Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Fulton County, Illinois
County in Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 32.8K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Fulton County, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 18.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Fulton County had the 33rd most traffic deaths among Illinois's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Illinois: 9.8
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 20.9 |
| 2021 | 18.0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 18.3 |
| 2024 | 18.3 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Fulton County | Share in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 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 | Fulton County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-93
- US-1363
- CR-22
- SR-1002
- US-242
- CR-211
- E RANDOLPH RD1
- E CYPRESS RD1
- CR-51
- BADER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Colorado2
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chrysler Town and Country2
- Dodge Ram2
- Harley-Davidson Road King Custom1
- Harley Davidson FLHTCUI1
- Harley Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic1
- GMC Sierra1
- Freightliner CST1201
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 23, 2024 | Ipava | US- 136 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Cuba | SR-97/7TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | — | TS- HEITZ RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | Table Grove | US-136 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | — | SR-78 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Marietta | TS-BARNES SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | — | SR-95 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | — | CR-2 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | — | CR-21 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | — | US-136 | 1 |
| May 29, 2022 | — | E CYPRESS RD | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | — | E RANDOLPH RD | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Fairview | SR-97 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | — | CR-2 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2021 | — | US-136 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | — | US-24/SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | — | SR-41 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | CR-5 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Canton | SR-9 | 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.