Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Kansas in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 426
- Fatal crashes
- 382
- Population
- 2.9M
In 2020, 426 people died in 382 fatal crashes in Kansas. The death rate was 14.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Kansas had the 29th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 19th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 311 |
| Pedestrians | 46 |
| Motorcyclists | 65 |
| Cyclists | 4 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Kansas | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 46 | 11% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 65 | 15% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 4 | 1% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 96 | 23% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 102 | 24% | 29% |
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
23%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 19.6% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 23.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 48.7% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 31.4% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
49%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
31%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 15 |
| 1am | 14 |
| 2am | 12 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 9 |
| 5am | 16 |
| 6am | 9 |
| 7am | 16 |
| 8am | 8 |
| 9am | 9 |
| 10am | 15 |
| 11am | 21 |
| 12pm | 12 |
| 1pm | 22 |
| 2pm | 20 |
| 3pm | 15 |
| 4pm | 21 |
| 5pm | 19 |
| 6pm | 22 |
| 7pm | 20 |
| 8pm | 21 |
| 9pm | 20 |
| 10pm | 17 |
| 11pm | 17 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | 44 |
| Tue | 42 |
| Wed | 57 |
| Thu | 53 |
| Fri | 66 |
| Sat | 65 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 28 |
| Feb | 34 |
| Mar | 31 |
| Apr | 20 |
| May | 23 |
| Jun | 48 |
| Jul | 35 |
| Aug | 39 |
| Sep | 33 |
| Oct | 28 |
| Nov | 34 |
| Dec | 29 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 63 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 6 |
| Snow | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 192 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 102 |
| Dark - Lighted | 65 |
| Dawn | 12 |
| Dusk | 10 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-7013
- US-2410
- US-5410
- US-509
- US-569
- US-758
- US-1607
- I-357
- I-1356
- US-405
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 188 |
| Pickup trucks | 115 |
| SUVs | 91 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 69 |
| Motorcycles | 66 |
| Vans | 24 |
| Other vehicles | 22 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-15027
- Chevrolet Silverado26
- GMC Sierra12
- Dodge Ram11
- Ford F-2508
- Kenworth T6808
- Honda Accord7
- Honda Civic7
- Jeep Grand Cherokee7
- Chevrolet Malibu6
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2020 | McPherson County | N PLUM RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Sumner County | US-160 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Clay Center, Clay County | SR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Wallace, Wallace County | US-40 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | Liberal, Seward County | US-83 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Riley County | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | Osage County | S AUBURN RD | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Dodge City, Ford County | WYATT EARP BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Riley County | US-24 | 2 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | Franklin County | SR-68 | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Topeka, Shawnee County | US-75 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Pratt County | US-54 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Reno County | E 17TH RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Rooks County | 25 RD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Wallace County | US-40 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Johnson County | GARDNER RD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Salina, Saline County | N OHIO RD | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | E DOUGLAS RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Harvey County | I-135 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Sedgwick County | US-54 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Sumner County | E 100TH RD | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | US-54 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Cowley County | 282ND RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | N EDWARDS RD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Cowley County | SR-15 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.