Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Butler County, Alabama
County in Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 18.3K
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Butler County, Alabama. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 43.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Butler County had the 35th most traffic deaths among Alabama's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 58 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
43.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
62.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Alabama: 19.0
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 20 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 47.3 |
| 2021 | 106.1 |
| 2022 | 69.7 |
| 2023 | 43.5 |
| 2024 | 43.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 13%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Butler County | Share in Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Butler County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Alabama: 52%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Alabama: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 6 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 8 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 35 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 26 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-6515
- US-31 SR-37
- SR-1065
- SR-104
- SR-1853
- CR-261
- CR-591
- CR-601
- CR-71
- CR-CRENSHAW RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 27 |
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Fusion3
- Toyota Corolla3
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Explorer2
- Ford F-1502
- Ford Transit2
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Civic2
- Honda Pilot2
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | — | CR-MT PISGAH RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Georgiana | SR-106 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Greenville | I-65 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Greenville | SR-263 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | — | CR-E DOGWOOD TRAIL | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | — | SR-106 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | Georgiana | SR-106 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | — | SR-106 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | — | CR-59 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | I-65 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Greenville | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Greenville | EXECUTIVE DR | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Greenville | SR-185 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | — | SR-106 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | — | SR-10 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 2 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | — | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.