Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in White County, Indiana
County in Indiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 25.2K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in White County, Indiana. That was 28.6% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 19.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.0 in Indiana and 11.5 in the United States. White County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Indiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 40 people died, an average of 8.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Indiana: 12.0
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
32.2
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
-29%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Indiana: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
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 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 48.6 |
| 2022 | 36.2 |
| 2023 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 19.9 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in White County | Share in Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 20% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Indiana: 26%
- About 90 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 | White County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Indiana: 44%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Indiana: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 9 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-658
- US-245
- SR-433
- SR-183
- CR-8002
- RIPLEY ST1
- MU-MAIN ST1
- CR-SHAFER DR1
- CR-S 300 E1
- CR-225N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 20 |
| SUVs | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 13 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo Truck VNL5
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Ford Edge3
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Kia Soul2
- Jeep Wrangler2
- Ford F-1502
- Dodge Ram2
- Dodge Durango2
- GMC Savana1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | — | SR-43 | 2 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | — | CR-S 300 E | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | — | CR-100 N | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | — | CR-1200 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Reynolds | US-24 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | — | CR-225N | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Monticello | MU-MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Reynolds | US-24 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | SPRINGBORO RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | CR-100E | 1 |
| May 30, 2022 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Wolcott | I-65 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Monon | CR-800 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Wolcott | I-65 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | — | CR-800 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Wolcott | I-65 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | — | US-421 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Brookston | RIPLEY ST | 2 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | — | CR-SHAFER DR | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | — | SR-16 | 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.