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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2020 | Clay County | US-24 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Chautauqua County | US-166 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Gardner, Johnson County | I-35 ENTRANCE RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Woodson County | CR-200TH RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Lenexa, Johnson County | PRAIRIE STAR RD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Cloud County | SR-9 | 2 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Montgomery County | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Stafford County | US-281 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | W MUSEUM | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Osborne, Osborne County | US-24 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Salina, Saline County | S 9TH RD | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Topeka, Shawnee County | SW BURLINGAME RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Scott County | S FALCON RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | S SENECA RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Montgomery County | US-169 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Linn County | SR-31 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | Jackson County | 318TH RD W | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Topeka, Shawnee County | SW FAIRLAWN RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Cowley County | 82ND RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | I-635 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | I-635 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Miami County | CR-303 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Dickinson County | US-56 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Chase County | I-35 | 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.