Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Forest Park, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 13.8K
In 2024, 2 people died in 1 fatal crash in Forest Park, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 14.4 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, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Cook County, Illinois: 7.0
- About 1.6 times the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Cook County, Illinois: -4%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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 | 42.0 |
| 2021 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 14.5 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Forest Park | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 31% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 38%
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 35%
- 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 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 | Forest Park | Cook County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 11.7% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 38.1% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 66.1% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.5 times the share in Cook County, Illinois: 66%
- About 1.8 times the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Cook County, Illinois: 39%
- About 3 times the share in Illinois: 36%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-2906
- I-290 EISENHOWER EXPY2
- DES PLAINES AVE2
- ROOSEVELT RD2
- MU-DES PLAINES AVE1
- I-290 RAMP1
- SR-1711
- SR-431
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 11 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Nissan Maxima1
- Mitsubishi Outlander1
- BMW X31
- Cadillac XT51
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2024 | MU-DES PLAINES AVE | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | I-290 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | I-290 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | SR-171 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SR-43 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | I-290 RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | I-290 | 1 |
| May 20, 2022 | ROOSEVELT RD | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | DES PLAINES AVE | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | ROOSEVELT RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | I-290 EISENHOWER EXPY | 2 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | I-290 EISENHOWER EXPY | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | I-290 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | I-290 | 2 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | I-290 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | DES PLAINES AVE | 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.