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Traffic deaths in Waukegan, Illinois

City in Lake County · Illinois · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
6
Population
88.2K

In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Waukegan, Illinois. That was 45.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 6.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in Lake County, 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 41 people died, an average of 8.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Lake County, Illinois: 7.0
  • About three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
  • About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-45%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024

  • Lake County, Illinois: -17%
  • Illinois: -5%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 10 10
2021 2 2
2022 12 11
2023 11 11
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 11.2
2021 2.3
2022 13.6
2023 12.5
2024 6.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

33%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.7 times the share in Lake County, Illinois: 20%
  • About 1.8 times the share in Illinois: 18%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Waukegan Share in Lake County
Pedestrians 2 33% 20%
Motorcyclists 1 17% 12%
Cyclists 1 17% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 50% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 2 33% 34%

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 Lake County, Illinois: 33%
  • About the same as the share in Illinois: 35%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 90 percent of the share in Lake County, Illinois: 38%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Illinois: 24%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Waukegan Lake County Illinois United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 37.5% 23.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 33.3% 34.7% 28.1%
At night 83.3% 60.4% 54.4% 53.6%
At weekends 66.7% 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

83%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Lake County, Illinois: 60%
  • About 1.5 times the share in Illinois: 54%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%

67%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About double the share in Lake County, Illinois: 33%
  • About 1.9 times the share in Illinois: 36%
  • About double the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 6
2am 3
3am 0
4am 2
5am 1
6am 0
7am 0
8am 2
9am 1
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 0
4pm 1
5pm 3
6pm 2
7pm 2
8pm 0
9pm 5
10pm 5
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 13
Mon 3
Tue 2
Wed 2
Thu 5
Fri 6
Sat 9

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 4
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 3
May 4
Jun 5
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 4
Oct 8
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 37
Rain 2
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 16
Daylight 12
Dark - Not Lighted 11
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

  1. SR-1315
  2. LEWIS AVE4
  3. BELVIDERE RD2
  4. CR-W34 LEWIS AVE2
  5. SHERIDAN RD2
  6. SR-131 GREEN BAY RD2
  7. GLEN ROCK AVE1
  8. GENESEE STREET1
  9. CR-W341
  10. CR-651

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 37
SUVs 14
Motorcycles 7
Pickup trucks 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Vans 1
Other light trucks 1
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry3
  2. Toyota Corolla3
  3. Chevrolet Equinox2
  4. Ford Explorer2
  5. Honda CR-V2
  6. Jeep Grand Cherokee2
  7. Mitsubishi Eclipse2
  8. Acura TSX1
  9. Audi Q51
  10. BMW 750Li1

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 Deaths
Dec 15, 2024 1
Nov 10, 2024 1
Oct 22, 2024 1
Oct 12, 2024 1
May 29, 2024 1
Apr 14, 2024 1
Oct 14, 2023 1
Sep 24, 2023 1
Sep 8, 2023 1
Jul 22, 2023 1
Jul 20, 2023 1
Jul 14, 2023 1
Jun 18, 2023 1
Jun 4, 2023 1
Apr 22, 2023 1
Mar 25, 2023 1
Jan 2, 2023 1
Nov 26, 2022 1
Oct 29, 2022 2
Oct 23, 2022 1
Oct 16, 2022 1
Jul 31, 2022 1
Jun 3, 2022 1
May 16, 2022 1
May 12, 2022 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.