How many traffic fatalities occurred in Mobile County, Alabama?

Mobile County recorded 612 total traffic fatalities across 562 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 89 fatalities. The county averages approximately 68.0 fatalities per year.

What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Mobile County?

Despite a comparatively active crash history (562 recorded crashes), individual cause-code breakdowns are not published for Mobile County in the current FARS release. Statewide data for Alabama may provide additional context.

Is the trend of road fatalities in Mobile County increasing or decreasing?

The trend in Mobile County is increasing. This indicates that traffic fatalities have risen over the data period, warranting attention to road safety initiatives.

What is the fatality rate per capita in Mobile County?

Mobile County has a fatality rate of 21.6 per 100,000 residents, which places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure among the 3,137 U.S. counties in this dataset.

How does Mobile County compare to the rest of Alabama?

Mobile County's per-capita rate of 21.6 per 100,000 residents is below the Alabama county average of 26.3. Visit the Alabama state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.

Where does the road fatality data for Mobile County come from?

All road fatality data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes on public roads in the United States. FARS data covers the period 2016-2023 and includes all crashes resulting in at least one fatality within 30 days.

COUNTY FATALITY DATA

Mobile County, Alabama

Road fatality data for Mobile County (AL). Data period: 2016-2023.

Compiled by PlainRoadSafety · August 9, 2026

612
Total Fatalities (2016-2023): 89
Latest Year Deaths: 21.6
Per 100k Residents: Increasing
Trend

The verdict

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Mobile County ranks #749 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #33 of 61 rated counties in AL. Mobile County's fatality rate of 21.6 per 100,000 residents places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure.

#749 of 2,328
national by fatality rate: #33 of 61
in AL by rate: 32%
of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita: Increasing
fatality trend

FARS milepost strip

Milepost MOBILE-97 · Mobile 21.6/100k · #749 of 2,328

Mobile County · 21.6/100k · increasing · cause n/a

VOL 21.6/100k
AVG #749 of 2,328
YOY 612 book
RATE Increasing
RANK near Pulaski
BOOK -17.8% vs AL

Stamps derive from this county's NHTSA FARS row (per-100k or book, corpus rank, trend, nationwide peer NAME, vs-state gap), not a trip-risk forecast. PlainRoadSafety is informational only. See our disclaimer. Verify with NHTSA FARS → · Read with methodology → · Understanding road fatality data → · Alabama state profile →

Lake

20
Merced

20
Alachua

20
Mobile

22
Pulaski

22

What this shows Mobile County sits among nearest nationwide per-capita peers.

How does Mobile County compare?

2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.

Compare with

Mobile County

21.6 per 100k

Alabama county average

26.3 per 100k

Mobile County is 18% safer than the comparison

2023 road deaths from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System over population from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023). Rates shown for counties with 10,000+ residents and a 2023 FARS record.

Among the 15 rated counties in Alabama, Mobile County ranks 15 for per-capita risk, below the state's own per-capita average of 26.3 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure. The gap between Mobile County's rate and the state average is 4.7 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Crenshaw County, at 38.2 per 100,000 (a difference of 16.6). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Conecuh County (71.6), Winston County (55.1), Marengo County (53.5), Chambers County (52.8), Dallas County (49.8), Choctaw County (49.0), Coosa County (48.7), Cleburne County (44.8), Clarke County (44.8), Barbour County (44.7), Butler County (43.5), Cherokee County (39.0), Lawrence County (38.8), Crenshaw County (38.2).

Mobile County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county

Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population

22 Around the middle a lower per-capita rate than 32% of 2,328 rated counties

rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NHTSA FARS over U.S. Census Bureau population estimates · 2026-08-09

Mobile County's rate vs. the Alabama state average

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only

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Counties with similar FARS profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Mobile County. Same-state rate comparisons stay in the chart above; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state counties with population at least 250,000.

Similar per-capita fatality rate

Nearest counties by deaths per 100,000 residents (21.6 here), outside Alabama.

Pulaski County 22.0 /100k · AR Alachua County 20.3 /100k · FL Merced County 20.2 /100k · CA Lake County 20.0 /100k · FL

Similar fatality volume

Nearest counties by recorded FARS deaths (612 here), excluding the rate-peer set.

Nassau County 611 deaths · NY East Baton Rouge County 607 deaths · LA Wake County 625 deaths · NC Pierce County 627 deaths · WA

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Source and method. PlainRoadSafety is rendered directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). PlainRoadSafety aggregates published FARS records and does not invent a fatality count the census does not report. County figures are computed directly from NHTSA FARS census data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our Editorial & Corrections Policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or Report a correction. Data current as of October 2024.