Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Rice County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.3K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Rice County, Kansas. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 21.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Rice County had the 40th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 8 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.9 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Kansas: 13.2
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.4
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | 32.3 |
| 2024 | 21.6 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Rice County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Rice County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-142
- 31ST RD1
- 8TH RD1
- AVENUE M1
- CR-22ND RD1
- SR-41
- SR-561
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 4 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Focus1
- GMC Yukon1
- Harley Davidson CVO Street Glide Special1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Element1
- Hyundai Palisade1
- Lexus RX1
- Mazda Mazda61
- Peterbilt 3571
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 6, 2024 | — | SR-56 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | — | 8TH RD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | — | AVENUE M | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | 31ST RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | — | CR-22ND RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.