Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Ford County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 34.3K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Ford County, Kansas. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Ford County had the 50th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 25 people died, an average of 5.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-quarter of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About one-quarter of the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 20.5 |
| 2021 | 17.6 |
| 2022 | 20.7 |
| 2023 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | 2.9 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Ford County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Ford County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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-505
- US-564
- US-2834
- US-541
- 126 RD1
- US-4001
- N 14TH RD S1
- W WYATT EARP BLVD1
- 105 RD1
- WYATT EARP BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford F-1502
- Chevrolet Camaro2
- Mazda Mazda61
- Kia Sedona1
- Kenworth T6801
- Jeep Compass1
- International SA6251
- International LT6251
- International 94001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | — | US-56 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | — | 126 RD | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | — | 105 RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Dodge City | US-283 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | — | US-283 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | US-400 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | — | US-54 | 3 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | — | US-50 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Wright | US-50 | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | Dodge City | W WYATT EARP BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | — | US-283 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Dodge City | CR-106 RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2020 | — | US-56 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | — | US-56 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Dodge City | US-56 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Dodge City | N 14TH RD S | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Dodge City | WYATT EARP BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2020 | — | US-283 | 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.