Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hamilton County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 2.5K
In 2023, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Hamilton County, Kansas. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2022 (3). The death rate was 40.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.1 in Kansas and 12.2 in the United States. Hamilton County had the 63rd most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2021 and 2023, 6 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
40.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 4 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
81.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2023
- About 6 times the average in Kansas: 13.8
- About 6 times the average in the United States: 12.7
-67%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
3 deaths in 2022, 1 in 2023
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.7 |
| 2022 | 122.1 |
| 2023 | 40.4 |
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 Hamilton County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hamilton County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Kansas: 51%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Kansas: 32%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
| Clear | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Daylight | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-272
- US-502
- RIVER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Yamaha YFM700 (Raptor 700)1
- Peterbilt 3861
- Peterbilt 3791
- Nissan Altima1
- Mack CXU1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford Escape1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- BMW 745Li1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2023 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Syracuse | RIVER RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | — | SR-27 | 2 |
| May 20, 2021 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Syracuse | US-50 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.