Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jay County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 20.3K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Jay County, Indiana. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 19.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Jay County had the 58th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 24.4 |
| 2021 | 9.9 |
| 2022 | 34.8 |
| 2023 | 29.9 |
| 2024 | 19.7 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jay County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Indiana: 22%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jay County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Indiana: 44%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| 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-674
- SR-262
- US-272
- SR-67E1
- SR-27S1
- SR-18W1
- SR-18N1
- CR-11501
- CR-200S1
- CR-350N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick Rendezvous1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Lumina1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Dodge Avenger1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Dodge Ram1
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 30, 2024 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | — | US-27 | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | — | CR-DIVISION RD | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | — | CR-1150 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | — | CR-400 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | — | SR-67 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | — | CR-700 | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | — | US-27 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Bryant | SR-67 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | — | SR-167 | 1 |
| May 16, 2022 | — | SR-67 | 3 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | — | SR-67 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Portland | CR-200S | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | — | CR-400N | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | — | SR-18N | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | — | SR-18W | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | — | SR-27S | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | — | SR-67E | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | — | CR-350N | 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.