Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Martin County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 9.9K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Martin County, Indiana. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 10.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Martin County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 6 people died, an average of 1.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
15.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.4
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 30.6 |
| 2023 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 10.1 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Martin County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 100% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 4 times the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 times the share in Indiana: 22%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Martin County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-502
- US-2312
- US-1501
- CR-POWELL VALLEY RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Freightliner M21
- International 9900i1
- International MA0251
- Mercury Montego1
- Nissan Frontier1
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 16, 2024 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | — | US-231 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Shoals | CR-POWELL VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | — | US-231 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Shoals | US-150 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.