Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Union County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 6.9K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Union County, Indiana. The death rate was 28.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Union County had the 75th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 9 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
28.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
32.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
Embed
| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 56.5 |
| 2021 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | 28.7 |
| 2024 | 28.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
Embed
Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 4 times the share in Indiana: 13%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
Embed
| Type | Deaths | Share in Union County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 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 | Union County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
Embed
Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Indiana: 44%
- About the same as 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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- CR-N 9 MILE RD1
- CR-CLIFTON1
- CR-CLIFTON RD1
- CR-KITCHEL ROAD1
- SR-44 W1
- US-271
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Fusion1
- GMC Sierra1
- Honda Accord1
- Lexus RX1
- Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class1
- Subaru BRZ1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.
Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | — | CR-KITCHEL ROAD | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | — | SR-44 W | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | — | CR-CLIFTON | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | — | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Liberty | CR-CLIFTON RD | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Kitchel | CR-N 9 MILE RD | 4 |
Explore
Nearby and related
Get updates for Union County, Indiana
We'll email you when NHTSA publishes new data for Union County, Indiana, usually about once a year. We'll send a link to confirm your address first. No tracking and no sharing, and every email has a link to unsubscribe.
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.