Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Kansas in 2022
State in United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 410
- Fatal crashes
- 364
- Population
- 2.9M
In 2022, 410 people died in 364 fatal crashes in Kansas. That was 3.1% fewer than in 2021 (423) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 14.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Kansas had the 33rd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 23rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 22% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 318 |
| Pedestrians | 32 |
| Motorcyclists | 53 |
| Cyclists | 7 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Kansas | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 32 | 8% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 53 | 13% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 7 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 136 | 33% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 95 | 23% | 28% |
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
22%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
26%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.5% | 26.2% |
| Alcohol-involved | 21.7% | 27.7% |
| At night | 45.9% | 53.9% |
| At weekends | 36.8% | 33.3% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
46%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
37%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 12 |
| 1am | 10 |
| 2am | 12 |
| 3am | 6 |
| 4am | 6 |
| 5am | 8 |
| 6am | 9 |
| 7am | 16 |
| 8am | 14 |
| 9am | 16 |
| 10am | 13 |
| 11am | 12 |
| 12pm | 15 |
| 1pm | 13 |
| 2pm | 26 |
| 3pm | 16 |
| 4pm | 22 |
| 5pm | 20 |
| 6pm | 21 |
| 7pm | 22 |
| 8pm | 19 |
| 9pm | 23 |
| 10pm | 16 |
| 11pm | 12 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 56 |
| Mon | 45 |
| Tue | 43 |
| Wed | 52 |
| Thu | 48 |
| Fri | 42 |
| Sat | 78 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 25 |
| Feb | 20 |
| Mar | 32 |
| Apr | 22 |
| May | 34 |
| Jun | 41 |
| Jul | 23 |
| Aug | 28 |
| Sep | 37 |
| Oct | 37 |
| Nov | 29 |
| Dec | 36 |
All crashes 2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 89 |
| Cloudy | 21 |
| Rain | 17 |
| Blowing Snow | 5 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 5 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 4 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 193 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 89 |
| Dark - Lighted | 57 |
| Dusk | 10 |
| Dawn | 9 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-3514
- I-7010
- I-1359
- I-4358
- US-1608
- US-547
- US-506
- US-366
- SR-45
- US-565
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 165 |
| Pickup trucks | 113 |
| SUVs | 101 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 76 |
| Motorcycles | 52 |
| Vans | 17 |
| Other vehicles | 13 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado28
- Ford F-15021
- Honda Civic11
- Nissan Altima10
- Ram 150010
- Dodge Ram9
- Freightliner Cascadia9
- GMC Sierra9
- Chevrolet GMT-4008
- Ford Focus8
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2022 | Township of Center, Clark County | W ROAD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Rush County | AVENUE X | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | McPherson, McPherson County | US-56 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | 21ST ST | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Fort Scott, Bourbon County | US-69 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Goddard, Sedgwick County | LAKE AFTON RD | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Allen County | US-169 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Riley County | 32ND ST | 2 |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Shawnee County | VALENCIA RD | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | US-54 W KELLOGG ST | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Ford County | US-54 | 3 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Meade County | US-54 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Eureka, Greenwood County | 130TH RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Lyon County | US-50 | 2 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | N MERIDIAN ST | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | McPherson, McPherson County | N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Butler County | SR-177 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Emporia, Lyon County | MARKET ST | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Marion County | INDIGO RD | 2 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Osage County | S URISH RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Montgomery County | CR-5700 RD | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | SR-32 KAW DR | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Mitchell County | SR-9 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | I-235 | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.