Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
County in Alaska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 7.2K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska. The death rate was 14.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.5 in Alaska and 11.5 in the United States. Northwest Arctic Borough had the 6th most traffic deaths among Alaska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 3 people died, an average of 0.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Alaska: 9.5
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Alaska: 9.3
- About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.1
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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 | 12.8 |
| 2021 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 14.0 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Northwest Arctic Borough | Share in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 100% | 50% |
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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Alaska: 48%
- About 4 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 | Northwest Arctic Borough | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Daylight | 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
- SEWER LAGOON RD1
- KIVALINA SCHOOL RD1
- FRIENDS WAY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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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 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2024 | Kivalina | KIVALINA SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Kotzebue | FRIENDS WAY | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | — | SEWER LAGOON RD | 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.