Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Benton County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 25.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Benton County, Iowa. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 15.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Benton County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 19.4 |
| 2023 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 15.5 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Benton County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Iowa: 23%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Benton County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Iowa: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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
- US-2182
- US-302
- CR-E24/61ST LN1
- 64TH ST1
- COTTAGE ST1
- CR-E066/77TH STREET1
- CR-E24/61ST ST LN1
- CR-E34/61ST ST LN1
- CR-E44/70TH ST1
- CR-E66/77TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Polaris Polaris Utility Vehicle1
- Polaris Polaris1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mazda Mazda31
- Lincoln MKZ1
- Jeep Patriot1
- Honda CR-V1
- GMC Sierra1
- Freightliner Coronado1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | — | CR-E44/70TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | — | TS-66TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | — | SR-150/31ST AVE | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | — | US-218 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Luzerne | CR-E66/77TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | — | CR-E24/61ST LN | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | — | CR-E24/61ST ST LN | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Vinton | US-218/58TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | — | US-151 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | CR-W26/32ND AVE | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Vinton | CR-E34/61ST ST LN | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | US-218 | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | — | SR-150/55TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Shellsburg | COTTAGE ST | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | — | CR-E68/77TH ST DR | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2021 | — | 64TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | — | CR-V42/15TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | — | CR-V40/13TH AVE | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | — | CR-E066/77TH STREET | 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.