Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bethel Census Area, Alaska
County in Alaska · United States
- Deaths, 2021
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 18.6K
In 2021, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. The death rate was 10.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.5 in Alaska and 13.0 in the United States. Bethel Census Area had the 5th most traffic deaths among Alaska's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021
- About 1.1 times the rate in Alaska: 9.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Alaska: 21%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bethel Census Area | Share in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 24% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 36% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 50% | 39% |
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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Alaska: 48%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bethel Census Area | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 47.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 46.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 46%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2021.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2 |
All crashes 2021–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2021
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- PETERMILLER HIGHTS1
- STANDARD OIL RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2021.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2021 | Quinhagak | PETERMILLER HIGHTS | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Bethel | STANDARD OIL RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.