Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Iowa County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 16.5K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Iowa County, Iowa. That was 20.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 36.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Iowa County had the 13th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
36.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
25.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 36.0 |
| 2021 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 30.4 |
| 2024 | 36.4 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Iowa County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Iowa: 23%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Iowa County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 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%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Iowa: 32%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| 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
- I-803
- CR-F46/240TH ST2
- CR-V044/D AVE2
- CR-V66/M AVE2
- US-62
- CR-F52 TRAIL1
- CR-F52 TRL1
- CR-V52/G AVE1
- I-80 RAMP1
- SR-1491
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 3782
- Jeep Cherokee2
- Mazda B-Series1
- Kia Sportage1
- Kenworth T6801
- International SA5151
- Hyundai Tucson1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Harley-Davidson FLHX / Street Glide1
- GMC Yukon XL1
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 17, 2024 | Marengo | TS-W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | — | CR-V52/G AVE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | — | CR-V66/M AVE | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Marengo | SR-212/WESTERN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | — | CR-F52 TRAIL | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | — | CR-V66/M AVE | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | — | CR-F46/240TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | — | CR-V044/D AVE | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | — | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | — | CR-F46/240TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | — | SR-149 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | — | US-151/W AVE | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | — | SR-212/212 BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | — | US-151/42ND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | — | CR-F52 TRL | 1 |
| May 21, 2020 | — | CR-V044/D AVE | 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.