Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Joliet, Illinois
City in Will County · Illinois · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Population
- 151.9K
In 2024, 11 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Joliet, Illinois. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 7.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Will County, 9.3 in Illinois and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 55 people died, an average of 11 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 45% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Will County, Illinois: 8.2
- About 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 9.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024
- Will County, Illinois: +38%
- Illinois: -5%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
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 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 11.3 |
| 2022 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 7.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
45%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Will County, Illinois: 19%
- About 3 times the share in Illinois: 18%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 5 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Joliet | Share in Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 5 | 45% | 19% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 27% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 9% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 9% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 27% | 31% |
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
27%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Will County, Illinois: 30%
- About 80 percent of the share in Illinois: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
9%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Will County, Illinois: 19%
- About 40 percent of the share in Illinois: 24%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Joliet | Will County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 9.1% | 18.5% | 23.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 27.3% | 29.6% | 34.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 54.5% | 55.6% | 54.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 36.4% | 31.5% | 35.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
55%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Will County, Illinois: 56%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
36%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Will County, Illinois: 31%
- About the same as the share in Illinois: 36%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 10 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 12 |
| Thu | 9 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 8 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 42 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-6 CHANNAHON RD3
- SR- 73
- US-52 W JEFFERSON ST2
- SR-532
- SR-7 LARKIN AVE2
- SR-7/LARKIN AVE2
- ESSINGTON RD2
- US-52/JEFFERSON ST2
- NE FRONTAGE RD1
- CATHERINE ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 35 |
| SUVs | 18 |
| Motorcycles | 13 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu5
- GMC Envoy3
- Nissan Sentra3
- Chevrolet Blazer2
- Ford Ranger2
- Honda Accord2
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Nissan Rogue2
- Suzuki GSX-R1000K2
- Toyota Camry2
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | SR- 7 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | US-6/52/IL-53/CHICAGO ST | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | US-52/JEFFERSON ST | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2024 | SR- 7 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | SR-7/LARKIN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | SR- 7 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | MU- HOWLAND DR | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | US-52/JEFFERSON ST | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | US-6/SR-53/OTTAWA ST | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | US-6/US-30/CASS ST | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | SR-7/LARKIN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | SR-52 S CHICAGO ST | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | SR-53 | 2 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | BLACK RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | CR-53 S CHICAGO ST | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | MCDONOUGH ST | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | US-30 E CASS ST | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | NE FRONTAGE RD | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | W FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | SR-53 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | OHIO ST | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | I-55 SB TO US-30 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | LOUISE RAY PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | MCDONALD AVE | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | THEODORE ST | 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.