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Traffic deaths in Madison County, Idaho

County in Idaho · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
54.9K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Madison County, Idaho. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 7.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.9 in Idaho and 11.5 in the United States. Madison County had the 17th most traffic deaths among Idaho's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 60 percent of the rate in Idaho: 11.9
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

5.1

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

  • About 40 percent of the average in Idaho: 12.6
  • About 40 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

+100%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Idaho: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 4 4
2022 2 2
2023 2 2
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 3.8
2021 7.4
2022 3.6
2023 3.7
2024 7.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 4 times the share in Idaho: 6%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Madison County Share in Idaho
Pedestrians 1 25% 6%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 20%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 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

0%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • 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 Idaho: 34%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Madison County Idaho United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 33.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 25.1% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 41.6% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 38.8% 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 Idaho: 42%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Idaho: 39%
  • About three-quarters of 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 0
8am 1
9am 1
10am 2
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 6
Tue 1
Wed 1
Thu 2
Fri 1
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 13
Cloudy 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 11
Dusk 2
Dark - Lighted 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. SR-335
  2. US-203
  3. 5000 SOUTH RD2
  4. 2ND EAST RD1
  5. 2ND EAST ST1
  6. 6000 ST1
  7. 7TH SOUTH ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 9
SUVs 5
Medium and heavy trucks 4
Pickup trucks 4
Motorcycles 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Corolla3
  2. Buick LeSabre2
  3. Toyota Camry Solara1
  4. Peterbilt 3791
  5. Lexus RX1
  6. Kia Sorento1
  7. Kenworth T8 Series1
  8. Honda Pilot1
  9. Honda CR-V1
  10. Honda Civic1

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 10, 2024 Sugar City 1
Oct 2, 2024 — 1
Jul 22, 2024 — 1
May 4, 2024 — 1
Sep 17, 2023 Sugar City 1
Mar 10, 2023 Sugar City 1
Nov 15, 2022 Rexburg 1
Sep 8, 2022 — 1
Nov 29, 2021 Rexburg 1
Aug 16, 2021 — 1
May 31, 2021 — 1
May 17, 2021 Rexburg 1
Jun 27, 2020 — 1
Mar 23, 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.