Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sumner County, Kansas
County in Kansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 22.4K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Sumner County, Kansas. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 17.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Kansas and 11.5 in the United States. Sumner County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Kansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
17.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Kansas: 11.4
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
29.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Kansas: 13.5
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Kansas: -12%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 40.3 |
| 2021 | 26.9 |
| 2022 | 35.7 |
| 2023 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | 17.9 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sumner County | Share in Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in Kansas: 20%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Kansas: 35%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Sumner County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 35.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 20.1% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 51.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 75.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Kansas: 51%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
75%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Kansas: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 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 | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| 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
- I-356
- US-1602
- US-812
- KS-491
- US-81 N BROADWAY RD1
- US-81 E 90TH AVE1
- SR-491
- US-160 E 16TH ST1
- US-81 CHISHOLM TRL1
- W 20TH ST S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Saturn Ion2
- Honda Civic2
- Ford Explorer2
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Kenworth T6801
- Kawasaki Z9001
- Jeep Renegade1
- Indian Motorcycle Chief1
- Honda Pilot1
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 28, 2024 | — | N HYDRAULIC RD | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | — | US-81 E 90TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | — | US-81 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Wellington | W 20TH ST S | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | — | KS-49 | 2 |
| May 7, 2023 | Wellington | W LYNN BURRIS DR | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2023 | — | US-81 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | — | CHICASKIA RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | — | I-35 | 3 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | — | 40TH AVE | 1 |
| May 19, 2022 | — | I-035 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | — | US-81 N BROADWAY RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Wellington | US-160 E 16TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | — | US-81 CHISHOLM TRL | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | — | S ARGONIA RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | — | US-160 | 2 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | — | N HILLSIDE RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | — | E 120TH RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | — | N DRURY RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2020 | — | I-35 | 2 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | — | N OLIVER 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.