Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Fayette County, Illinois
County in Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 21K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Fayette County, Illinois. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Fayette County had the 69th most traffic deaths among Illinois's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
25.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Illinois: 9.8
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 32.6 |
| 2021 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | 19.0 |
| 2024 | 9.5 |
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 Illinois: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Fayette County | Share in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Illinois: 24%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Fayette County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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 1.8 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 Illinois: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-705
- US-403
- US-512
- SR-1282
- W MAIN ST1
- US-40 SR-1851
- SR-1851
- N 1450TH ST1
- JOHNSON ST1
- E 900 AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Ford F-3502
- Polaris Ranger2
- Audi A61
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Corvette1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Contour1
- Ford Edge1
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | — | US-40 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | — | CR- 2 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | E 2425 N | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Vandalia | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | — | SR-128 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | — | US-40 | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | — | CR-600 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Vandalia | E 900 AVE | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | — | I-70 | 2 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | — | US-40 | 5 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | — | E 2000 AVE | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | — | N 1450TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | — | SR-185 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | — | SR-128 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Vandalia | W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Vandalia | JOHNSON ST | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | — | US-40 SR-185 | 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.