Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Northlake, Illinois
City in Cook County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 12.5K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Northlake, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 8.0 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, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- 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
+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 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 23.4 |
| 2021 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 16.1 |
| 2023 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 8.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
100%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Cook County, Illinois: 30%
- About 6 times the share in Illinois: 18%
- About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Northlake | Share in Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 100% | 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 | Northlake | 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 | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 4 |
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
- SR-64 NORTH AVE2
- US-12 MANNHEIM RD2
- US-20 W LAKE ST1
- NORTH AVE1
- RAILROAD AVE1
- SR-64 E NORTH AVENUE1
- SR-64/NORTH AVE1
- US-20/LAKE ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Columbia2
- Kia Forte2
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Taurus1
- Honda CBR6001
- Honda Civic1
- Honda Odyssey1
- Hyundai Elantra1
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 18, 2024 | US-20/LAKE ST | 1 |
| May 15, 2023 | NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2022 | US-20 W LAKE ST | 2 |
| May 22, 2021 | SR-64 NORTH AVE | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | SR-64 E NORTH AVENUE | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | US-12 MANNHEIM RD | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | US-12 MANNHEIM RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | SR-64 NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | SR-64/NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | RAILROAD 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.