Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Carter County, Montana
County in Montana · United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 1.4K
In 2022, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Carter County, Montana. The death rate was 214.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.2 in Montana and 12.8 in the United States. Carter County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Montana's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
214.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022
- About 12 times the rate in Montana: 18.1
- About 19 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Montana: 5%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Carter County | Share in Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Montana: 43%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Montana: 44%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Carter County | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 43.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 43.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 44.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 38.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.5 times the share in Montana: 44%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.7 times the share in Montana: 38%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2022–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2022–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2022–2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3 |
All crashes 2022–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 1 |
All crashes 2022–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022–2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR- MT 71
- SR-MT71
- US-2121
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2022–2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2022 | — | US-212 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | — | SR- MT 7 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2022 | — | SR-MT7 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.