Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Hoffman Estates, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 50.6K
In 2023, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. That was 33.3% more than in 2022 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 7.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.3 in Cook County, 9.8 in Illinois and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 12 people died, an average of 3.0 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
7.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 1.1 times the rate in Cook County, Illinois: 7.0
- About 85 percent of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+33%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
3 deaths in 2022, 4 in 2023
- Cook County, Illinois: -4%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 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 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 7.9 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hoffman Estates | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 50% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Cook County, Illinois: 12%
- About 1.4 times the share in Illinois: 24%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hoffman Estates | Cook County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 11.7% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 38.1% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 66.1% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Cook County, Illinois: 66%
- About 60 percent of the share in Illinois: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 39%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-723
- SR-72 W HIGGINS RD2
- BARRINGTON RD1
- GOLF RD1
- MOON LAKE BLVD1
- SHOE FACTORY RD1
- SR-58 GOLF RD1
- SR-58 W GOLF RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW 230i1
- BMW 428i1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Dodge Durango1
- Freightliner M21
- Honda Civic1
- Honda CR-V1
- Honda Fit1
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Roadmaster1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2023 | SR-58 GOLF RD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | SR-72 W HIGGINS RD | 2 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | SR-58 W GOLF RD | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | SHOE FACTORY RD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | GOLF RD | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | SR-72 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | MOON LAKE BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | BARRINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | SR-72 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | SR-72 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | SR-72 W HIGGINS RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.