Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Iowa in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 343
- Fatal crashes
- 310
- Population
- 3.2M
In 2020, 343 people died in 310 fatal crashes in Iowa. The death rate was 10.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Iowa had the 32nd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 29th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 18% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 238 |
| Pedestrians | 29 |
| Motorcyclists | 66 |
| Cyclists | 10 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Iowa | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 29 | 8% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 66 | 19% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 10 | 3% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 117 | 34% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 63 | 18% | 29% |
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
18%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 29%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.2% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 18.1% | 28.6% |
| At night | 44.2% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 34.2% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 53%
34%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 13 |
| 1am | 6 |
| 2am | 8 |
| 3am | 4 |
| 4am | 8 |
| 5am | 7 |
| 6am | 9 |
| 7am | 10 |
| 8am | 10 |
| 9am | 10 |
| 10am | 7 |
| 11am | 17 |
| 12pm | 13 |
| 1pm | 9 |
| 2pm | 17 |
| 3pm | 21 |
| 4pm | 15 |
| 5pm | 35 |
| 6pm | 14 |
| 7pm | 20 |
| 8pm | 16 |
| 9pm | 12 |
| 10pm | 15 |
| 11pm | 14 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 44 |
| Mon | 38 |
| Tue | 40 |
| Wed | 30 |
| Thu | 53 |
| Fri | 43 |
| Sat | 62 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 22 |
| Feb | 15 |
| Mar | 13 |
| Apr | 16 |
| May | 20 |
| Jun | 24 |
| Jul | 39 |
| Aug | 44 |
| Sep | 40 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 25 |
| Dec | 29 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 227 |
| Cloudy | 44 |
| Rain | 18 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
| Snow | 5 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 5 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 173 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 81 |
| Dark - Lighted | 35 |
| Dawn | 8 |
| Dusk | 7 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 4 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-8015
- US-347
- SR-926
- I-295
- I-3805
- US-204
- SR-24
- US-1693
- US-18/320TH ST3
- US-2183
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 141 |
| Pickup trucks | 85 |
| SUVs | 78 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 67 |
| Motorcycles | 61 |
| Vans | 21 |
| Other vehicles | 19 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado23
- Ford F-15015
- Dodge Ram13
- Chevrolet Impala12
- GMC Sierra9
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab7
- Jeep Wrangler7
- Peterbilt 3796
- Pontiac Grand Prix6
- Toyota Camry6
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2020 | Scott County | I-80 | 2 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Polk County | SR-163/UNIVERSITY AVE | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County | I-480 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Calhoun County | SR-4/MARSHALL AVE | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Cedar County | I-80 | 3 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Davenport, Scott County | E 15TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Mills County | US-34 | 2 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Pottawattamie County | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Plymouth County | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Polk County | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Des Moines, Polk County | US-6/E EUCLID AVE | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Carroll County | CR-M68/CONCORD AVE | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Hancock County | CR-B16/310TH ST | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Grand Junction, Greene County | 16TH ST N | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Sac County | US-71/KARR AVE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Iowa County | US-151/W AVE | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Des Moines, Polk County | US-69/SE 14TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Pocahontas County | SR-3/520TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Sioux City, Woodbury County | US-75/SR-376/LEWIS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Mitchell County | CR-T36/KIRKWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Union County | US-34 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Cherokee County | US-59 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Wapello County | 73RD ST | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Warren County | 180TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Polk County | I-80 | 3 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.