Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Montezuma County, Colorado
County in Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 26.7K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Montezuma County, Colorado. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 15.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Montezuma County had the 23rd most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 35 people died, an average of 7.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
26.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Colorado: 11.9
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-43%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 19.3 |
| 2021 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | 26.4 |
| 2023 | 26.4 |
| 2024 | 15.0 |
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 Colorado: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Montezuma County | Share in Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 80 percent of the share in Colorado: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Montezuma County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 36.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Colorado: 52%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 11 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dusk | 3 |
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
- US-1608
- US-4917
- SR-1845
- SR-1454
- US-160 S BROADWAY2
- CR-L2
- W ANDREW LN1
- US-160 S BROADWAY ST1
- US-160 E MAIN ST1
- US-160 E MAIN ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1507
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Peterbilt 5793
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Sonic2
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Kia Forte2
- Buick Enclave1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Lumina1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | Cortez | US-160 S BROADWAY | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | — | US-491 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | — | SR-184 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | — | US-491 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | — | US-491 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | — | SR-184 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | CR-L | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | — | US-491 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | — | US-160 | 2 |
| May 25, 2022 | Cortez | US-160 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2022 | — | CR-L | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | — | SR-184 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | — | SR-145 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | — | US-491 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | — | SR-184 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | — | SR-145 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Cortez | W ANDREW LN | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | — | SR-145 | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | — | SR-184 | 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.