Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pratt County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 9.1K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Pratt County, Kansas. That was 55.6% fewer than in 2023 (9). The death rate was 43.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Pratt County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
43.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
76.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 6 times the average in Kansas: 13.0
- About 6 times the average in the United States: 11.8
-56%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 | 87.5 |
| 2023 | 98.9 |
| 2024 | 43.9 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pratt 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 | Pratt 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 | 33.3% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- 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 | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
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-545
- US-2813
- SR-612
- SR-421
- NE 70TH AVE1
- NE 30TH ST1
- 110TH ST1
- NW 70TH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 3862
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Celica1
- Pontiac G61
- Peterbilt 3791
- Nissan Kicks1
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Honda GL18001
- Honda CR-V1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | Preston | NE 30TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Iuka | US-281 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | — | SR-42 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Iuka | US-281 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Pratt | US-54 | 3 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Preston | 110TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | — | SR-61 | 3 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | — | US-54 | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | — | US-54 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | — | NE 70TH AVE | 1 |
| May 13, 2020 | Pratt | US-281 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | — | NW 70TH RD | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | — | US-54 | 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.