Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sac County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 9.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Sac County, Iowa. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 31.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.0 in Iowa and 11.5 in the United States. Sac County had the 31st most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 9 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
31.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.0
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.5
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
+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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | 10.3 |
| 2024 | 31.2 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sac County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 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%
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 | Sac County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 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%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Iowa: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- CR-M68/PERKINS AVE2
- CR-D36/255TH ST1
- CR-M35/CORY AVE1
- NONE1
- SR-175/370TH ST1
- SR-39/FOX AVE1
- TS-LOWER HAGGE PARK1
- US-71/KARR AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW Z31
- Buick Enclave1
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Chevrolet Caprice1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Peterbilt 3791
- Peterbilt 3891
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | CR-M35/CORY AVE | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | — | CR-M68/PERKINS AVE | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | TS-LOWER HAGGE PARK | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | — | CR-M68/PERKINS AVE | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | CR-D36/255TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | — | SR-39/FOX AVE | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | — | SR-175/370TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | — | US-71/KARR AVE | 1 |
| May 18, 2020 | — | NONE | 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.