Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Grant County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 66.2K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Grant County, Indiana. That was 23.1% fewer than in 2023 (13) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 15.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Grant County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 59 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-23%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
13 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 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 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 24.2 |
| 2022 | 16.7 |
| 2023 | 19.6 |
| 2024 | 15.1 |
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 | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Grant County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 10% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 40% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 10% | 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
11%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 40 percent of the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Grant County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 11.1% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
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%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 7 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 15 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 7 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 9 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 8 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 5 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 47 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 28 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- I-697
- SR-376
- SR-94
- SR-262
- CR-6002
- SR-222
- SR-52
- US-352
- CR-3002
- CR-950S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 26 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 23 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 10 |
| Vans | 9 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia6
- Volvo Truck VNL4
- Chevrolet Cruze3
- Ford F-1503
- Chevrolet Express2
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Trax2
- Chrysler Town and Country2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | SR-37 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Marion | S BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Fairmount | CR-100 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Swayzee | US-35 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2022 | — | CR-50TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Marion | N WABASH AVE | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Marion | SR-37 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Marion | BOOTS ST | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | Gas City | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Gas City | I-69 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | — | CR-550S | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Marion | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Marion | N BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Marion | CR-300S | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Swayzee | CR-975 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | — | CR-950S | 2 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | — | I-69 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | — | CR-450N | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Upland | SR-5 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Marion | SR-9N | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Van Buren | I-69 | 1 |
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Cities in Grant County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 4 | 14.2 |
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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.