Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wells County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 28.8K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Wells County, Indiana. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 17.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. Wells County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
17.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Indiana: 13.3
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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 | 17.8 |
| 2021 | 17.8 |
| 2022 | 7.1 |
| 2023 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 17.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.6 times the share in Indiana: 13%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wells County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 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 | Wells County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 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
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 1.1 times 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| 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 | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- SR-1163
- SR-1242
- CR-1002
- SR-12
- CR-100N1
- CR-2001
- CR-MERIDIAN RD1
- CR-RIVER RD1
- HOOSIER HWY1
- SR-116N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Explorer Sport Trac2
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota Camry1
- Pontiac Bonneville1
- Kia Optima1
- Kawasaki KT1121
- Jeep Patriot1
- Jeep Liberty1
- Honda Civic1
- GMC Sierra1
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 30, 2024 | — | SR-116 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | SR-116 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bluffton | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | — | CR-100 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | — | CR-RIVER RD | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | — | SR-124 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | US-224 | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | — | CR-200 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | — | CR-100N | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | — | SR-124 | 2 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | — | SR-218 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | — | SR-116 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Poneto | SR-218E | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | — | SR-116N | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | — | HOOSIER HWY | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | — | CR-MERIDIAN RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Bluffton | SR-1 | 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.