FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Washington

Crash Indicator in Washington

• 3,463Reportable crashes
• 48,823Registered carriers in the state
• 105Fatal crashes in the state

Reportable crashes -- a fatality, an injury or a tow-away -- as recorded by the state that investigated them. Washington carries 3,463 reportable crashes in this category, out of 255,582 recorded nationally, which places it 28 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.014 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here.

The state’s carriers by fleet size

• 1 power unit 27,758
• 2 to 5 power units 15,181
• 6 to 20 power units 3,691
• 21 to 100 power units 885
• 101 to 1,000 power units 104
• 1,000 or more power units 50

Other categories recorded in Washington

• Controlled Substances/Alcohol in WA 321
• Driver Fitness in WA 6,517
• Hazardous Materials Compliance in WA 647
• Hours-of-Service Compliance in WA 15,169
• Unsafe Driving in WA 21,909
• Vehicle Maintenance in WA 108,378

Crash Indicator across every jurisdiction → Every category in Washington →

Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.

Counts from FMCSA SMS input files on data.transportation.gov: kjg3-diqy (Motor Carrier Census, 2,122,441 rows), rbkj-cgst (Inspection, 5,834,148), 8mt8-2mdr (Violation, 6,808,260), 4wxs-vbns (Crash, 255,582), p2mt-9ige (Out of Service Orders, 399,600); SoQL aggregates fetched 2026-09-16. The rank is taken over the jurisdictions this desk publishes, and the national figure beside it is the register’s own total for the category.

What this page shows

This page covers the Washington Crash Indicator in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register. It lists 3,463 reportable crashes, 48,823 registered carriers in the state, and 105 fatal crashes in the state. Washington's 3,463 reportable crashes sit out of 255,582 recorded nationally, placing it 28 of 51 jurisdictions.