Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in LaGrange County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 41.1K
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in LaGrange County, Indiana. That was 28.6% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 21.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. LaGrange County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 37 people died, an average of 7.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 13% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+29%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 12.3 |
| 2021 | 19.8 |
| 2022 | 19.6 |
| 2023 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 21.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Indiana: 13%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in LaGrange County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 33% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 11% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 11% | 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
13%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
13%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 55 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About half the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | LaGrange County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 12.5% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 12.5% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 7 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dawn | 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-8014
- SR-54
- SR-1204
- SR-92
- US-202
- US-20W1
- CR-W 600 S1
- CR-7001
- CR-675W1
- CR-6001
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 21 |
| Cars | 14 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia6
- Kenworth T6803
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Harley Davidson Sportster 883 Custom1
- GMC Yukon1
- Freightliner M21
- Freightliner Coronado1
- Ford Transit Connect1
- Ford Taurus X1
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 20, 2024 | — | SR-120 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | — | CR-1000 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | SR-120 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 2 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | — | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | — | CR-W 600 S | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | — | SR-5 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | — | SR-120 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | — | US-20 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | — | CR-675W | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Lagrange | SR-9 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | — | CR-600 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | — | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | — | CR-700 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Howe | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | — | US-20 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Topeka | CR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Shipshewana | I-80 | 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.