Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lincoln County, Colorado
County in Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 5.6K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Lincoln County, Colorado. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 107.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Lincoln County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
107.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 9 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
100.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 8 times the average in Colorado: 11.9
- About 8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 88.3 |
| 2021 | 164.5 |
| 2022 | 90.7 |
| 2023 | 54.6 |
| 2024 | 107.1 |
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 Colorado: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lincoln County | Share in Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 24% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 17% | 34% |
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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Colorado: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Colorado: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lincoln County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 36.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Colorado: 52%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Colorado: 36%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-7011
- SR-719
- US-402
- CR-291
- CR-351
- US-24 MAIN ST1
- US-24/401
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 14 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia7
- GMC Acadia2
- Ford F-3502
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan Altima1
- Lexus RX1
- Kenworth W9001
- Kenworth T6801
- Hyundai Accent1
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 6, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | — | CR-35 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | — | US-40 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Limon | US-24 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | — | I-70 | 3 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Limon | US-24/40 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | — | US-40 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | — | CR-29 | 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.