Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Markham, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 11.3K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Markham, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 8.9 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Cook County, Illinois: 7.0
- About the same as the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Cook County, Illinois: -4%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | 35.1 |
| 2022 | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 8.9 |
| 2024 | 8.9 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Markham | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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 | Markham | 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 | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Cook County, Illinois: 66%
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 5 |
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-574
- KEDZIE2
- US-6 159TH ST2
- US-61
- CRAWFORD AVE1
- US- 61
- W 167TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Traverse2
- BMW 228i1
- CAN-AM Ryker Rally Edition1
- Chevrolet Corvette1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chrysler 3001
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Durango1
- Ford Escape1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2024 | US- 6 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | I-57 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | KEDZIE | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | US-6 | 2 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | CRAWFORD AVE | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | KEDZIE | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | I-57 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | US-6 159TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | I-57 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | W 167TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | US-6 159TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | I-57 | 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.