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Traffic deaths in Bannock County, Idaho

County in Idaho · United States

Deaths, 2024
8
Fatal crashes
7
Population
91K

In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Bannock County, Idaho. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 8.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.9 in Idaho and 11.5 in the United States. Bannock County had the 9th most traffic deaths among Idaho's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 50 people died, an average of 10 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 57% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in Idaho: 11.9
  • About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5

11.2

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

  • About 90 percent of the average in Idaho: 12.6
  • About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

8 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024

  • Idaho: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 9 8
2021 13 11
2022 12 8
2023 8 7
2024 8 7

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 10.3
2021 14.7
2022 13.4
2023 8.8
2024 8.8

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 Idaho: 6%
  • 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 5
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Bannock County Share in Idaho
Pedestrians 0 0% 6%
Motorcyclists 5 63% 20%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 38% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 4 50% 24%

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

57%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About double the share in Idaho: 25%
  • About double the share in the United States: 28%

43%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in Idaho: 34%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Bannock County Idaho United States
Speeding-related 42.9% 33.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 57.1% 25.1% 28.1%
At night 71.4% 41.6% 53.6%
At weekends 57.1% 38.8% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

71%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.7 times the share in Idaho: 42%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%

57%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.5 times the share in Idaho: 39%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 3
1am 0
2am 3
3am 0
4am 1
5am 0
6am 2
7am 1
8am 0
9am 2
10am 2
11am 0
12pm 2
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 3
6pm 3
7pm 2
8pm 1
9pm 3
10pm 1
11pm 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 9
Mon 7
Tue 5
Wed 3
Thu 5
Fri 6
Sat 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 3
Mar 3
Apr 3
May 4
Jun 4
Jul 3
Aug 7
Sep 3
Oct 5
Nov 1
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 33
Cloudy 4
Rain 2
Severe Crosswinds 1
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 18
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 5
Dusk 5

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. I-1514
  2. US-305
  3. US-913
  4. BUCKSKIN RD2
  5. YELLOWSTONE AVE2
  6. RESERVATION RD1
  7. 5TH AVE1
  8. ARIMO RD1
  9. CITY CREEK RD1
  10. HILINE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 19
Motorcycles 11
SUVs 10
Pickup trucks 8
Medium and heavy trucks 7
Other vehicles 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic3
  3. Chevrolet Silverado2
  4. Dodge Ram2
  5. Honda Accord2
  6. Nissan Armada2
  7. Acura Integra1
  8. Buick Park Avenue1
  9. Cadillac STS1
  10. Chevrolet Blazer1

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
Oct 7, 2024 Pocatello 1
Sep 8, 2024 — 1
Sep 6, 2024 — 1
Jul 21, 2024 Pocatello 1
Jun 21, 2024 — 1
May 26, 2024 — 1
Feb 24, 2024 — 2
Oct 3, 2023 — 1
Aug 27, 2023 — 1
Aug 9, 2023 — 2
Jun 25, 2023 Chubbuck 1
Apr 12, 2023 Chubbuck 1
Feb 17, 2023 Pocatello 1
Jan 24, 2023 — 1
Dec 10, 2022 Pocatello 1
Oct 31, 2022 — 2
Sep 21, 2022 — 4
Aug 13, 2022 McCammon 1
Aug 4, 2022 Pocatello 1
Apr 29, 2022 Pocatello 1
Apr 5, 2022 — 1
Mar 4, 2022 Pocatello 1
Dec 23, 2021 Pocatello 1
Dec 11, 2021 Pocatello 1
Nov 14, 2021 — 3

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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.