Philadelphia Crash Analysis · PennDOT · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Streets

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across North Philadelphia, Northeast, Northwest, Center City, and 4 more areas — built from PennDOT crash records.

5,806
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
118
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
1,075
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
9.3%
Speed-related rate (metro, 2024)
Philadelphia refers to crashes in the metro area not assigned to a specific area.
01 — Crash Map

Where It Happens

Search an address, filter by crash type, compare years, or enter your commute to see every crash hotspot along your route.

Philadelphia Crash Map
30 intersections · 9 areas · PennDOT 2022–2024
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02 — Look Up Your Street

How Safe Is Your Area?

Search any address or intersection to see a crash summary for that location. PennDOT 2022–2024.

RADIUS
03 — Dangerous Intersections

The Top 10 Crash Sites

Ranked by total crash volume across Philadelphia. Freeway interchanges dominate due to high traffic volumes — use the Per Vehicle toggle to normalize by traffic count.

Top 10 Crash Intersections — All Metro
PennDOT 2022–2024 · 30 locations tracked
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04 — Area Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each area in Philadelphia compares on total crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors.

Area Comparison
All areas · PennDOT 2024
Overview
AreaCrashesFatalDUISpeedHit & RunPed
Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted crash rate · PennDOT 2024
05 — When It Happens

The Calendar of Risk

Crash patterns by hour, day of week, and month across the metro.

Crashes by Hour
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
Crashes by Day of Week
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
Crashes by Month
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
Weekday vs Weekend by Hour
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
06 — Year Over Year

Is the Metro Getting Safer?

Three years of PennDOT records show how crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors are trending across Philadelphia.

Total Crashes
Metro-wide · PennDOT 2022–2024
Fatalities & Pedestrian Crashes
Metro-wide · PennDOT 2022–2024
DUI Crashes
2022–2024
Speed-Related
2022–2024
Hit & Run
2022–2024
07 — Severity

How Bad Are the Crashes?

118 people died on Philadelphia roads in 2024. The severity breakdown tells us how crashes distribute between fatal, serious, minor, and property-damage-only.

Severity Distribution
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
Fatalities by Area
PennDOT 2024
Fatal
Crash Type Breakdown
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
Contributing Factors
All Metro · PennDOT 2024
08 — Impaired Driving

DUI Crashes Across the Metro

212 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 3.7% of the total.

DUI Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving DUI · All Metro
DUI by Area
Total DUI crashes · PennDOT 2024
09 — Speed

Speed Kills Disproportionately

9.3% of crashes are speed-related. Southwest has the highest rate at 15.5%.

Speed Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving speed · All Metro
Speed's Share of Fatalities
By area · PennDOT 2024
Fatal
10 — Hit-and-Run

26.2% of Drivers Flee the Scene

1,524 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. North Philadelphia leads at 32.0%.

Hit-and-Run Rate by Hour
% of crashes that are H&R · All Metro
Hit-and-Run Rate by Area
% of crashes · PennDOT 2024
11 — Pedestrians & Cyclists

The Most Vulnerable on Metro Streets

1075 pedestrian crashes and 289 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian Crashes by Area
PennDOT · PennDOT 2024
1075 pedestrian crashes in 2024. North Philadelphia accounts for 294 — 27% of the metro total despite having 18% of the population.
12 — Vision Zero Philadelphia

Vision Zero Philadelphia: Progress Toward Zero

Philadelphia adopted Vision Zero Philadelphia in 2017, setting a target of 0 traffic fatalities by 2030. The baseline was 102 fatalities in 2017.

Fatalities: Goal vs. Actual
2022–2030
13 — Sources

Where This Data Comes From

PennDOT
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation publishes crash data through OpenDataPA. 5,806 reportable crashes in Philadelphia County for 2024, each with coordinates, severity classification, and behavioral flags.

PennDOT Crash Data
14 — Methodology

How I Built This

PennDOT crash records are queried from the ArcGIS FeatureServer for Philadelphia County (code 67). This dataset includes reportable crashes (involving injury, fatality, or vehicle tow). Records are geocoded with WGS84 coordinates. Areas assigned by coordinate boundaries. 5,806 records processed for 2024.