Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Posey County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 25.1K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Posey County, Indiana. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Posey County had the 58th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.4
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
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 8.0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 12.0 |
| 2024 | 16.0 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Posey County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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 | Posey County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- SR-693
- W FRANKLIN RD1
- CR-BLACKFORD RD1
- CR-BLAKE RD1
- CR-BONEBANK RD1
- I-641
- SR-621
- SR-62W1
- SR-661
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra2
- CAN-AM Defender/Traxter1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Ranger1
- Nissan Rogue1
- Pontiac Grand Prix1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2024 | — | SR-69 | 2 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | — | CR-BLACKFORD RD | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | SR-69 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | — | SR-69 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Mount Vernon | SR-62 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | — | SR-66 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | — | W FRANKLIN RD | 2 |
| May 14, 2021 | — | I-64 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | — | SR-62W | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | — | CR-BONEBANK RD | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2020 | — | CR-BLAKE RD | 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.