Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jackson County, Illinois
County in Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Population
- 52.7K
In 2024, 13 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Jackson County, Illinois. That was 44.4% more than in 2023 (9) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 24.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Jackson County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Illinois's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 40 people died, an average of 8.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 31% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
24.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
15.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Illinois: 9.8
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+44%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
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 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 11.4 |
| 2023 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 24.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
31%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.7 times the share in Illinois: 18%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jackson County | Share in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 31% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 8% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 8% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 23% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 23% | 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
23%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
23%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 24%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jackson County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 23.1% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 23.1% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 53.8% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 30.8% | 35.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
54%
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%
31%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Illinois: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 4 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 6 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 9 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 7 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 33 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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-134
- CR-73
- US-513
- CR-12/GIANT CITY RD2
- SR- 132
- SR-51 N ILLINOIS AVE1
- CR-5/TOWN CREEK RD1
- CR-5 TOWN CREEK RD1
- CR- ELKVILLE RD1
- CAMPGROUND RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 23 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Corolla2
- Honda TRX500 (FourTrax Foreman)2
- GMC Sierra2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford Ranger2
- Ford F-1502
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Honda SXS1000S4 (Talon 1000X-4)1
- Honda SXS1000M (Pioneer 1000)1
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 2, 2024 | — | CR-12/GIANT CITY RD | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | — | CR-12/GIANT CITY RD | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | — | SR- 3 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | MU-25TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | — | SR- 13 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Carbondale | MU-E GRAND AVE | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | Carbondale | SR-13/MAIN ST | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | Carbondale | SR-13/WALNUT ST | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | — | CR- ELKVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | — | SR- 13 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | — | TS-ILLINOIS AVE EXT | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Carbondale | SR-13 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | — | CR-5/TOWN CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Carbondale | SR-51 N ILLINOIS AVE | 2 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Carbondale | US-51 N ILLINOIS AVE | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | — | ROYALTON RD | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Carbondale | SR-13 W WALNUT ST | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | — | CREEKSIDE LN | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | — | SR-149 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Carbondale | OLD HWY 13 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | — | CR-7 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | — | CR-7 | 1 |
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Cities in Jackson County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Carbondale | 4 | 18.2 |
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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.