Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bartholomew County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 84.9K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Bartholomew County, Indiana. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 10.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Bartholomew County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 56 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 22% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 14.6 |
| 2021 | 21.8 |
| 2022 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 10.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Indiana: 13%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bartholomew County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 22% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 22% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 22% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bartholomew County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 11.1% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 44.4% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
44%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 5 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 6 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 12 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 8 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 6 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 40 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Snow | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 27 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| 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
- US-318
- I-65N4
- SR-464
- I-653
- I-65S3
- CR-1002
- CR-25TH ST2
- SR-112
- SR-582
- SR-72
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 30 |
| SUVs | 25 |
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 12 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Vans | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox4
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Dodge Ram3
- Ford Ranger3
- Honda Accord3
- Yamaha YZF-R12
- Toyota Sienna2
- Honda Civic2
- Buick Encore2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | Columbus | MU-MARR | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Taylorsville | US-31 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Columbus | MU-25TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Columbus | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | — | CR-400 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Columbus | MU-SOUTH DR | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Columbus | MU-MARR RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | — | CR-S 100W | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | — | CR-25TH ST | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Taylorsville | US-31 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Columbus | SR-11 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Columbus | MU-BROWN ST | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Columbus | LOWELL RD | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Columbus | ARCADIA DR | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Columbus | CR-TELLMAN RD | 1 |
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Cities in Bartholomew County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 4 | 7.7 |
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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.