Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Indiana
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 832
- Fatal crashes
- 785
- Population
- 6.9M
In 2024, 832 people died in 785 fatal crashes in Indiana, about 2 a day. That was 8.0% fewer than in 2023 (904) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 12.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Indiana had the 17th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 25th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
-8%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
904 deaths in 2023, 832 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,128 | 976 |
| 1976 | 1,258 | 1,080 |
| 1977 | 1,210 | 1,061 |
| 1978 | 1,266 | 1,108 |
| 1979 | 1,299 | 1,147 |
| 1980 | 1,166 | 1,029 |
| 1981 | 1,146 | 1,000 |
| 1982 | 961 | 846 |
| 1983 | 1,016 | 876 |
| 1984 | 925 | 838 |
| 1985 | 974 | 880 |
| 1986 | 1,038 | 931 |
| 1987 | 1,055 | 956 |
| 1988 | 1,099 | 957 |
| 1989 | 971 | 882 |
| 1990 | 1,049 | 928 |
| 1991 | 1,022 | 903 |
| 1992 | 901 | 797 |
| 1993 | 901 | 791 |
| 1994 | 971 | 869 |
| 1995 | 960 | 860 |
| 1996 | 984 | 872 |
| 1997 | 935 | 846 |
| 1998 | 982 | 884 |
| 1999 | 1,020 | 892 |
| 2000 | 886 | 793 |
| 2001 | 909 | 825 |
| 2002 | 792 | 714 |
| 2003 | 833 | 753 |
| 2004 | 947 | 857 |
| 2005 | 938 | 855 |
| 2006 | 902 | 820 |
| 2007 | 898 | 804 |
| 2008 | 820 | 727 |
| 2009 | 693 | 632 |
| 2010 | 754 | 701 |
| 2011 | 751 | 676 |
| 2012 | 781 | 720 |
| 2013 | 784 | 710 |
| 2014 | 745 | 704 |
| 2015 | 817 | 752 |
| 2016 | 829 | 776 |
| 2017 | 916 | 838 |
| 2018 | 860 | 776 |
| 2019 | 810 | 752 |
| 2020 | 897 | 815 |
| 2021 | 932 | 863 |
| 2022 | 976 | 911 |
| 2023 | 904 | 848 |
| 2024 | 832 | 785 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5 |
| 2001 | 14.8 |
| 2002 | 12.9 |
| 2003 | 13.4 |
| 2004 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 14.9 |
| 2006 | 14.2 |
| 2007 | 14.1 |
| 2008 | 12.8 |
| 2009 | 10.7 |
| 2010 | 11.6 |
| 2011 | 11.5 |
| 2012 | 12.0 |
| 2013 | 11.9 |
| 2014 | 11.3 |
| 2015 | 12.4 |
| 2016 | 12.5 |
| 2017 | 13.8 |
| 2018 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 |
| 2021 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 12.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 572 |
| Pedestrians | 104 |
| Motorcyclists | 137 |
| Cyclists | 19 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Indiana | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 104 | 13% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 137 | 16% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 19 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 209 | 25% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 219 | 26% | 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 the same as the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 21.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 26.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 30.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
30%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 147 |
| 1am | 130 |
| 2am | 132 |
| 3am | 132 |
| 4am | 137 |
| 5am | 152 |
| 6am | 146 |
| 7am | 142 |
| 8am | 146 |
| 9am | 153 |
| 10am | 132 |
| 11am | 149 |
| 12pm | 155 |
| 1pm | 183 |
| 2pm | 217 |
| 3pm | 237 |
| 4pm | 231 |
| 5pm | 246 |
| 6pm | 225 |
| 7pm | 223 |
| 8pm | 230 |
| 9pm | 219 |
| 10pm | 183 |
| 11pm | 166 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 622 |
| Mon | 564 |
| Tue | 532 |
| Wed | 501 |
| Thu | 588 |
| Fri | 678 |
| Sat | 737 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 291 |
| Feb | 231 |
| Mar | 296 |
| Apr | 299 |
| May | 391 |
| Jun | 433 |
| Jul | 420 |
| Aug | 423 |
| Sep | 389 |
| Oct | 426 |
| Nov | 333 |
| Dec | 290 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3,092 |
| Cloudy | 667 |
| Rain | 320 |
| Snow | 68 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 38 |
| Blowing Snow | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2,108 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,249 |
| Dark - Lighted | 619 |
| Dusk | 128 |
| Dawn | 87 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 9 |
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-6599
- I-6963
- I-8063
- US-3156
- I-7053
- US-2052
- US-4150
- SR-3747
- I-46542
- SR-6736
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 2,376 |
| SUVs | 1,340 |
| Pickup trucks | 935 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 817 |
| Motorcycles | 706 |
| Vans | 302 |
| Other vehicles | 168 |
| Buses | 26 |
| Other light trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado227
- Freightliner Cascadia152
- Ford F-150148
- Chevrolet Malibu109
- Honda Civic98
- GMC Sierra94
- Ford Escape94
- Volvo Truck VNL87
- Chevrolet Impala87
- Honda Accord84
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2021 | Butler, DeKalb County | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County | MADISON AVE | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Fort Wayne, Allen County | ILLINOIS RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Dyer, Lake County | US-30W | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | White County | CR-SHAFER DR | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Shelby County | I-74 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Lebanon, Boone County | cr-PITTSBURO RD | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Lafayette, Tippecanoe County | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Greensburg, Decatur County | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | West Terre Haute, Vigo County | SR-63S | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Madison County | I-69 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Elkhart, Elkhart County | US-20 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County | W 38TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Fayette County | SR-44W | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Fort Branch, Gibson County | SR-168 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Lake County | MARSHALL ST | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Owen County | CR-RIVER | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Terre Haute, Vigo County | I-70W | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County | SR-67 | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Shoals, Martin County | US-150 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Washington County | US-150 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Marion, Grant County | N BALDWIN AVE | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County | SHADELAND | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Scottsburg, Scott County | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Elkhart County | SR-120 | 2 |
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Counties in Indiana
Cities
- Anderson
- Bloomington
- Carmel
- Clarksville
- Columbus
- Crown Point
- Elkhart
- Evansville
- Fishers
- Fort Wayne
- Gary
- Goshen
- Greenfield
- Greenwood
- Hammond
- Hobart
- Indianapolis
- Jeffersonville
- Kokomo
- Lafayette
- Lawrence
- Logansport
- Madison
- Marion
- Merrillville
- Michigan City
- Mishawaka
- Muncie
- New Albany
- New Castle
- Noblesville
- Plainfield
- Portage
- Seymour
- South Bend
- Terre Haute
Cities with at least 10 fatal crashes across the loaded years are listed.
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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.