Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Arlington Heights, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 75.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Arlington Heights, Illinois. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 4.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in Cook County, 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Cook County, Illinois: 7.0
- About 45 percent of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Cook County, Illinois: -4%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 4.0 |
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 Cook County, Illinois: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Arlington Heights | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 31% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 40% |
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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 85 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 38%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 12%
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Arlington Heights | Cook County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 11.7% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 38.1% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 66.1% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 38.7% | 35.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Cook County, Illinois: 66%
- About 1.2 times the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 39%
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
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-62 ALGONQUIN RD1
- US-14/NORTHWEST HWY1
- US-12 W RAND RD1
- US-12 RAND RD1
- US- 121
- SR-58 GOLF RD1
- SR-581
- SR-12 RAND RD1
- S NEW WILKIE RD1
- MU-LAKE COOK RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Dodge Caliber1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Ford F-5501
- Harley-Davidson FLHX / Street Glide1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Fit1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | US-14/NORTHWEST HWY | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | US- 12 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | MU-LAKE COOK RD | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | US-12 W RAND RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | SR-12 RAND RD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | LAKE COOK RD | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | SR-58 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | S NEW WILKIE RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2021 | US-62 ALGONQUIN RD | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | US-12 RAND RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | EUCLID AVE | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | SR-58 GOLF RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD | 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.