NHTSA FARS · 2019–2023 final files
Motorcyclist deaths in fatal crashes
State and national counts for killed motorcycle operators/riders and passengers, compiled from federal fatal-crash records.
Data edition: 2019–2023 · Imported
Download motorcycle table (CSV)Three findings from the records
- The 50 states and DC recorded 6,367 motorcyclist deaths in 2023.
- Motorcyclist deaths in 2023 minus motorcyclist deaths in 2019: +1,323 (6,367 − 5,044).
- Across 2019–2023, the 50 states and DC recorded 29,416 motorcyclist deaths.
National motorcyclist deaths, 2019–2023
| Year | Motorcyclist deaths | Helmet used | Helmet not used | Helmet unknown | Single-vehicle | Multi-vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,044 | 3,039 | 1,826 | 179 | 2,007 | 3,037 |
| 2020 | 5,617 | 3,343 | 2,097 | 177 | 2,300 | 3,317 |
| 2021 | 6,137 | 3,621 | 2,310 | 206 | 2,375 | 3,762 |
| 2022 | 6,251 | 3,816 | 2,196 | 239 | 2,371 | 3,880 |
| 2023 | 6,367 | 4,018 | 2,124 | 225 | 2,284 | 4,083 |
State table, 2023
| State | Motorcyclist deaths | Helmet used | Helmet not used | Helmet unknown | Midnight-5:59 a.m. | 6:00-11:59 a.m. | Noon-5:59 p.m. | 6:00-11:59 p.m. | Time unknown | Single-vehicle | Multi-vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 94 | 79 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 54 |
| Alaska | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Arizona | 264 | 148 | 103 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 117 | 76 | 3 | 79 | 185 |
| Arkansas | 93 | 32 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 56 |
| California | 598 | 544 | 28 | 26 | 60 | 100 | 221 | 209 | 8 | 194 | 404 |
| Colorado | 135 | 62 | 72 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 41 | 0 | 58 | 77 |
| Connecticut | 60 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 39 |
| Delaware | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida | 664 | 389 | 270 | 5 | 96 | 99 | 182 | 287 | 0 | 159 | 505 |
| Georgia | 196 | 178 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 71 | 84 | 0 | 54 | 142 |
| Hawaii | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Idaho | 39 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| Illinois | 172 | 67 | 97 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 56 | 116 |
| Indiana | 145 | 42 | 100 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 0 | 62 | 83 |
| Iowa | 64 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 31 | 33 |
| Kansas | 42 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
| Kentucky | 106 | 46 | 59 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 46 | 0 | 40 | 66 |
| Louisiana | 98 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 66 |
| Maine | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Maryland | 89 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 0 | 29 | 60 |
| Massachusetts | 60 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 33 |
| Michigan | 180 | 82 | 79 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 66 | 69 | 0 | 59 | 121 |
| Minnesota | 69 | 20 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 34 |
| Mississippi | 60 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 38 |
| Missouri | 176 | 91 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 60 | 67 | 4 | 72 | 104 |
| Montana | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Nebraska | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| Nevada | 71 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 27 | 44 |
| New Hampshire | 41 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| New Jersey | 90 | 83 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 26 | 64 |
| New Mexico | 55 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 32 |
| New York | 201 | 160 | 36 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 62 | 75 | 0 | 67 | 134 |
| North Carolina | 227 | 208 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 95 | 87 | 0 | 69 | 158 |
| North Dakota | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Ohio | 240 | 80 | 147 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 80 | 98 | 0 | 91 | 149 |
| Oklahoma | 102 | 41 | 56 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 65 |
| Oregon | 70 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 45 |
| Pennsylvania | 240 | 108 | 125 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 88 | 98 | 0 | 117 | 123 |
| Rhode Island | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| South Carolina | 151 | 61 | 86 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 78 | 0 | 43 | 108 |
| South Dakota | 29 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 203 | 182 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 73 | 77 | 8 | 82 | 121 |
| Texas | 598 | 345 | 235 | 18 | 91 | 94 | 182 | 231 | 0 | 226 | 372 |
| Utah | 42 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| Vermont | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Virginia | 132 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 59 | 73 |
| Washington | 142 | 132 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 49 | 0 | 50 | 92 |
| West Virginia | 38 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 104 | 31 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 3 | 51 | 53 |
| Wyoming | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Methodology, definitions and limits
2019–2023 are the latest five final FARS years. The official 2024 national CSV ZIP exists, but NHTSA’s April 2026 manual and research note identify 2024 as the Annual Report File (ARF), subject to revision, and 2023 as Final. This compilation therefore excludes 2024. The motorcycle table uses the NationalCSV PERSON records for those same final years.
NHTSA's 2024 overview says motorcyclists include operators/riders or passengers. This compilation counts PERSON records with fatal injury, operator/rider or passenger person type, and motorcycle or motored-cycle BODY_TYP values 80 through 89. Puerto Rico is excluded, matching the main fatal-crash explorer.
Helmet use uses FARS HELM_USE as coded by NHTSA. Helmet used includes DOT-compliant, other-than-DOT-compliant, and helmet used with unknown DOT compliance. Helmet unknown includes unknown, not reported and not applicable. Time of day uses HOUR. Single-vehicle and multi-vehicle use VE_FORMS.
Alcohol involvement is omitted. NHTSA's alcohol-impaired-driving measure uses BAC values reported to FARS and BAC values imputed when alcohol test results are unknown. This edition does not impute missing BAC values.
Counts are deaths, not rates. No adjustment is made for registered motorcycles, rider miles, population, road miles or vehicle miles traveled. Counts do not establish fault or risk.
Official definitions and source files
- NHTSA FARS scope and 30-day fatality definition
- FARS Analytical User’s Manual, 1975–2024 (April 2026), Appendix C and D
- FARS Auxiliary Datasets Analytical User’s Manual, 1982–2019 (A_LT, A_MC, A_PED)
- Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 (April 2026), release status
- 2019 final national CSV ZIP
26,974,033 bytes · SHA-256 0974abb92cfb04fa022631a838a3f46555025f2b011ee78ecad15bcf86c60f31
- 2020 final national CSV ZIP
31,016,385 bytes · SHA-256 b2806902b3da9b45c632499f82e1c74fd108238ae7f67e108ebf40360ee4c9c3
- 2021 final national CSV ZIP
35,190,858 bytes · SHA-256 743c19a13884614430d295289e655c5ad32b0a025a11e5b2149dfb57acae389b
- 2022 final national CSV ZIP
34,689,724 bytes · SHA-256 989448d7a2f3964264c96a3cdb220f6c413c782a33eb759781f520c5acb5f744
- 2023 final national CSV ZIP
34,174,899 bytes · SHA-256 edde841eb493e55751961b36bac2d1ce8750f601cb8e6e183a525723bb62bab0
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People's Justice. Motorcyclist deaths in fatal crashes, 2019–2023. Compilation imported 2026-10-07. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, final national CSV files. https://peoplesjustice.info/data/fatal-crashes/motorcycles. Compilation licensed CC BY 4.0.