Fatal Crashes by Time of Day

2024 FARS data, all crash types. Peak fatality hour marked for each month.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024, enriched with solar phase data via Photometrics AI Phase Calculator

Night Streetlights turning on/off Sunrise/Sunset Sun providing visibility Peak crash hour

Lighting times calculated at the US population-weighted centroid (36.7456, -93.4712 — 2020 Census⁹).