Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Mills County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 14.7K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Mills County, Iowa. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Mills County had the 31st most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.0
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: 12.1
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 34.7 |
| 2022 | 34.4 |
| 2023 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mills County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 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 | Mills County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 31.8% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Iowa: 48%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Iowa: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 6 |
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-342
- CR-L35/221ST ST2
- SR-370/CR-H10/BUNGE AVE1
- CR-H12/CR-L551
- CR-H40/NOYES AVE1
- CR-L35/221 ST1
- CR-L63/310TH ST1
- CR-L68/MULLONEY AVE1
- I-291
- US-34/INFANTRY DIVISION HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW 325i1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Ford F-2501
- Harley Davidson Electra Glide Standard1
- Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom1
- Honda Civic1
- Infiniti QX561
- Kawasaki KZ10001
- Kia Niro1
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 26, 2024 | — | CR-H12/CR-L55 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | — | CR-L63/310TH ST | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | — | US-34 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | — | CR-L35/221 ST | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | — | CR-L68/MULLONEY AVE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | — | CR-H40/NOYES AVE | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | — | US-34/INFANTRY DIVISION HWY | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | — | CR-L35/221ST ST | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | — | I-29 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | — | US-34 | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | — | CR-L35/221ST ST | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | — | SR-370/CR-H10/BUNGE AVE | 2 |
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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.