Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Powder River County, Montana
County in Montana · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 1.7K
In 2023, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Powder River County, Montana. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2022 (3) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 57.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.4 in Montana and 12.2 in the United States. Powder River County had the 27th most traffic deaths among Montana's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 6 people died, an average of 1.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
57.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 3 times the rate in Montana: 18.1
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
87.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023
- About 4 times the average in Montana: 19.7
- About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.4
-67%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
3 deaths in 2022, 1 in 2023
- Montana: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 59.0 |
| 2021 | 58.5 |
| 2022 | 173.6 |
| 2023 | 57.3 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Powder River County | Share in Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 37% |
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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Montana: 44%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Powder River County | Montana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 43.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 43.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 44.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 38.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Montana: 44%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Montana: 38%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-2123
- CR- BAYHORSE ROAD1
- US- 2121
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Cars | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford F-3501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
- Kenworth W9 Series1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2023 | — | US-212 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | — | US-212 | 2 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | — | CR- BAYHORSE ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | — | US-212 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | — | US- 212 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.