Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Rooks County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2021
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 4.9K
In 2021, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Rooks County, Kansas. That was 50.0% more than in 2020 (2). The death rate was 61.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.4 in Kansas and 13.0 in the United States. Rooks County had the 35th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2021, 5 people died, an average of 2.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
61.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021
- About 5 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
51.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2021
- About 4 times the average in Kansas: 14.4
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.4
+50%
change in deaths from 2020 to 2021
2 deaths in 2020, 3 in 2021
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 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 | 40.9 |
| 2021 | 61.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Kansas: 10%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Rooks County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Kansas: 35%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Rooks County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Kansas: 51%
- About two-thirds 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 | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2021
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-241
- SR-181
- K TERRANCE RD1
- 3 RD1
- 25 RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2021.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-1501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Jimmy Utility1
- Mazda B-Series1
- Sterling Truck A9500 series1
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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 | — | 3 RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | — | US-24 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Stockton | K TERRANCE RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | — | 25 RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.