Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Post Falls, Idaho
City in Kootenai County · Idaho · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 45.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Post Falls, Idaho. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (2) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.4 in Kootenai County, 11.9 in Idaho and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Kootenai County, Idaho: 6.4
- About 20 percent of the rate in Idaho: 11.9
- About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kootenai County, Idaho: -37%
- Idaho: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 4.5 |
| 2024 | 2.2 |
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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Post Falls | Share in Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
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 Kootenai County, Idaho: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in Idaho: 25%
- 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 Kootenai County, Idaho: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in Idaho: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Post Falls | Kootenai County | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 41.7% | 33.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 33.3% | 41.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 41.7% | 38.8% | 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 3 times the share in Kootenai County, Idaho: 33%
- About double the share in Idaho: 42%
- 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 Kootenai County, Idaho: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in Idaho: 39%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Clear | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 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
- I-905
- CHASE RD1
- I-90 IC 5 WB ON RAMP1
- PLEASANT VIEW RD1
- SELTICE WAY1
- SR-411
- WAL MART PARKING LOT1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota PRIUS1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Excursion1
- Ford Focus1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab1
- Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide1
- Harley Davidson Fat Boy1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Odyssey1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | SR-41 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | PLEASANT VIEW RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | I-90 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | I-90 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | I-90 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | CHASE RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | I-90 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | WAL MART PARKING LOT | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | SELTICE WAY | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | I-90 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | I-90 IC 5 WB ON RAMP | 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.