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Traffic deaths in Monroe County, Iowa

County in Iowa · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
7.4K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Monroe County, Iowa. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (2) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 13.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Monroe County had the 65th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 7 people died, an average of 1.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

23.3

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

  • About double the average in Iowa: 11.0
  • About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.1

-50%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024

  • Iowa: -6%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1
2022 3 3
2023 2 2
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 13.2
2022 39.8
2023 26.7
2024 13.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

100%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 12 times the share in Iowa: 8%
  • About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 0
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Monroe County Share in Iowa
Pedestrians 1 100% 8%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 18%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 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%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Iowa: 23%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Monroe County Iowa United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 23.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 19.4% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 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

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%

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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 2
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 1
Tue 2
Wed 3
Thu 0
Fri 1
Sat 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 6
Rain 1

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
Daylight 5
Dark - Not Lighted 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

  1. SR-1372
  2. US-341
  3. SR-51
  4. S CLINTON ST1
  5. CR-T37/655TH AVE1
  6. 695TH AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 4
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Cars 2
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado4
  2. Chevrolet Traverse1
  3. Freightliner Columbia1
  4. Honda Ridgeline1
  5. Jeep Grand Cherokee1
  6. Mack GU (Granite)1
  7. Toyota Camry1

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Nov 4, 2024 Albia 1
Mar 29, 2023 — 1
Mar 15, 2023 — 1
Oct 7, 2022 — 1
Aug 16, 2022 Albia 1
Jan 19, 2022 — 1
Sep 29, 2020 — 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.