Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Allamakee County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 14.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Allamakee County, Iowa. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 14.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Allamakee County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 14.2 |
| 2021 | 21.5 |
| 2022 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | 14.1 |
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 Iowa: 8%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Allamakee County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
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 Iowa: 19%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Iowa: 23%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Allamakee County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 31.8% | 32.6% |
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 Iowa: 48%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Iowa: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 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
- CR-X52/GREAT RIVER RD4
- CR-X26/VOLNEY RD2
- SR-92
- CR-X16/FOREST MILLS RD1
- SR-511
- SR-761
- SR-9/ROSSVILLE RD1
- TS-HOULIHAN DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Charger1
- Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycles Heavyweight Cruiser1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-3501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Sierra1
- GMC Terrain1
- Harley Davidson FLHR1
- Harley-Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLHS1
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 5, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | — | CR-X52/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | — | TS-HOULIHAN DR | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | — | CR-X52/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | — | SR-76 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | — | CR-X52/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | — | SR-9/ROSSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | — | SR-51 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | CR-X26/VOLNEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | — | CR-X26/VOLNEY RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | — | CR-X16/FOREST MILLS RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | — | CR-X52/GREAT RIVER RD | 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.