Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Mineral County, Nevada
County in Nevada · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 4.5K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Mineral County, Nevada. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 44.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in Nevada and 11.5 in the United States. Mineral County had the 12th most traffic deaths among Nevada's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
44.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Nevada: 12.8
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
66.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 5 times the average in Nevada: 12.3
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Nevada: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 43.9 |
| 2021 | 108.2 |
| 2022 | 66.1 |
| 2023 | 66.4 |
| 2024 | 44.6 |
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 Nevada: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mineral County | Share in Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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 Nevada: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Nevada: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Mineral County | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.7% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 61.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Nevada: 61%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Nevada: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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
- US-959
- SR-3592
- US-95N1
- SR-3601
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Ford F-1502
- Kenworth T6 Series2
- Acura TSX1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Dodge Durango1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda GL1500SE (GOLD WING SE)1
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 26, 2024 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | US-95 | 2 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | — | SR-359 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | — | SR-360 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | — | US-95 | 2 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | — | US-95N | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | — | US-95 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | — | SR-359 | 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.