Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Lemont, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 17.7K
In 2023, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Lemont, Illinois. That was 100.0% more than in 2022 (3). The death rate was 33.8 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, 11 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. 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
33.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 5 times the rate in Cook County, Illinois: 7.0
- About 4 times the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
3 deaths in 2022, 6 in 2023
- Cook County, Illinois: -4%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 33.8 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lemont | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 17% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Cook County, Illinois: 38%
- About 1.2 times the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 1.4 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 | Lemont | Cook County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 11.7% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 38.1% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 66.1% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 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
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Cook County, Illinois: 66%
- About 1.1 times the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Cook County, Illinois: 39%
- About 1.1 times the share in Illinois: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
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
- MAIN ST2
- STATE ST1
- SR-171 ARCHER AVE1
- S FRONTAGE RD1
- PEIFFER AVE1
- NONE1
- NEW AVE1
- LEMONT RD1
- 131ST ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Yamaha YFZ350 Banshee1
- Yamaha XT225/XT225C1
- Subaru Legacy1
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R1
- GMC Sierra1
- Ford Taurus1
- Ford Ranger1
- Chrysler Voyager1
- Chrysler 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2023 | S FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | PEIFFER AVE | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | SR-171 ARCHER AVE | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | MAIN ST | 2 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | LEMONT RD | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2022 | NEW AVE | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | STATE ST | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | NONE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | 131ST ST | 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.