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Traffic deaths in Jackson County, Iowa

County in Iowa · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
19.4K

In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Jackson County, Iowa. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) 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. Jackson County had the 31st most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

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

15.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.4 times the average in Iowa: 11.0
  • About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+200%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • Iowa: -6%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 5 4
2022 3 3
2023 1 1
2024 3 3

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 15.4
2021 25.8
2022 15.5
2023 5.2
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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Jackson County Share in Iowa
Pedestrians 0 0% 8%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 18%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 33% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 1 33% 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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.7 times the share in Iowa: 19%
  • About 1.2 times 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Jackson County Iowa United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 23.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 19.4% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 47.8% 53.6%
At weekends 33.3% 31.8% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Iowa: 48%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Iowa: 32%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 2
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 1
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 1
9pm 2
10pm 0
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 1
Tue 4
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 1
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 5
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 14

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 7
Daylight 4
Dark - Lighted 2
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

  1. US-614
  2. US-522
  3. 308TH ST1
  4. CR-234/435TH AVE1
  5. CR-D53/HIGH BRIDGE RD1
  6. S MAIN ST1
  7. SR-621
  8. US-52/JACKSON HWY1
  9. US-61/N MAIN ST/S MAIN ST1
  10. US-671

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 7
Pickup trucks 7
SUVs 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 1
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Chevrolet Silverado2
  3. Volkswagen Jetta1
  4. Ram 35001
  5. International LT62F1
  6. Honda CR-V1
  7. Harley Davidson FLHTCUTG / Tri Glide Ultra1
  8. GMC Sierra1
  9. Ford Fusion1
  10. Ford Five Hundred1

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 Deaths
Oct 7, 2024 — 1
Oct 3, 2024 — 1
Jun 2, 2024 — 1
Jan 26, 2023 Saint Donatus 1
Oct 26, 2022 Maquoketa 1
Oct 15, 2022 — 1
Jul 16, 2022 — 1
Dec 21, 2021 — 1
Nov 18, 2021 — 1
Nov 16, 2021 Maquoketa 2
Jun 15, 2021 Maquoketa 1
Oct 30, 2020 — 1
Jul 8, 2020 Sabula 1
Jun 23, 2020 Maquoketa 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.