Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lucas County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 8.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Lucas County, Iowa. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 11.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Lucas County had the 65th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 8 people died, an average of 1.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.3
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
18.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 46.4 |
| 2021 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 11.4 |
| 2024 | 11.3 |
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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lucas County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 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%
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 | Lucas 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 | 100.0% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Iowa: 32%
- About 3 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 | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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
- US-341
- TS-ROLAND AVE1
- TS-190TH AVE1
- VINE ST1
- CR-H040/E SMITH ST1
- AUBURN AVE1
- CR-S23/200TH AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick Rendezvous1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chunfeng Chunfeng ATV1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-2501
- GMC Sierra1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Subaru Legacy1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2024 | Chariton | TS-ROLAND AVE | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | — | TS-190TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | — | CR-S23/200TH AVE | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Lucas | VINE ST | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Chariton | US-34 | 2 |
| May 23, 2020 | Russell | CR-H040/E SMITH ST | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Chariton | AUBURN 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.