In 2024, 39 children died of heatstroke in vehicles — up 35% from 2023. In 2018 and 2019, we saw a record number of hot car deaths — 53 children died each year — the most in at least 25 ...

The NSC says that, on average, 37 children under the age of 15 die each year from heatstroke after being left in a vehicle. Almost every state has experienced at least one hot-car-related death ...

Four children died in hot cars in Florida in 2024, ranging in age from 1 month to 8 years. On average nearly 40 children die in hot cars every year in the United States. That's approximately one ...