Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Custer County, Montana
County in Montana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 12K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Custer County, Montana. The death rate was 25.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.1 in Montana and 11.5 in the United States. Custer County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Montana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 7 people died, an average of 1.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
25.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Montana: 18.1
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
19.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Montana: 19.8
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.1
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | 25.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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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 Custer County | Share in Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 36% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 43% |
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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Montana: 43%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Montana: 44%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Custer County | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 43.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 43.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 44.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 38.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Montana: 44%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Montana: 38%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-591
- SR-4891
- SIGNAL BUTTE RD1
- ROAD 4031
- RD 4211
- I-94 W1
- I-941
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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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 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | — | SIGNAL BUTTE RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | — | RD 421 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | — | SR-489 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | — | I-94 W | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | — | ROAD 403 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | — | SR-59 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.