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Traffic deaths in Hamilton County, Ohio

County in Ohio · United States

Deaths, 2024
63
Fatal crashes
60
Population
837.9K

In 2024, 63 people died in 60 fatal crashes in Hamilton County, Ohio. That was 21.2% fewer than in 2023 (80) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 7.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Hamilton County had the 4th most traffic deaths among Ohio's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 355 people died, an average of 71 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 12% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 9.8
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

8.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 80 percent of the average in Ohio: 10.6
  • About two-thirds of the average in the United States: 12.3

-21%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

80 deaths in 2023, 63 in 2024

  • Ohio: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 62 62
2021 72 65
2022 78 75
2023 80 72
2024 63 60

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 7.5
2021 8.7
2022 9.4
2023 9.6
2024 7.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

17%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.7 times the share in Ohio: 11%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 43
Pedestrians 11
Motorcyclists 9
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Hamilton County Share in Ohio
Pedestrians 11 17% 11%
Motorcyclists 9 14% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 27 43% 37%
Speeding-related crashes 7 11% 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

12%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in Ohio: 17%
  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

37%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.3 times the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Hamilton County Ohio United States
Speeding-related 36.7% 29.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 11.7% 16.8% 28.1%
At night 56.7% 52.6% 53.6%
At weekends 30.0% 28.9% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

57%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Ohio: 53%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 18
1am 24
2am 22
3am 4
4am 11
5am 5
6am 9
7am 10
8am 5
9am 10
10am 8
11am 13
12pm 8
1pm 10
2pm 10
3pm 17
4pm 21
5pm 18
6pm 15
7pm 14
8pm 23
9pm 14
10pm 25
11pm 20

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 56
Mon 38
Tue 31
Wed 43
Thu 44
Fri 53
Sat 69

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 24
Feb 19
Mar 25
Apr 20
May 38
Jun 33
Jul 32
Aug 28
Sep 23
Oct 30
Nov 34
Dec 28

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 201
Cloudy 94
Rain 34
Sleet or Hail 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 140
Daylight 132
Dark - Not Lighted 44
Dusk 13
Dawn 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. I-7526
  2. I-27516
  3. I-7115
  4. CR-239 WINTON RD10
  5. CR-457 HARRISON AVE10
  6. US-42 READING RD8
  7. US-27 COLERAIN AVE8
  8. I-748
  9. CR-142 NORTH BEND RD8
  10. US-27 COLERAIN AV7

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 257
SUVs 105
Motorcycles 49
Pickup trucks 38
Medium and heavy trucks 34
Other vehicles 23
Vans 14
Buses 4
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord20
  2. Toyota Camry18
  3. Ford F-15013
  4. Ford Fusion11
  5. Ford Explorer11
  6. Chevrolet Malibu11
  7. Chevrolet Equinox11
  8. Honda Civic10
  9. Nissan Altima8
  10. Chevrolet Silverado8

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 — 2
Dec 21, 2024 Blue Ash 1
Dec 12, 2024 — 1
Nov 12, 2024 Cleves 1
Nov 10, 2024 — 1
Nov 10, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Oct 26, 2024 — 1
Oct 26, 2024 — 1
Oct 23, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Oct 8, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Sep 27, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Sep 25, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Sep 16, 2024 — 1
Sep 9, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Aug 30, 2024 Springdale 1
Aug 29, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Aug 27, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Aug 12, 2024 Evendale 1
Aug 3, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Aug 1, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Jul 24, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Jul 16, 2024 Cincinnati 1
Jul 15, 2024 Montgomery 1
Jul 6, 2024 — 1
Jun 29, 2024 — 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.