Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Cherokee County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 19.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Cherokee County, Kansas. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 20.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Cherokee County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 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 | 20.7 |
| 2021 | 20.9 |
| 2022 | 15.8 |
| 2023 | 31.4 |
| 2024 | 20.9 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cherokee County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Kansas: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Kansas: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cherokee County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Kansas: 51%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Kansas: 32%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
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 | 5 |
| 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-1664
- US-1602
- US-69 ALT HWY1
- US-691
- US-4001
- STATELINE RD1
- SR-661
- SR-261
- SR-1031
- SE GREENLAWN RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Ranger2
- GMC Sierra2
- Toyota Avalon2
- Ram 25001
- Ram 15001
- Pontiac G61
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 19, 2024 | — | SE GREENLAWN RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | — | NE SCAMMON RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | — | US-69 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | — | SE 70TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | — | US-166 | 2 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Galena | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | — | GREENLAWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2023 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | — | 90TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | — | BAGDAD RD | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | — | US-69 ALT HWY | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | — | US-166 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | — | US-166 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Galena | STATELINE RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | — | CR-BETHLEHEM RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | — | US-166 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | — | SR-103 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2020 | — | US-400 | 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.