Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clay County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Clay County, Kansas. That was 600.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 87.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Clay County had the 7th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
87.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 8 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
39.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+600%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
Embed
| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24.6 |
| 2021 | 24.7 |
| 2022 | 49.7 |
| 2023 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 87.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
Embed
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 |
Embed
| Type | Deaths | Share in Clay County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clay County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 80.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
Embed
Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Kansas: 51%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
80%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Kansas: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-245
- SR-152
- COUNTY LINE1
- SR-91
- LINCOLN AVE1
- 6THRD1
- 30TH RD1
- UTAH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Sienna1
- Ram 15001
- Nissan Frontier1
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic Shrine1
- Freightliner M21
- Ford Ranger1
- Ford Mustang1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.
Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 2 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Wakefield | 6THRD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | US-24 | 2 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Clay Center | LINCOLN AVE | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Green | UTAH RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | — | COUNTY LINE | 2 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | — | 30TH RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Clay Center | SR-15 | 1 |
Explore
Nearby and related
Get updates for Clay County, Kansas
We'll email you when NHTSA publishes new data for Clay County, Kansas, usually about once a year. We'll send a link to confirm your address first. No tracking and no sharing, and every email has a link to unsubscribe.
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.