Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Rush County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 16.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Rush County, Indiana. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 6.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Rush County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
19.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 24.0 |
| 2022 | 42.0 |
| 2023 | 17.9 |
| 2024 | 6.0 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Rush 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 | 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 | Rush County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- SR-33
- CR-700W1
- 2ND ST1
- CR-10001
- CR-3501
- CR-415S1
- CR-600 NORTH1
- CR-7001
- CR-FLATROCK RIVER RD1
- PEARL ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Fusion2
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- Harley Davidson Fat Boy1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2024 | — | CR-600 NORTH | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | — | CR-1000 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | — | CR-700 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | — | US-52 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | — | CR-700W | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Carthage | 2ND ST | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Manilla | SR-44 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | CR-FLATROCK RIVER RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Rushville | CR-415S | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | Rushville | PEARL ST | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | — | SR-3S | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | — | CR-350 | 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.