Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jones County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 21.2K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Jones County, Iowa. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 23.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Jones County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 19.4 |
| 2021 | 33.6 |
| 2022 | 19.1 |
| 2023 | 14.3 |
| 2024 | 23.6 |
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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jones County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 20% | 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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Iowa: 19%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 85 percent of the share in Iowa: 23%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jones County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 60.0% | 31.8% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Iowa: 48%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
60%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.9 times the share in Iowa: 32%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- SR-643
- US-1512
- SR-382
- CR-D622
- US-151 N1
- TS-NEWPORT RD1
- TS-130TH ST1
- STATE ACCESS RD1
- SR-1361
- RIVER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Focus2
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Corolla1
- Pontiac Grand Prix1
- Polaris RZR1
- Nissan Murano1
- Nissan Juke1
- Mercury Sable1
- Lincoln Navigator1
- Kawasaki Ninja 250R1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | Anamosa | MU-OLD DUBUQUE RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | — | TS-130TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | — | TS-NEWPORT RD | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | — | US-151 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Anamosa | CR-BUFFALO ROAD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | — | US-151 N | 2 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | — | CR-D62 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | — | SR-38 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Olin | STATE ACCESS RD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | CR-X40 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | RIVER RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | CR-D62 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | — | CR-E45 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | — | US-151 | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 | — | SR-136 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | — | US-515 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | — | CR-E23/COUNTY HOME RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | SR-38 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | — | CR-E45/HIGHLAND ST | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Anamosa | SR-64 | 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.