Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Muncie, Indiana
City in Delaware County · Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 65.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Muncie, Indiana. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 4.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.0 in Delaware County, 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 30 percent of the rate in Delaware County, Indiana: 16.0
- About 40 percent of the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Delaware County, Indiana: +6%
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 10.8 |
| 2021 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 4.6 |
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 Delaware County, Indiana: 11%
- 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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Muncie | Share in Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 100% | 39% |
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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Delaware County, Indiana: 35%
- About 4 times the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Delaware County, Indiana: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Muncie | Delaware County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 35.3% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 29.4% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 29.4% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Delaware County, Indiana: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 44%
- 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 Delaware County, Indiana: 29%
- 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 | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
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
- SR-322
- MEMORIAL DR2
- MADISON2
- CR-5502
- WEST CLARA LANE1
- WEST MEMORIAL DR1
- W WHITERIVER BLVD1
- US-351
- TILLOTSON AVE1
- SR-351
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Volkswagen Beetle2
- Pontiac G61
- Peterbilt 3891
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Lincoln Town Car1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Hyundai Azera1
- Honda VT750 (Shadow Ace 750)1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2024 | MU-MADISON ST | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | SR-332 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | MU-MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | MU-W RIVERSIDE AVE | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | MADISON | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | MADISON | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | REDDING RD | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | NEW YORK AVE | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | W WHITERIVER BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | CR-550 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | WEST MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | EAST HARVARD | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | FUSION RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | CR-550 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | TILLOTSON AVE | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | SR-32 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | US-35 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | WEST CLARA LANE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | EAST MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| May 3, 2020 | SOUTH MADISON 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.