Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Indiana in 2023
State in United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 904
- Fatal crashes
- 848
- Population
- 6.9M
In 2023, 904 people died in 848 fatal crashes in Indiana, about 2 a day. That was 7.4% fewer than in 2022 (976) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Indiana had the 17th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 23rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 631 |
| Pedestrians | 97 |
| Motorcyclists | 145 |
| Cyclists | 31 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Indiana | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 97 | 11% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 145 | 16% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 31 | 3% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 248 | 27% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 249 | 28% | 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
27%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
24%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 23.8% | 25.6% |
| Alcohol-involved | 27.2% | 28.2% |
| At night | 49.8% | 54.1% |
| At weekends | 32.2% | 33.5% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 19 |
| 1am | 29 |
| 2am | 26 |
| 3am | 33 |
| 4am | 30 |
| 5am | 32 |
| 6am | 28 |
| 7am | 17 |
| 8am | 27 |
| 9am | 28 |
| 10am | 25 |
| 11am | 27 |
| 12pm | 33 |
| 1pm | 33 |
| 2pm | 50 |
| 3pm | 60 |
| 4pm | 49 |
| 5pm | 48 |
| 6pm | 48 |
| 7pm | 48 |
| 8pm | 49 |
| 9pm | 35 |
| 10pm | 43 |
| 11pm | 30 |
All crashes 2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 130 |
| Mon | 107 |
| Tue | 122 |
| Wed | 104 |
| Thu | 111 |
| Fri | 131 |
| Sat | 143 |
All crashes 2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 58 |
| Feb | 53 |
| Mar | 55 |
| Apr | 69 |
| May | 82 |
| Jun | 77 |
| Jul | 87 |
| Aug | 73 |
| Sep | 80 |
| Oct | 90 |
| Nov | 74 |
| Dec | 50 |
All crashes 2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 616 |
| Cloudy | 127 |
| Rain | 81 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Sleet or Hail | 3 |
All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 424 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 246 |
| Dark - Lighted | 123 |
| Dusk | 31 |
| Dawn | 15 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-6921
- I-6518
- US-3117
- US-4115
- I-8013
- US-2012
- SR-6211
- I-46510
- SR-379
- US-509
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 455 |
| SUVs | 257 |
| Pickup trucks | 183 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 162 |
| Motorcycles | 145 |
| Vans | 60 |
| Other vehicles | 35 |
| Buses | 7 |
All crashes 2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado45
- Freightliner Cascadia34
- Ford F-15032
- Chevrolet Malibu27
- Honda Civic21
- GMC Sierra21
- Ford Escape21
- Honda Accord19
- Chevrolet Equinox18
- Chevrolet Impala16
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2023 | Monroe County | MU-CURRY PIKE | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Perry County | SR-66 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Jennings County | CR-150 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | LaPorte County | SR-2 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Sellersburg, Clark County | I-65 RAMP | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Vigo County | US-41 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Boone County | SR-39 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Kosciusko County | SR-19N | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Greensburg, Decatur County | I-74 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Westfield, Hamilton County | MU-SPRING MILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Indianapolis, Marion County | MU-E MICHIGAN ST | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Hancock County | CR-100N | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Greensboro, Henry County | TS-MILL STREET | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | South Bend, St. Joseph County | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Daviess County | CR-700 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Huntington County | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Indianapolis, Marion County | I-465 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Bartholomew County | SR-46 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Washington County | CR-BORDEN RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Huntington County | SR-105 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | West Harrison, Dearborn County | US-52 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Carroll County | CR-1100 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Scott County | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Crawfordsville, Montgomery County | MU-MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Franklin County | SR-101 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.