Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Montgomery County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 30.4K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Montgomery County, Kansas. That was 233.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 32.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Montgomery County had the 5th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
32.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+233%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
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 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 22.7 |
| 2023 | 9.8 |
| 2024 | 32.9 |
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 | 9 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Montgomery County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 6 | 60% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 10% | 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
11%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 55 percent of the share in Kansas: 20%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
78%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Montgomery County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 77.8% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 11.1% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 55.6% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 44.4% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Kansas: 51%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
44%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Kansas: 32%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 8 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 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-1696
- US-1605
- US-752
- US-1662
- CR-3900 RD2
- W WOODLAND RD1
- US-75 CHESTNUT ST1
- S WILLOW ST1
- FRANKLIN ST1
- CR-5700 RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Chevrolet Impala3
- Toyota Avalon2
- GMC Acadia2
- Ford Ranger2
- Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe1
- Harley Davidson FLSTC103 / Heritage Softail Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLHX / Street Glide1
- Harley Davidson Fat Boy1
- Freightliner M21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | US-169 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | — | US-169 | 2 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | — | US-169 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Independence | US-75 CHESTNUT ST | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Coffeyville | S WILLOW ST | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Coffeyville | W WOODLAND RD | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | — | US-166 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | — | US-169 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Elk City | FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | — | CR 4300RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | — | CR-4475 OAK ST | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | CR-1350 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | — | CR-2905 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | Independence | CR-5600 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | — | CR-5700 RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2022 | — | US-160 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | — | CR-3875 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Independence | US-160 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | — | CR-4400 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | — | CR-3700 RD | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | — | CR-3670 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | — | CR-3900 RD | 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.