Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Nome Census Area, Alaska
County in Alaska · United States
- Deaths, 2021
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 9.9K
In 2021, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Nome Census Area, Alaska. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2020 (2). The death rate was 10.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.5 in Alaska and 13.0 in the United States. Nome Census Area had the 10th most traffic deaths among Alaska's counties. Between 2020 and 2021, 3 people died, an average of 1.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021
- About the same as the rate in Alaska: 9.5
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
15.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2021
- About 1.6 times the average in Alaska: 9.1
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.4
-50%
change in deaths from 2020 to 2021
2 deaths in 2020, 1 in 2021
- Alaska: +15%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 20.0 |
| 2021 | 10.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Nome Census Area | Share in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 100% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 36% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 48%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 times the share in Alaska: 22%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Nome Census Area | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 47.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 46.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Alaska: 32%
- About 3 times 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 | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2021
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- WINTER TRAIL RD1
- LITTLE CREEK RD1
- KOUGAROK RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2021 | Nome | LITTLE CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Stebbins | WINTER TRAIL RD | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | — | KOUGAROK RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.