Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Adams County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 36.5K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Adams County, Indiana. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 10.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Adams County had the 58th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 80 percent of the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 14.0 |
| 2021 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 8.3 |
| 2023 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 11.0 |
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 Indiana: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Adams County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 26% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Indiana: 22%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Adams County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 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 | 4 |
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-272
- US-2242
- SR-124W2
- CR-1002
- WINCHESTER RD1
- SR-2181
- SR-1241
- SR-1161
- MONROE ST1
- CR-900S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Escape2
- Buick Century1
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Chevrolet C/K Pickup1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
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 12, 2024 | — | CR-200 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | — | US-27 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | — | SR-116 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | — | SR-124 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Decatur | MONROE ST | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | US-224 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | — | SR-218 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | — | CR-300 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | — | CR-900S | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Decatur | CR-100 | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | Berne | US-27 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2021 | — | CR-900N | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | — | SR-124W | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2020 | — | US-224 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Decatur | WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Decatur | CR-100 E | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | — | SR-124W | 1 |
| May 29, 2020 | — | CR-1100S | 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.