Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Marion, Indiana
City in Grant County · Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 28.1K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Marion, Indiana. The death rate was 14.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.1 in Grant County, 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 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
14.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Grant County, Indiana: 15.1
- About 1.2 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 21.4 |
| 2022 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 14.2 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Marion | Share in Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 10% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 10% |
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 double the share in Grant County, Indiana: 11%
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Grant County, Indiana: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Marion | Grant County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 11.1% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 33.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 22.2% | 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 three-quarters of the share in Grant County, Indiana: 33%
- About 55 percent of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Grant County, Indiana: 22%
- About 80 percent of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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-92
- SR-371
- 10TH ST1
- BOOTS ST1
- CR-300S1
- CR-N 600 E1
- MU-WESTERN AVE1
- N BALDWIN AVE1
- N WABASH AVE1
- S BALDWIN AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota SCION tC1
- Mercury Milan1
- International RH6131
- Honda FSC600 (Silver Wing)1
- GMC Yukon XL1
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford Ranger1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford Fiesta1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | MU-WESTERN AVE | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | CR-N 600 E | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | TS-5TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 10TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | S BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | N WABASH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | SR-37 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | BOOTS ST | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | N BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | CR-300S | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | SR-9N | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | SR-18E | 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.