Jacksonville car accident guide and data hub

If you were just in a wreck on I-95, Butler Boulevard (State Road 202), or a surface street off Southside, the next few days matter more than most people realize. This page gathers the local crash numbers, the intersections where collisions pile up, and the Florida rules that decide whether you get paid. Every figure here comes from a public source you can check yourself.

How many crashes Jacksonville actually sees

Duval County recorded more than 23,000 traffic crashes in 2024, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles crash dashboard. Those crashes injured 15,479 people and killed 155.¹ That works out to roughly one reported crash every 23 minutes, around the clock, all year.

The statewide picture is heavy too. Florida logged 3,138 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024, a rate of 13.4 deaths per 100,000 residents and 1.26 per 100 million miles driven, per the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.² Both rates sit above the national average, and Duval carries a large share of the total.

Where crashes cluster

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office tracks where collisions actually happen. Its "Top 25 High-Frequency Crash Locations, Citywide 2025" report, published January 27, 2026, put one spot far ahead of the rest: Main Street North at State Street West, near downtown, with 483 crashes.³

The rest of the top of the list maps neatly onto the city's busiest corridors:

• Blanding Boulevard at Argyle Forest Boulevard on the Westside: 337 crashes³
• University Boulevard West at Philips Highway: 221 crashes³
• State Street East at Liberty Street: 208 crashes³
• Baymeadows Road at Southside Boulevard: 196 crashes³
• Dunn Avenue at Regency Drive on the Northside: 194 crashes³

Even the interstates show up. I-95 at Max Leggett Parkway tied for eighth with 185 crashes.³ One caveat: the Sheriff's Office totals count every reported collision, from a low-speed fender-bender to a fatal wreck, and do not sort by severity.³ A high number means heavy traffic and a lot of conflict points, not automatically the deadliest corner.

Who is getting hurt on foot and on a bike

Drivers are only part of the story. Jacksonville has spent years near the top of the national rankings for pedestrian and cyclist danger. The city's Vision Zero Action Plan reports that Jacksonville was the 15th most dangerous large metro area for pedestrians as of 2024, up from 6th in 2022.⁴

Between 2018 and 2023, vulnerable road users, meaning people walking, biking, or riding a motorcycle, were involved in 34% of the region's fatal and serious-injury crashes. Pedestrians alone accounted for 211 deaths in that window.⁴ The problem is current, not historical: in late June 2026, three pedestrians were killed in Jacksonville in a single week.⁵

To target the worst stretches, the city built a High Injury Network, a map of the corridors and intersections where severe crashes concentrate across drivers, walkers, cyclists, and motorcyclists.⁴ Corridor studies under the plan have focused on roads including Moncrief Road, Sunbeam Road, Rogero Road, Myrtle Avenue, and 8th Street.⁴

What the city is doing about it

Jacksonville adopted its first Vision Zero Action Plan with a plain goal: eliminate all traffic deaths and cut serious injuries in half by 2035.⁴ The fixes are specific. Along high-risk corridors, the city and the Florida Department of Transportation are adding HAWK pedestrian signals, road diets that trim travel lanes to slow drivers, and leading pedestrian intervals that give people on foot a head start at the light.⁵

What to do after a crash here

Get a police report. Under Florida law, an officer must complete a Florida Traffic Crash Report, Long Form within 10 days when a crash involves death, injury, a complaint of pain, a towed vehicle, or a commercial truck.⁶ That report becomes the backbone of your claim.

For 60 days after it is filed, the report is confidential and released only to the people involved, their attorneys and insurers, and law enforcement.⁶ You can buy your own copy through the state's Florida Crash Portal for $10 per report under section 321.23; it is available online right after purchase, and the download link expires in 48 hours.⁷ If your crash caused no injuries and under $500 in property damage, you may be allowed to self-report instead of waiting on an officer.⁷

Then get medical care fast. Florida is a no-fault state, so your own Personal Injury Protection coverage pays first. PIP provides $10,000 in medical and disability benefits and covers 80% of reasonable medical bills and 60% of lost wages, but only if you receive initial care within 14 days of the crash.⁸ Miss that 14-day window and you can forfeit the benefit.

Deadlines and fault rules that cost real money

Two Florida rules quietly decide a lot of cases.

First, the clock. For crashes on or after March 24, 2023, you have two years to file a negligence lawsuit, down from the old four-year deadline.⁹ File late and the claim is gone, no matter how strong the facts.

Second, fault. Florida now uses modified comparative negligence. If you are found more than 50% at fault for your own injuries, you recover nothing; at 50% or less, your award is cut by your share of the blame.¹⁰ Insurers understand this rule well and will work to shift fault onto you, which is one more reason the crash report and independent evidence matter.

If you are deciding whether to handle a claim yourself or bring in help, you can compare local options through the thatcarhitme.com legal directory.

This page is general information, not legal advice.

Sources

1. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Florida Crash Dashboard and Traffic Crash Reports. https://www.flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports/

2. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Fatality Facts 2024: State by state. https://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state

3. News4Jax (WJXT), reporting the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office "Top 25 High-Frequency Crash Locations, Citywide 2025" (published January 27, 2026). https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/04/03/jso-data-reveals-top-10-crash-hotspots-on-jacksonville-roads/

4. City of Jacksonville, Vision Zero Action Plan. https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/planning-department/transportation-planning/ped-bike-planning/vision-zero-action-plan-(vzap)

5. News4Jax (WJXT), "City responds to safety concerns after 3 pedestrians killed in 1 week," June 30, 2026. https://www.news4jax.com/traffic/2026/06/30/city-responds-to-safety-concerns-after-3-pedestrians-killed-in-1-week/

6. Florida Statutes § 316.066 (2024). https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/316.066

7. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Buy Florida Crash Reports (Florida Crash Portal). https://services.flhsmv.gov/crashreportpurchasing/

8. Florida Statutes § 627.736 (2024). https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/627.736

9. Florida Statutes § 95.11(5)(a) (2024). https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/95.11

10. Florida Statutes § 768.81(6) (2024). https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/768.81