Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Boone County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 78.6K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Boone County, Indiana. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (9) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 7.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Boone County had the 38th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
11.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 85 percent of the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 13.5 |
| 2023 | 11.8 |
| 2024 | 7.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Indiana: 13%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Boone County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Boone County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 40 percent of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About one-third of 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 12 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 30 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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
- I-655
- US-524
- SR-474
- SR-393
- I-65N2
- SR-322
- CR-5002
- I-8652
- CR-6501
- CR-1001
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 23 |
| Cars | 18 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia5
- GMC Sierra3
- Chevrolet Colorado2
- Chevrolet Cruze2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Chevrolet Traverse2
- Honda CR-V2
- Kia Sorento2
- Toyota RAV42
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 7, 2024 | Advance | CR-W 300 S | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | — | SR-47 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Lebanon | CR-500 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | — | SR-39 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | — | US-52 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Lebanon | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Lebanon | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | — | SR-32 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | — | SR-39 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Lebanon | SR-39 | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | — | CR-1200 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | — | SR-47 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Zionsville | US-421 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | Zionsville | I-865 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Lebanon | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | — | SR-47 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | — | US-52 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Zionsville | INDIANAPOLIS RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Lebanon | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | — | I-865 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | — | CR-875 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | — | I-865E | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | US-52 | 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.