Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clayton County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 17K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Clayton County, Iowa. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 11.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Clayton County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
20.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.6 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 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | 35.2 |
| 2022 | 11.7 |
| 2023 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 11.8 |
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 Clayton County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Iowa: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clayton County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Iowa: 48%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-C9Y/GREAT RIVER RD2
- US-521
- TS-NOBLE RD1
- SR-181
- SR-131
- PLEASANT AVE1
- HERDER ST1
- EVERGREEN RD1
- CR-X3C/GRANDVIEW RD1
- CR-X056/GREAT RIVER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Buses | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Avalon1
- Subaru Outback1
- Polaris Polaris Utility Vehicle1
- Kenworth W9 Series1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- International F-93701
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 13, 2024 | — | CR-X3C/GRANDVIEW RD | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | — | TS-NOBLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Volga | CR-C2W/DOMINO RD | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | — | CR-C7X/HINTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | — | EVERGREEN RD | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Guttenberg | HERDER ST | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | — | PLEASANT AVE | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | — | CR-C07X/GARBER RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | — | CR-C9Y/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | — | 145TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | North Buena Vista | CR-C9Y/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | — | CR-W64/GUNDER RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | — | CR-C017/CLAYTON RD | 1 |
| May 2, 2020 | — | CR-X056/GREAT RIVER RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | — | US-52 | 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.