Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Decatur, Alabama
City in Morgan County · Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 58.1K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Decatur, Alabama. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 17.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.8 in Morgan County, 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 22% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
17.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Morgan County, Alabama: 19.8
- About the same as the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Morgan County, Alabama: +79%
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
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 | 8.8 |
| 2021 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | 8.7 |
| 2023 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 17.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Morgan County, Alabama: 8%
- About three-quarters of the share in Alabama: 13%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Decatur | Share in Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 10% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 20% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 10% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 30% | 40% |
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
22%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 55 percent of the share in Morgan County, Alabama: 39%
- About three-quarters of the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Morgan County, Alabama: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Decatur | Morgan County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 13.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 22.2% | 39.1% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 55.6% | 39.1% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 22.2% | 30.4% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Morgan County, Alabama: 39%
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 52%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Morgan County, Alabama: 30%
- About two-thirds of the share in Alabama: 32%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 24 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-675
- US-31 SR-35
- I-653
- SR-203
- OLD MOULTON RD1
- 14TH ST SE1
- 8TH ST SW1
- DANVILL RD SW1
- MU-8TH ST E1
- MU-DANVILLE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord3
- Honda CBR6002
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Jeep Patriot1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Honda CR-V1
- GMC Yukon XL1
- GMC Terrain1
- GMC Sonoma1
- Freightliner M21
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | SR-67 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | SR-67 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | MU-GRAHAM AVE SW | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | MU-8TH ST E | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | MU-MODAUS RD SW | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | SR-20 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | MU-INDIAN HILLS RD SE | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | MU-S BETHEL RD | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | MU-DANVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | S BETHEL RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 8TH ST SW | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | SR-67 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | I-65 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | NORRIS MILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | OLD MOULTON RD | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | SR-24 | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2021 | DANVILL RD SW | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | WOODALL RD SW | 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.