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Deadliest Roads in Miami-Dade: Do you know where the most fatal vehicle accidents happen?

Updated Data: 2020–2024 (2024 figures preliminary)

Chart: Deadliest Roads in Miami-Dade: Do you know where the most fatal vehicle accidents happen?

Miami-Dade recorded 1483 fatal crashes between 2020 and 2024, killing 1577 people, according to federal traffic-safety data. Fifteen roads accounted for 568 of those crashes, or 38% of the total, and 616 deaths.

US 1 topped the list with 75 fatal crashes and 80 deaths, followed by 27th Avenue with 64 crashes and 67 deaths, and I-95 with 61 crashes and 68 deaths. The figures come from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System. The 2024 numbers are preliminary; all earlier years are final.

  1. Rank 1

    US 1

    includes ramps and frontage roads

    75
    fatal crashes
    80
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  2. Rank 2

    27th Avenue

    SR 9

    64
    fatal crashes
    67
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  3. Rank 3

    I-95

    includes ramps and frontage roads

    61
    fatal crashes
    68
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  4. Rank 4

    Florida's Turnpike

    SR 821 · includes ramps and frontage roads

    48
    fatal crashes
    49
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  5. Rank 5

    Palmetto Expressway

    SR 826 · includes ramps and frontage roads

    44
    fatal crashes
    50
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  1. Rank 6

    US 27

    includes ramps and frontage roads

    42
    fatal crashes
    45
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  2. Rank 7

    79th Street

    SR 934

    38
    fatal crashes
    45
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  3. Rank 8

    US 441

    31
    fatal crashes
    34
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  4. Rank 9

    Krome Avenue

    SR 997 · includes ramps and frontage roads

    28
    fatal crashes
    29
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  5. Rank 10

    22nd Avenue

    25
    fatal crashes
    27
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  6. Rank 11

    Tamiami Trail

    US 41

    25
    fatal crashes
    26
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  7. Rank 12

    Miami Gardens Drive

    SR 860 · includes ramps and frontage roads

    24
    fatal crashes
    25
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  8. Rank 13

    103rd Street

    SR 932

    23
    fatal crashes
    23
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  9. Rank 14

    Flagler Street

    SR 968

    20
    fatal crashes
    25
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  10. Rank 15

    Dolphin Expressway

    SR 836 · includes ramps and frontage roads

    20
    fatal crashes
    23
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

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