Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Ness County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 2.6K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Ness County, Kansas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 38.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Ness County had the 50th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2023 and 2024, 2 people died, an average of 1.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
38.0
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
38.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2023–2024
- About 3 times the average in Kansas: 12.3
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 11.9
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 38.0 |
| 2024 | 38.0 |
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 Ness County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 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%
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 | Ness County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2023–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2023–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2023–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2023–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2 |
All crashes 2023–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2023–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-283 PENNSYLVANIA AVE1
- SR-41
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
All crashes 2023–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Ness City | US-283 PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.