Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lawrence County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 45.2K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Lawrence County, Indiana. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (6) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 17.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Lawrence County had the 30th 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. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
17.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 80 percent of the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 8.9 |
| 2022 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 13.3 |
| 2024 | 17.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 13%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lawrence County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 25% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 13% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 38% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 26%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lawrence County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 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 Indiana: 44%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 4 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Rain | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-379
- US-502
- CR-2001
- CR-HURON WILLIAMS RD1
- CR-STONINGTON RD1
- CR-TUNNELTON RD1
- CR-VFW ROAD1
- MOTO CROSS RD1
- MU-18TH ST1
- MU-JOHN WILLIAMS BOULEVARD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Escape2
- Ford Focus2
- Jeep Wrangler2
- Buick LeSabre1
- Buick Park Avenue1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | — | CR-VFW ROAD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Bedford | MU-JOHN WILLIAMS BOULEVARD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Bedford | MU-18TH ST | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | — | SR-37 | 2 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Mitchell | SR-37 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | — | CR-TUNNELTON RD | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | — | CR-200 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | — | TS-MERIDIAN ROAD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Bedford | US-50 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | — | SR-60 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Mitchell | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | — | CR-STONINGTON RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | — | SR-37 | 1 |
| May 20, 2021 | — | MOTO CROSS RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | Williams | CR-HURON WILLIAMS RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Oolitic | VISTA DR | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Oolitic | SR-37 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | — | SUNNY ACRES DR | 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.