 people died in 77 fatal crashes on US roads, 16% fewer than the 99 on the same weekday in the three weeks before and after. Of them, 26 were pedestrians, including 1 child aged 14 and under. It was the fewest of the ten Halloweens from 2015 to 2024.
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Halloween 2019 road deaths in every state
California had the most, 19 deaths, then Texas with 8. In 28 of 51 states and DC at least one person died; a 0 is a day with no road death recorded. One day's counts are too small to rank states by; ten Halloweens together rank them per resident.
| State | Deaths | Fatal crashes | Pedestrians |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| Texas | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Arizona | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Florida | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| New York | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Ohio | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Virginia | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Maine | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about Halloween 2019 fatal car accidents
- How many people died in car crashes on Halloween 2019?
- 83 people died in 77 fatal crashes on US roads on October 31, 2019, a Thursday. That is 16% fewer than the 99 on the same weekday in the three weeks before and after. Of them, 26 were pedestrians, including 1 child aged 14 and under. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which state had the most road deaths on Halloween 2019?
- California, with 19 deaths. In 28 of 51 states and DC at least one person died on the roads that day.
- Was Halloween 2019 deadlier than usual?
- 83 road deaths was the fewest of the ten Halloweens from 2015 to 2024; the ten-year average is 116.
Where the Halloween 2019 numbers come from
Every fatal crash NHTSA dated October 31, 2019, in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, final file. The normal day is the average of the same weekday in the three weeks before and after: October 10, 17 and 24 and November 7, 14 and 21, 2019. Children are pedestrians aged 14 and under. The full method.