Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Naperville, Illinois
City in DuPage County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 152.5K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Naperville, Illinois. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.0 in DuPage County, 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in DuPage County, Illinois: 6.0
- About two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- DuPage County, Illinois: +17%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 5.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in DuPage County, Illinois: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share in Illinois: 18%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Naperville | Share in DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 11% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 11% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 11% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 11% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 33% | 36% |
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 the same as the share in DuPage County, Illinois: 33%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in DuPage County, Illinois: 24%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 24%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Naperville | DuPage County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 24.1% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 48.1% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 33.3% | 35.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in DuPage County, Illinois: 48%
- About 80 percent of the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in DuPage County, Illinois: 33%
- 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 | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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
- CR-2/HOBSON RD1
- SR-591
- MU-NAPER BLVD1
- S NAPER BLVD1
- ROYCE RD1
- PLAINFIELD NAPERVILLE RD1
- S WASHINGTON ST1
- MU-95TH ST1
- MU- S NAPER BL1
- TS- BOOK RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 12 |
| Cars | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Audi A51
- Audi A61
- Audi Q51
- Cadillac XT51
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Chrysler 2001
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Dodge Durango1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | TS- BOOK RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | MU- AUBURN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | MU-NAPER BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | US-34/OGDEN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | MU- NAPER BLVD | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | MU- 77TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | MU-95TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | CR- 11 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | MU- S NAPER BL | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | PLAINFIELD NAPERVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | MARTIN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | CHICAGO AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | COMMONS RD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | CR-14 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | 95TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | S NAPER BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | HAFENRICHTER RD | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | S WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | SR-59 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | CR-2/HOBSON RD | 2 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | ROYCE RD | 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.