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Traffic deaths in Park County, Colorado

County in Colorado · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
18.3K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Park County, Colorado. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 21.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Park County had the 23rd most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

21.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.9 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
  • About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

33.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 3 times the average in Colorado: 11.9
  • About 3 times 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%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 8 7
2022 6 6
2023 7 6
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 28.7
2021 45.0
2022 33.4
2023 38.6
2024 21.8

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 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Park County Share in Colorado
Pedestrians 0 0% 16%
Motorcyclists 1 25% 24%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 1 25% 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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About three-quarters of the share in Colorado: 33%
  • About 90 percent of 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 2024
Category Park County Colorado United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 31.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.0% 33.5% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 52.2% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 36.0% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

25%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About half the share in Colorado: 52%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.4 times the share in Colorado: 36%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 2
8am 0
9am 1
10am 1
11am 4
12pm 2
1pm 6
2pm 1
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 3
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 4
Tue 3
Wed 3
Thu 5
Fri 2
Sat 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 4
Sep 7
Oct 2
Nov 4
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 20
Cloudy 4
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. 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 22
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dusk 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

  1. US-2859
  2. US-248
  3. SR-94
  4. CR-772
  5. CR-151
  6. CR-531
  7. CR-601
  8. CR-921
  9. CR-LAKEVIEW RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Motorcycles 11
SUVs 10
Pickup trucks 9
Medium and heavy trucks 7
Cars 4
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Dodge Ram2
  2. Ford F-1502
  3. Ford F-2502
  4. Acura MDX1
  5. BMW R 1200 CL1
  6. BMW R 1250 GS1
  7. BMW X31
  8. Chevrolet Equinox1
  9. Chevrolet Silverado1
  10. Chevrolet Suburban1

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 Deaths
Dec 5, 2024 — 1
Nov 3, 2024 — 1
Aug 4, 2024 — 1
May 22, 2024 — 1
Dec 9, 2023 — 2
Sep 9, 2023 — 1
Sep 4, 2023 — 1
Aug 27, 2023 — 1
Jul 8, 2023 — 1
Apr 12, 2023 — 1
Oct 10, 2022 — 1
Sep 30, 2022 — 1
Sep 24, 2022 — 1
Aug 29, 2022 — 1
May 14, 2022 — 1
Mar 29, 2022 — 1
Nov 18, 2021 — 2
Nov 9, 2021 — 1
Oct 25, 2021 — 1
Sep 25, 2021 — 1
Sep 22, 2021 — 1
Aug 22, 2021 — 1
Jul 8, 2021 — 1
Nov 27, 2020 — 1
Sep 17, 2020 — 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.