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Traffic deaths in Idaho

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
238
Fatal crashes
219
Population
2M

In 2024, 238 people died in 219 fatal crashes in Idaho. That was 13.5% fewer than in 2023 (275) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 11.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Idaho had the 39th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 26th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 6% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

-13%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

275 deaths in 2023, 238 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
1975 281 235
1976 279 232
1977 325 275
1978 327 277
1979 333 285
1980 331 287
1981 293 256
1982 256 212
1983 263 231
1984 242 215
1985 255 218
1986 258 220
1987 260 242
1988 257 228
1989 238 212
1990 244 210
1991 264 221
1992 243 207
1993 230 199
1994 250 219
1995 262 233
1996 258 228
1997 259 220
1998 265 224
1999 278 245
2000 276 241
2001 259 225
2002 264 230
2003 293 261
2004 260 240
2005 275 243
2006 267 239
2007 252 218
2008 232 212
2009 226 199
2010 209 185
2011 167 152
2012 184 169
2013 214 200
2014 186 175
2015 216 198
2016 253 232
2017 245 224
2018 234 215
2019 224 201
2020 214 188
2021 273 246
2022 215 194
2023 275 242
2024 238 219

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, 2000–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2000 21.2
2001 19.6
2002 19.7
2003 21.5
2004 18.7
2005 19.3
2006 18.2
2007 16.7
2008 15.1
2009 14.5
2010 13.3
2011 10.5
2012 11.5
2013 13.3
2014 11.4
2015 13.1
2016 15.0
2017 14.3
2018 13.4
2019 12.5
2020 11.6
2021 14.3
2022 11.1
2023 14.0
2024 11.9

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

6%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About one-third of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 174
Pedestrians 14
Motorcyclists 47
Cyclists 3
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Idaho Share in the US
Pedestrians 14 6% 18%
Motorcyclists 47 20% 16%
Cyclists 3 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 72 30% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 56 24% 29%

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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

34%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Idaho United States
Speeding-related 33.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.1% 28.1%
At night 41.6% 53.6%
At weekends 38.8% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

42%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%

39%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 48
1am 23
2am 31
3am 14
4am 16
5am 28
6am 38
7am 34
8am 37
9am 34
10am 52
11am 45
12pm 51
1pm 58
2pm 66
3pm 71
4pm 65
5pm 67
6pm 67
7pm 71
8pm 48
9pm 40
10pm 41
11pm 31

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 146
Mon 142
Tue 139
Wed 140
Thu 153
Fri 163
Sat 206

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 52
Feb 55
Mar 61
Apr 70
May 96
Jun 99
Jul 131
Aug 124
Sep 111
Oct 116
Nov 88
Dec 86

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 815
Cloudy 162
Rain 53
Snow 30
Fog, Smog, Smoke 17
Severe Crosswinds 6

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 640
Dark - Not Lighted 284
Dark - Lighted 95
Dusk 49
Dawn 17
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. US-9583
  2. I-8480
  3. US-2058
  4. SR-5536
  5. I-1534
  6. US-9332
  7. US-1225
  8. US-3023
  9. US-2620
  10. SR-3316

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 475
Pickup trucks 390
SUVs 326
Medium and heavy trucks 252
Motorcycles 175
Vans 50
Other vehicles 44
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado63
  2. Ford F-15059
  3. Dodge Ram52
  4. GMC Sierra41
  5. Freightliner Cascadia37
  6. Toyota Camry34
  7. Ford F-25034
  8. Ford F-35024
  9. Toyota Corolla23
  10. Honda Accord22

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
Nov 16, 2024 Bonneville County 1
Nov 15, 2024 Burley, Cassia County 1
Nov 11, 2024 Caldwell, Canyon County 1
Nov 9, 2024 Valley County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Mountain Home, Elmore County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Jerome County 1
Nov 2, 2024 Adams County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Boise, Ada County 1
Oct 28, 2024 Canyon County 1
Oct 28, 2024 Twin Falls County 2
Oct 27, 2024 Power County 1
Oct 26, 2024 Meridian, Ada County 1
Oct 25, 2024 Rupert, Minidoka County 1
Oct 22, 2024 Bonneville County 2
Oct 22, 2024 Bingham County 1
Oct 21, 2024 Boise, Ada County 1
Oct 21, 2024 Gooding County 1
Oct 20, 2024 Boise County 1
Oct 16, 2024 Twin Falls, Twin Falls County 1
Oct 15, 2024 Adams County 1
Oct 15, 2024 Oneida County 1
Oct 12, 2024 Payette County 1
Oct 11, 2024 Valley County 1
Oct 11, 2024 Caldwell, Canyon County 1
Oct 10, 2024 Sugar City, Madison County 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.