Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pottawatomie County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 26.9K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (2) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 3.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Pottawatomie County had the 50th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | 11.6 |
| 2022 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 3.7 |
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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pottawatomie County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 100% | 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 | Pottawatomie 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 | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 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 | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
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-244
- SR-631
- SR-131
- MILITARY TRAIL RD1
- MILITARY TRAIL1
- HOPKINS CREEK RD1
- SR-161
- BIGELOW RD1
- CR-OAK DR1
- CR-SPRING CREEK RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Western Star 49002
- Yamaha YZ250F1
- Toyota Camry1
- Toyota Avalon1
- Ram 25001
- Polaris Ranger1
- Nissan Pathfinder1
- Nissan NV1
- Jeep Renegade1
- International RF0271
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 14, 2024 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | — | HOPKINS CREEK RD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | — | GERARD RD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | — | ELM SLOUGH RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | — | US-24 | 2 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | — | MILITARY TRAIL | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Wamego | MILITARY TRAIL RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | — | CR-OAK DR | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | — | CR-SPRING CREEK RD | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | — | SR-63 | 2 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | — | BIGELOW 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.