Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Scott County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 24.9K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Scott County, Indiana. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 20.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Scott County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 35 people died, an average of 7.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
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 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | 32.8 |
| 2022 | 36.8 |
| 2023 | 20.3 |
| 2024 | 20.1 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Scott County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 20% | 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 | Scott County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 7 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
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
- I-659
- SR-2563
- SR-3563
- SR-563
- SR-32
- US-312
- CR-BOOE RD1
- CR- NORTH FINLEY FIREHOUSE RD1
- CR-BOATMAN ROAD1
- CR-LAKE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- GMC Sierra3
- Volvo Truck VNL3
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Escape2
- Honda Civic2
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Suzuki GSX-R10002
- GMC Envoy1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Scottsburg | SR-56 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Scottsburg | CR- NORTH FINLEY FIREHOUSE RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | — | I-65 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | — | CR-BOATMAN ROAD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | — | SR-356 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | — | SR-56 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | CR-STAGECOACH RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Austin | SR-256 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Scottsburg | US-31 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Scottsburg | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | SR-356 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Austin | I-65 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Scottsburg | SR-256 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Austin | SR-256 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | CR-LOVERS LN | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Austin | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Scottsburg | I-65 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Scottsburg | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Scottsburg | CR-LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | — | S TAYLOR MILL RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | — | I-65 | 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.