Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Kansas in 2023
State in United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 387
- Fatal crashes
- 353
- Population
- 2.9M
In 2023, 387 people died in 353 fatal crashes in Kansas. That was 5.6% fewer than in 2022 (410) and the fewest since 2015. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Kansas had the 32nd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 24th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 21% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 301 |
| Pedestrians | 38 |
| Motorcyclists | 42 |
| Cyclists | 6 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Kansas | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 38 | 10% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 42 | 11% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 6 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 108 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 78 | 20% | 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
21%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.4% | 25.6% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.7% | 28.2% |
| At night | 46.7% | 54.1% |
| At weekends | 30.3% | 33.5% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
47%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
30%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 8 |
| 1am | 12 |
| 2am | 18 |
| 3am | 8 |
| 4am | 5 |
| 5am | 7 |
| 6am | 10 |
| 7am | 22 |
| 8am | 10 |
| 9am | 12 |
| 10am | 12 |
| 11am | 10 |
| 12pm | 12 |
| 1pm | 9 |
| 2pm | 17 |
| 3pm | 22 |
| 4pm | 23 |
| 5pm | 26 |
| 6pm | 24 |
| 7pm | 19 |
| 8pm | 18 |
| 9pm | 17 |
| 10pm | 17 |
| 11pm | 12 |
All crashes 2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 47 |
| Mon | 61 |
| Tue | 33 |
| Wed | 51 |
| Thu | 47 |
| Fri | 54 |
| Sat | 60 |
All crashes 2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 24 |
| Feb | 27 |
| Mar | 27 |
| Apr | 27 |
| May | 33 |
| Jun | 32 |
| Jul | 24 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 39 |
| Oct | 35 |
| Nov | 30 |
| Dec | 30 |
All crashes 2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 73 |
| Rain | 25 |
| Cloudy | 23 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Other | 2 |
All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 183 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 83 |
| Dark - Lighted | 60 |
| Dawn | 13 |
| Dusk | 11 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-7015
- I-3514
- US-5611
- US-5410
- US-758
- US-4007
- US-507
- US-247
- SR-616
- SR-76
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 187 |
| Pickup trucks | 108 |
| SUVs | 93 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 80 |
| Motorcycles | 42 |
| Vans | 16 |
| Other vehicles | 13 |
| Buses | 3 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado24
- Ford F-15022
- Freightliner Cascadia14
- Chevrolet Malibu8
- Ford Escape8
- Ram 15008
- Dodge Ram7
- Ford Explorer7
- Ford F-3507
- Nissan Altima7
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2023 | Gove County | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Phillipsburg, Phillips County | 1ST ST | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Hutchinson, Reno County | WALDRON ST | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Ulysses, Grant County | 11 RD | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | W MCCORMICK AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | S OLIVER AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Pawnee County | 100TH AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Elk City, Montgomery County | FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Pratt County | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Greenwood County | US-400 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | N 5TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | I-35 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Saline County | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Hodgeman County | RACE TRACK ROAD RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Linn County | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County | US-169 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | DOUGLAS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | St. John, Stafford County | N NUTTING ST | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County | S OLIVER AVE | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Franklin County | FLORIDA RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Merriam, Johnson County | ANTIOCH RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Coffey County | US-75 | 2 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Cowley County | US-160 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Finney County | JENNIE BARKER RD | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Atwood, Rawlins County | CEMETERY ROAD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.