Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Marion County, Illinois
County in Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 36.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Marion County, Illinois. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 8.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Marion County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Illinois's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About 70 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.8
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
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | 8.2 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Marion County | Share in Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 35%
- About 1.2 times 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 | Marion County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Illinois: 54%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
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-574
- SR-374
- SR-1612
- US-501
- CR- SELMAVILLE RD1
- CR-11
- CR-16251
- CR-201
- CR-381
- FARTHING RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Mercury Grand Marquis2
- BMW 328xi1
- Buick Encore GX1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Venture1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Dakota1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | — | SR-37/CR-1100/BROADWAY | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Wamac | MU- COTTAGE ST | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | — | CR- SELMAVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Odin | W LINE RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | — | I-57 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | — | SR-37 CR-1100 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | — | US-50 W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Odin | ODIN RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | — | US-50 | 3 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Centralia | SR-161 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | — | CR-38 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | — | CR-1625 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | SELMAVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Alma | CR-20 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | — | I-57 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | — | KINMUNDY RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | — | I-57 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | — | CR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Odin | FARTHING RD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Centralia | SR-161 | 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.