Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Yuma County, Colorado
County in Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.9K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Yuma County, Colorado. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Yuma County had the 38th most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 10 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
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
33.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Colorado: 11.4
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.1
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 40.1 |
| 2021 | 40.3 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
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%
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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| 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
- US-3851
- CR-401
- CR-G1
- CR-461
- SR-591
- CR-301
- CR-371
- CR-N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-3502
- Toyota Sienna1
- Peterbilt 3591
- Mercury Grand Marquis1
- Kenworth T8001
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2024 | — | CR-30 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | — | CR-N | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | — | CR-G | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | — | CR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | — | CR-37 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | — | SR-59 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | — | CR-40 | 2 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | — | US-385 | 2 |
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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.