Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Tipton County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 15.4K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Tipton County, Indiana. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 13.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Tipton County had the 75th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 32.5 |
| 2021 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 19.6 |
| 2024 | 13.0 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Tipton 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 | 50% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.9 times the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 1.8 times 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 | Tipton County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 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 | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| 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-285
- US-313
- SR-2132
- CR-DIVISION RD1
- CR-11251
- CR-400W1
- CR-500S1
- CR-9001
- MAIN ST1
- SR-191
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- GMC Sierra2
- BMW 330Ci1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Sebring1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Focus1
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 15, 2024 | Hobbs | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Tipton | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | — | CR-900 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Tipton | CR-DIVISION RD | 2 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | — | SR-213 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2022 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Tipton | US-31 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Tipton | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | — | CR-400W | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Tipton | SR-28 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | — | SR-213 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Kempton | CR-1125 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | — | US-31 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tipton | CR-500S | 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.