Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Marshall County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Population
- 46.5K
In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Marshall County, Indiana. That was 11.1% more than in 2023 (9) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 21.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Marshall County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 46 people died, an average of 9.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.5
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
19.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+11%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
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 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | 17.4 |
| 2022 | 23.8 |
| 2023 | 19.5 |
| 2024 | 21.5 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 4 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Marshall County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 4 | 40% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Marshall County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 5 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 7 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 30 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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
- US-318
- US-304
- US-64
- CR-MICHIGAN RD4
- SR-173
- US-31S2
- SR-82
- US-6E2
- CR- W 5TH RD1
- US-30E1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 25 |
| SUVs | 18 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Vans | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Terrain3
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Nissan Altima2
- Jeep Wrangler2
- Hyundai Elantra2
- GMC Sierra2
- Ford Focus2
- Ford Escape2
- Ford Edge2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | SR-331/RANGE LINE ST | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | — | CR-LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | — | SR-106 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | — | CR-MICHIGAN RD | 1 |
| May 23, 2024 | — | CR-FIR RD | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | — | CR-MICHIGAN RD | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Bremen | MU-E SOUTH ST | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Bourbon | MU-CENTER ST | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Plymouth | OAK DR | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | — | CR- W 5TH RD | 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.