Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Henry County, Illinois
County in Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 48.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Henry County, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 4.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Henry County had the 69th most traffic deaths among Illinois's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 45 percent of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
7.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 70 percent of the average in Illinois: 9.8
- About 55 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 4.2 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Henry County | Share in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 50% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Henry County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- US-63
- SR-782
- 900N RD1
- CR- 51
- CR-11
- CR-101
- I-801
- I-80 EB TO IL781
- LAKE RD1
- NONE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Explorer2
- Ford F-1502
- Acura TL1
- Cadillac XTS1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chunfeng Chunfeng Scooter1
- Dodge Magnum1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | — | CR- 5 | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | — | US-34/SR-78 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Geneseo | SR- IL-6 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | — | CR-10 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | — | SR-78 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | — | I-80 EB TO IL78 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | — | SR-92 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | — | CR-1 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | SR-78 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Kewanee | NONE | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Kewanee | LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | — | 900N 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.