Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Osage County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 15.7K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Osage County, Kansas. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 6.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Osage County had the 50th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 55 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
19.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 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 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 12.7 |
| 2022 | 38.2 |
| 2023 | 19.0 |
| 2024 | 6.4 |
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 Osage 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%
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 | Osage 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 | 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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| 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
- SR-2682
- I-3352
- SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD2
- US-562
- 189TH ST1
- I-351
- S AUBURN RD1
- S SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD1
- S URISH RD1
- SW WANAMAKER RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Lumina1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Ford E-1501
- Ford Ecosport1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Ranger1
- GMC Acadia1
- GMC Yukon1
- Honda Fit1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2024 | — | US-56 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | — | S SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | — | I-335 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | 189TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | — | SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Overbrook | SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | — | S URISH RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2022 | — | SW WANAMAKER RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Osage City | US-56 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Lyndon | SR-268 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | — | I-335 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | — | SR-268 | 2 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | — | S AUBURN 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.