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Traffic deaths in Vigo County, Indiana

County in Indiana · United States

Deaths, 2024
11
Fatal crashes
11
Population
106.2K

In 2024, 11 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Vigo County, Indiana. That was 38.9% fewer than in 2023 (18) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Vigo County had the 17th most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 81 people died, an average of 16 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 18% of deaths, and 18% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Indiana: 12.0
  • About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

15.3

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.2 times the average in Indiana: 13.3
  • About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-39%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

18 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024

  • Indiana: -8%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 16 15
2021 12 12
2022 24 20
2023 18 15
2024 11 11

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 15.1
2021 11.3
2022 22.6
2023 17.0
2024 10.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

18%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in Indiana: 13%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Vigo County Share in Indiana
Pedestrians 2 18% 13%
Motorcyclists 3 27% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 18% 25%
Speeding-related crashes 2 18% 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

18%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in Indiana: 26%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 28%

18%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in Indiana: 22%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Vigo County Indiana United States
Speeding-related 18.2% 21.8% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 18.2% 26.2% 28.1%
At night 54.5% 44.3% 53.6%
At weekends 36.4% 30.4% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Indiana: 44%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

36%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in Indiana: 30%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 4
1am 2
2am 5
3am 3
4am 2
5am 1
6am 5
7am 1
8am 2
9am 1
10am 1
11am 5
12pm 4
1pm 3
2pm 4
3pm 6
4pm 3
5pm 3
6pm 4
7pm 5
8pm 1
9pm 2
10pm 4
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 22
Mon 2
Tue 8
Wed 9
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 13

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 4
Feb 10
Mar 2
Apr 5
May 11
Jun 6
Jul 7
Aug 12
Sep 6
Oct 2
Nov 3
Dec 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 52
Cloudy 12
Rain 6
Sleet or Hail 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 39
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 9
Dawn 3
Dusk 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

  1. US-4110
  2. US-1503
  3. SR-632
  4. HULMAN ST2
  5. I-702
  6. I-70W2
  7. SR-63S2
  8. US-402
  9. US-41N2
  10. MAIN ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 27
SUVs 21
Pickup trucks 18
Motorcycles 16
Medium and heavy trucks 10
Vans 4
Other vehicles 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado6
  2. Jeep Grand Cherokee3
  3. Volvo Truck VNL3
  4. Chevrolet Equinox2
  5. Ford F-1502
  6. Ford F-3502
  7. Ford Mustang2
  8. Freightliner Cascadia2
  9. GMC Yukon2
  10. Ram 15002

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 Deaths
Dec 15, 2024 — 1
Jul 13, 2024 — 1
Jul 3, 2024 — 1
May 19, 2024 — 1
May 17, 2024 — 1
Apr 18, 2024 — 1
Apr 16, 2024 Terre Haute 1
Apr 4, 2024 Terre Haute 1
Mar 26, 2024 Terre Haute 1
Feb 25, 2024 — 1
Jan 30, 2024 Terre Haute 1
Dec 13, 2023 Terre Haute 2
Dec 5, 2023 Terre Haute 1
Oct 15, 2023 Terre Haute 1
Sep 25, 2023 — 1
Aug 26, 2023 — 1
Aug 20, 2023 — 1
Jul 30, 2023 — 1
Jun 16, 2023 Terre Haute 1
Jun 11, 2023 — 1
Jun 9, 2023 — 2
May 15, 2023 — 1
May 14, 2023 Terre Haute 1
Feb 25, 2023 — 1
Feb 14, 2023 Terre Haute 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.