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Traffic deaths in Crowley County, Colorado

County in Colorado · United States

Deaths, 2023
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
5.6K

In 2023, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Crowley County, Colorado. The death rate was 53.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in Colorado and 12.2 in the United States. Crowley County had the 33rd most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 5 people died, an average of 1.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

53.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About 5 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
  • About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

44.1

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023

  • About 4 times the average in Colorado: 11.5
  • About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.0
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2023
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2023 3 3

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2023
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 35.0
2023 53.2

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 Colorado: 16%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Crowley County Share in Colorado
Pedestrians 0 0% 17%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 1 33% 36%

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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Colorado: 33%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 32%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Crowley County Colorado United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 31.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 33.5% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 52.2% 53.6%
At weekends 33.3% 36.0% 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 Colorado: 52%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Colorado: 36%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 0
Tue 0
Wed 1
Thu 1
Fri 1
Sat 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2
Sleet or Hail 1

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 4
Dark - Not Lighted 1

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-963
  2. SR-2072

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Pickup trucks 2
SUVs 2

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry1
  2. Pontiac Vibe1
  3. Peterbilt 3881
  4. Kia Soul1
  5. Ford Ranger1
  6. Dodge Ram Chassis Cab1
  7. Dodge Ram1
  8. Dodge Durango1
  9. Chevrolet Captiva Sport1

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Oct 15, 2023 — 1
Oct 11, 2023 — 1
Mar 24, 2023 — 1
Nov 29, 2020 — 1
Apr 30, 2020 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.