Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wapello County, Iowa
County in Iowa · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 35.4K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Wapello 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. Wapello County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Iowa's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 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
11.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Iowa: 11.0
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Iowa: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 11.3 |
| 2021 | 14.2 |
| 2022 | 8.6 |
| 2023 | 11.3 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wapello County | Share in Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 75% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Iowa: 23%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Wapello County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 47.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 31.8% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Iowa: 48%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Iowa: 32%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- US-635
- US-344
- EDDYVILLE RD2
- SR-23/W 2ND ST1
- SR-161
- SOUTH FERRY ST1
- MU-EAST FINLEY AVE1
- MU-DEWEY ST1
- E WILLIAMS ST1
- CR-BLADENSBURG RD/110TH ST/CO1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Dodge Ram2
- Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom2
- BMW X51
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Sonic1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
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 20, 2024 | — | CR-BLADENSBURG RD/110TH ST/CO | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Ottumwa | MU-DEWEY ST | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Ottumwa | US-34 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Ottumwa | MU-EAST FINLEY AVE | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | — | US-34 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Ottumwa | US-34 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | — | US-63 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Ottumwa | SOUTH FERRY ST | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Ottumwa | E WILLIAMS ST | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Ottumwa | EDDYVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Ottumwa | SR-23/W 2ND ST | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | — | 73RD ST | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Eddyville | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | — | EDDYVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Ottumwa | US-34 | 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.