Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Howard County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.5K
In 2022, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Howard County, Iowa. That was 100.0% more than in 2021 (1). The death rate was 21.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.5 in Iowa and 12.8 in the United States. Howard County had the 45th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2022, 4 people died, an average of 1.3 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022
- About 1.9 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2022
- About 1.3 times the average in Iowa: 10.8
- About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2021 to 2022
1 death in 2021, 2 in 2022
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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 | 10.5 |
| 2021 | 10.5 |
| 2022 | 21.1 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Howard County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 4 times the share in Iowa: 23%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Howard County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Iowa: 48%
- About 1.9 times 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 | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- 170TH ST1
- CR-V58/WILLOW AVE1
- US-631
- VALE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2022 | — | CR-V58/WILLOW AVE | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | — | 170TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | — | VALE RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.