Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Crawford County, Ohio
County in Ohio · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 41.5K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Crawford County, Ohio. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 4.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Crawford County had the 80th most traffic deaths among Ohio's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Ohio: 9.8
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
11.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Ohio: 10.6
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Ohio: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 14.4 |
| 2022 | 14.5 |
| 2023 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 4.8 |
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 Ohio: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Crawford County | Share in Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 100% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 37% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 17% |
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 Ohio: 17%
- 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 Ohio: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Crawford County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 29.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 16.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 52.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 28.9% | 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 Ohio: 53%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.7 times the share in Ohio: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 5 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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-42
- SR-192
- SR-1002
- CR-229 LEESVILLE RD1
- SR-971
- SR-961
- SR-611
- SR-6021
- SR-598 PORTLAND WAY1
- SR-5981
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 10 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Focus2
- Harley Davidson Fat Boy2
- Honda Civic2
- Acura MDX1
- Buick Lucerne1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chrysler Voyager1
- DONGFANG DF250RTB1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | — | TS-70 LYDELL RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | — | SR-602 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Bucyrus | SR-4 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2023 | — | SR-97 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | — | SR-309 | 1 |
| May 30, 2023 | — | SR-4 SANDUSKY AV | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | — | CR-1 MELMORE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | CR-49 REMLINGER RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | — | CR-229 LEESVILLE RD | 2 |
| May 2, 2022 | — | CR-92 GALION NEW WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | — | SR-103 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | — | CR-35 CRESTLINE RD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Galion | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | — | SR-598 PORTLAND WAY | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | — | SR-0602 | 1 |
| May 26, 2020 | — | SR-598 | 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.