Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wabash County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 30.7K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Wabash County, Indiana. The death rate was 19.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Wabash County had the 38th 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. 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 19.4 |
| 2022 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 19.5 |
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 | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wabash County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 33% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 70 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 | Wabash County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 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%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Indiana: 30%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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
- US-243
- CR-S 300 W1
- SR-31
- SR-151
- SR-1241
- MU-COLLEGE AVE1
- CR-WOLF RD1
- CR-OLD SLOCUM TRAIL1
- CR-LARGO RD1
- CR-BAUMBAUER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Honda Civic2
- Ram 25002
- Buick Park Avenue1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Sonic1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- Chrysler PT Cruiser1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2024 | — | CR-S 300 W | 2 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | North Manchester | MU-COLLEGE AVE | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | — | CR-LARGO RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | — | CR-OLD SLOCUM TRAIL | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | — | CR-400E | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | CR-WOLF RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Lagro | CR-BAUMBAUER RD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Lagro | SR-124 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | — | CR-1200N | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Wabash | CR-1100 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | — | CR-1400N | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | — | Sr-15 | 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.