2024 Hot Car Deaths
Since 1990, at least 1,125 children have died in hot cars in the United States and at least another 7,500 survived with varying degrees of injury according to data compiled by Kids and Car Safety. Below are the fatalities that have occurred this year.
# | Date | City | State | Child Sex | Child Age | Circumstances | Link |
40 | 11/6/24 | St. Petersburg | FL | M | 1 yr | Unknowingly left | More info |
39 | 11/1/24 | Sumter County | FL | UNK | 1 yr | Unknowingly left | More info |
38 | 9/28/24 | Bakersfield | CA | M | 1 yr | Unknowingly left | More info |
37 | 9/16/24 | Peoria | IL | M | 1 mo | UNK | More info |
36 | 9/13/24 | Confidential | Confidential | UNK | Infant | Unknowingly left | More info |
35 | 9/8/24 | Buckeye | AZ | F | 4 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
34 | 9/6/24 | Anaheim | CA | F | 3 yrs | Other | More info |
33 | 9/5/24 | Norman | OK | F | 2 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
32 | 9/5/24 | Norman | OK | F | 2 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
31 | 8/24/24 | Normal | IL | F | 1 yr | Left | More info |
30 | 8/21/24 | Beeville | TX | F | 9 mos | Left | More info |
29 | 8/20/24 | Corpus Christi | TX | UNK | 1 yr | Unknowingly left | More info |
28 | 8/19/24 | Greenville | MS | M | 3 mos | Left | More info |
27 | 8/18/24 | Folsom | CA | M | 2 yrs | UNK | More info |
26 | 8/17/24 | Jefferson City | MO | F | 9 mos | Left | More info |
25 | 8/13/24 | Jennings | LA | F | 10 mos | Unknowingly left | More info |
24 | 8/13/24 | Lexington | MA | M | 1 yr | Unknowingly left | More info |
23 | 8/13/24 | Vicksburg | MI | M | 3 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
22 | 8/12/24 | Collegedale | TN | F | Infant | Unknowingly left | More info |
21 | 7/30/24 | Cordes Lakes | AZ | M | 6 mos | Unknowingly Left | More info |
20 | 7/30/24 | Baton Rouge | LA | M | 6 mos | Unknowingly Left | More info |
19 | 7/24/24 | Milton | VT | M | 18 mos | Unknowingly left | More info |
18 | 7/24/24 | Fitzgerald | GA | M | 4 yrs | Gained access | More info |
17 | 7/17/24 | East Hanover | NJ | F | 6 mos | Left | More info |
16 | 7/15/24 | Monticello | NY | M | 2 yrs | Left | More info |
15 | 7/15/24 | Lakewood | NJ | F | 2 mos | Unknowingly Left | More info |
14 | 7/14/24 | Fairfield | IL | M | 1 yr | Left | More info |
13 | 7/10/24 | Omaha | NE | M | 5 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
12 | 7/9/24 | Marana | AZ | F | 2 yrs | Knowingly Left | More info |
11 | 7/7/24 | Little Rock | AR | M | 2 yrs | Knowingly Left | More info |
10 | 7/3/24 | Houston | TX | F | 3 yrs | Unknowingly left | More info |
9 | 7/2/24 | Marrietta | GA | M | 2 yrs | UNK | More info |
8 | 6/26/24 | Charlotte | NC | F | 8 yrs | Knowingly Left | More info |
7 | 6/25/24 | Perry County | MS | M | 3 yrs | UNK | More info |
6 | 6/14/24 | Washington | DC | M | 4 yrs | UNK | More info |
5 | 6/13/24 | Santee | CA | F | 2 mos | Unknowingly Left | More info |
4 | 6/7/24 | Indialantic | FL | M | 3 yrs | UNK | More info |
3 | 5/22/24 | Morgantown | WV | F | 3 mos | Unknowingly left | More info |
2 | 5/20/24 | Bradenton | FL | F | 6 yrs | Knowingly Left | More info |
1 | 5/3/24 | Richland County | SC | F | 3 yrs | Gained access | More info |