Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Butler County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 69.1K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Butler County, Kansas. That was 56.2% fewer than in 2023 (16) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 10.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Butler County had the 7th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 44 people died, an average of 8.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-56%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
16 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 10.3 |
| 2022 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | 23.3 |
| 2024 | 10.1 |
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 Kansas: 10%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Butler County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 57% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 57% | 21% |
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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Kansas: 20%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Butler County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.5% | 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 1.3 times the share in Kansas: 51%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Kansas: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 9 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 6 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Rain | 5 |
| Clear | 4 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 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
- SR-2546
- US-775
- US-544
- SW SANTA FE LAKE RD2
- SW 150TH ST1
- SW 90TH ST1
- SW 70TH ST1
- SW DOUGLAS RD1
- SR-961
- SW 180TH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| Pickup trucks | 16 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Suburban3
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-2502
- GMC Sierra2
- Nissan Pathfinder2
- Nissan Rogue2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Nissan Versa2
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 22, 2024 | El Dorado | SW DOUGLAS RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | — | SW 90TH ST | 2 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | El Dorado | W TOWANDA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | — | SW SANTA FE LAKE RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | — | NW 100TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | — | SR-254 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | — | SW SANTA FE LAKE RD | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | — | SW 70TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Elbing | NW BUTLER RD | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Towanda | SR-254 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | — | SW 190TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | — | 150TH ST | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Augusta | US-77 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2023 | — | 21ST ST | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | — | SR-254 | 2 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | — | 120TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | — | SR-254 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | 210TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | — | COLE CREEK | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | — | SW 150TH ST | 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.