Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Reno County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 61.4K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Reno County, Kansas. That was 54.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 8.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Reno County had the 14th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 70 percent of the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
11.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 80 percent of the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-55%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 17.9 |
| 2024 | 8.2 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Reno County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 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%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 55 percent of the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Reno County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Kansas: 51%
- About three-quarters 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 | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 5 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 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 | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- SR-615
- SR-965
- SR-143
- W ARLINGTON RD1
- SEVERANCE ST1
- W 56TH AVE1
- US-501
- VAN BUREN RD1
- W BLANCHARD AVE1
- WALDRON ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Ranger2
- GMC Yukon2
- Kia Sportage2
- Buick Century1
- Buick Encore1
- Buick Lucerne1
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Corvette1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
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 19, 2024 | Hutchinson | N PLUM ST | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | — | PRETTY PRAIRIE RD | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Hutchinson | CR-YODER RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Haven | SR-96 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Partridge | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Hutchinson | WALDRON ST | 1 |
| May 29, 2023 | Hutchinson | SR-61 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Hutchinson | SEVERANCE ST | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Hutchinson | 4TH AVE | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Partridge | SR-61 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Hutchinson | PARALLEL RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Hutchinson | N SEVERANCE ST | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | — | E 56TH AVE | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | — | SR-14 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | — | S YODER RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | — | W BLANCHARD AVE | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Hutchinson | E AVENUE A | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | — | CR-559 S YODER RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Hutchinson | SR-61 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | — | W ARLINGTON RD | 1 |
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Nearby and related
Cities in Reno County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson | 2 | 5.1 |
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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.