Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sedgwick County, Colorado
County in Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 2.3K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Sedgwick County, Colorado. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (2). The death rate was 44.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Sedgwick County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 8 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
44.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
86.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 7 times the average in Colorado: 12.2
- About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.4
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 86.0 |
| 2022 | 131.0 |
| 2023 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | 44.0 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sedgwick County | Share in Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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%
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%
| Category | Sedgwick County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.9 times the share in Colorado: 52%
- About 1.9 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-763
- US-1382
- CR-63B1
- CR-191
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Mustang2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Yaris1
- Oldsmobile Silhouette1
- Lexus RX1
- Kenworth T8001
- Kenworth T6001
- Honda Pilot1
- Ford F-2501
- 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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2024 | — | I-76 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | — | US-138 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | — | I-76 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | — | CR-19 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | — | US-138 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | — | I-76 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | — | CR-63B | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.