Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Indiana in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 897
- Fatal crashes
- 815
- Population
- 6.8M
In 2020, 897 people died in 815 fatal crashes in Indiana, about 2 a day. The death rate was 13.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Indiana had the 16th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 21st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 633 |
| Pedestrians | 93 |
| Motorcyclists | 151 |
| Cyclists | 20 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Indiana | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 93 | 10% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 151 | 17% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 20 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 250 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 238 | 27% | 29% |
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
26%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.6% | 28.6% |
| At night | 52.3% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 34.1% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
52%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
34%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 31 |
| 1am | 23 |
| 2am | 36 |
| 3am | 20 |
| 4am | 28 |
| 5am | 21 |
| 6am | 23 |
| 7am | 25 |
| 8am | 29 |
| 9am | 23 |
| 10am | 19 |
| 11am | 29 |
| 12pm | 29 |
| 1pm | 50 |
| 2pm | 41 |
| 3pm | 34 |
| 4pm | 49 |
| 5pm | 38 |
| 6pm | 41 |
| 7pm | 53 |
| 8pm | 50 |
| 9pm | 58 |
| 10pm | 36 |
| 11pm | 29 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 130 |
| Mon | 107 |
| Tue | 99 |
| Wed | 94 |
| Thu | 106 |
| Fri | 131 |
| Sat | 148 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 46 |
| Feb | 39 |
| Mar | 48 |
| Apr | 38 |
| May | 72 |
| Jun | 100 |
| Jul | 86 |
| Aug | 75 |
| Sep | 83 |
| Oct | 99 |
| Nov | 63 |
| Dec | 66 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 592 |
| Cloudy | 143 |
| Rain | 60 |
| Snow | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 391 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 254 |
| Dark - Lighted | 122 |
| Dusk | 26 |
| Dawn | 18 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-6514
- US-419
- I-65S9
- I-698
- US-208
- I-808
- US-31S7
- 38TH ST7
- US-317
- I-706
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 466 |
| SUVs | 210 |
| Pickup trucks | 191 |
| Motorcycles | 151 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 149 |
| Vans | 51 |
| Other vehicles | 31 |
| Buses | 4 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado50
- Ford F-15032
- Chevrolet Impala27
- Chevrolet Malibu24
- Honda Civic19
- GMC Sierra19
- Freightliner Cascadia19
- Dodge Ram18
- Volvo Truck VNL17
- Jeep Grand Cherokee17
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2020 | Union City, Randolph County | SR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | St. Joseph County | IRONWOOD RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Kosciusko County | SR-15S | 2 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Fountain County | SR-28 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County | 38TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County | CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Evansville, Vanderburgh County | US-41 | 3 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Brown County | SR-46 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County | MICHIGAN ST | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Starke County | SR-210S | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Allen County | W WALLEN RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County | 21ST ST | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Hancock County | I-70 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County | WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Vigo County | US-150 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Warren County | US-41N | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Hamilton County | CR-CYNTHEANNE RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Allen County | DAWKINS RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Fort Wayne, Allen County | VANCE AVE | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Morgan County | SR-39 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | DeKalb County | I-65 | 3 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Noblesville, Hamilton County | SR-37 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Allen County | HARTZELL RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Floyd County | CR-ST JOE RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Carmel, Hamilton County | I-465W RAMP | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.