Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Olathe, Kansas
City in Johnson County · Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 148.7K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Olathe, Kansas. That was 40.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 2.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 3.6 in Johnson County, 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Johnson County, Kansas: 3.6
- About 20 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 15 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-40%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Johnson County, Kansas: -4%
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 2.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Johnson County, Kansas: 26%
- About 3 times the share in Kansas: 10%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Olathe | Share in Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 22% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 43% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
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 Johnson County, Kansas: 23%
- 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 Johnson County, Kansas: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Olathe | Johnson County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 31.8% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.7% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 59.1% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 50.0% | 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 1.1 times the share in Johnson County, Kansas: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share in Kansas: 51%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Johnson County, Kansas: 50%
- About the same as the share in Kansas: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 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
- S LONE ELM RD2
- W OLD 56 HWY1
- W DENNIS AVE1
- W 167TH ST1
- W 159TH ST1
- W 155TH ST1
- SR-7 OLD 56 HWY1
- SR-7 E OLD 56 ST1
- SR-71
- S HEDGE LN1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic4
- Ford F-1502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Toyota Sienna2
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Yamaha YZF-R62
- Yamaha YFM660 (Grizzly 660)1
- Buick Envision1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chrysler Sebring1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | S LONE ELM RD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | SR-7 OLD 56 HWY | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | W DENNIS AVE | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | N RIDGEVIEW RD | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | W 159TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | E KANSAS CITY RD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | I-35 | 1 |
| May 27, 2023 | 151ST RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | OLD 56 HWY | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | LENNOX DR | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | 119TH ST | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | HEDGE LN | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | W 155TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | W 167TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | SR-7 E OLD 56 ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | S LONE ELM RD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | W OLD 56 HWY | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | S HEDGE LN | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 138TH ST | 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.