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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2020 | Pratt County | US-54 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Sedgwick County | W 53RD RD N | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Pottawatomie County | BIGELOW RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Franklin County | SHAWNEE RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Clark County | SR-34 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Ford County | US-56 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Hillsboro, Marion County | D ST | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Meade County | US-54 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Topeka, Shawnee County | SE 21ST ST | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Ulysses, Grant County | SR-25 | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Seward County | CR-13 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Osage County | SR-268 | 2 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Overland Park, Johnson County | COLLEGE BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Riley County | US-24 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Cowley County | 21ST RD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | 53RD ST | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Douglas County | US-40 | 6 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | N HILLSIDE RD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Hays, Ellis County | US-183 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Saline County | E SALEMSBORG RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Republic, Republic County | US-81 S | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Lyon County | ROAD L | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | PARALLEL RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Osborne County | US-281 | 2 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Republic County | 270TH RD | 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.