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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2022 | Russell County | US-281 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Lenexa, Johnson County | 87TH ST PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Pawnee County | US-183 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Anderson County | US-169 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Gray County | US-50 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Gove County | CR-78 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Crawford County | 200TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Mount Hope, Sedgwick County | SR-96 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Douglas County | CR-460 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | 9TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | SENECA ST | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | HYDRAULIC AVE | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Douglas County | 1300RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | MINNESOTA AVE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Salina, Saline County | BELMONT BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Franklin County | SR-33 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Sedgwick County | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Pawnee County | SR-156 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Kearny County | SR-25 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Shawnee County | I-335 | 3 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Edgerton, Johnson County | US-56 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | SR-32 KAW DR | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Sedgwick County | 135TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Topeka, Shawnee County | TOPEKA BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | N HILLSIDE AVE | 1 |
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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.