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Traffic deaths in Cincinnati, Ohio

City in Hamilton County · Ohio · United States

Deaths, 2024
30
Fatal crashes
28
Population
314.9K

In 2024, 30 people died in 28 fatal crashes in Cincinnati, Ohio. That was 21.1% fewer than in 2023 (38) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.5 in Hamilton County, 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 191 people died, an average of 38 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.3 times the rate in Hamilton County, Ohio: 7.5
  • About the same as the rate in Ohio: 9.8
  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-21%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

38 deaths in 2023, 30 in 2024

  • Hamilton County, Ohio: -21%
  • Ohio: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 36 36
2021 47 41
2022 40 37
2023 38 37
2024 30 28

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 11.6
2021 15.2
2022 12.9
2023 12.2
2024 9.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in Hamilton County, Ohio: 17%
  • About 1.9 times the share in Ohio: 11%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 19
Pedestrians 6
Motorcyclists 5
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Cincinnati Share in Hamilton County
Pedestrians 6 20% 17%
Motorcyclists 5 17% 14%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 13 43% 43%
Speeding-related crashes 3 10% 11%

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

11%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Hamilton County, Ohio: 12%
  • About two-thirds of the share in Ohio: 17%
  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 90 percent of the share in Hamilton County, Ohio: 37%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Cincinnati Hamilton County Ohio United States
Speeding-related 32.1% 36.7% 29.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 10.7% 11.7% 16.8% 28.1%
At night 60.7% 56.7% 52.6% 53.6%
At weekends 28.6% 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

61%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Hamilton County, Ohio: 57%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Ohio: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

29%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Hamilton County, Ohio: 30%
  • About the same as the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 10
1am 10
2am 17
3am 2
4am 6
5am 3
6am 5
7am 5
8am 1
9am 3
10am 4
11am 6
12pm 4
1pm 4
2pm 5
3pm 11
4pm 11
5pm 10
6pm 8
7pm 5
8pm 17
9pm 6
10pm 16
11pm 10

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 37
Mon 13
Tue 19
Wed 17
Thu 26
Fri 32
Sat 35

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 10
Feb 7
Mar 14
Apr 11
May 22
Jun 15
Jul 18
Aug 18
Sep 14
Oct 13
Nov 20
Dec 17

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 120
Cloudy 34
Rain 21
Sleet or Hail 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 99
Daylight 65
Dusk 8
Dark - Not Lighted 5
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-7516
  2. CR-457 HARRISON AVE9
  3. CR-239 WINTON RD7
  4. US-50 RIVER RD6
  5. US-42 READING RD5
  6. CR-142 NORTH BEND RD5
  7. I-714
  8. US-27 COLERAIN AVE3
  9. CR-163 WESTWOOD NORTHERN BL3
  10. I-743

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 150
SUVs 50
Motorcycles 24
Medium and heavy trucks 16
Pickup trucks 15
Other vehicles 14
Vans 9
Buses 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord11
  2. Ford Fusion10
  3. Toyota Camry8
  4. Chevrolet Malibu7
  5. Nissan Altima7
  6. Chevrolet Equinox6
  7. Honda Civic6
  8. Honda CR-V6
  9. Chevrolet Cruze4
  10. Ford Explorer4

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 Deaths
Nov 10, 2024 1
Oct 23, 2024 1
Oct 8, 2024 1
Sep 27, 2024 1
Sep 25, 2024 1
Sep 9, 2024 1
Aug 29, 2024 1
Aug 27, 2024 1
Aug 3, 2024 1
Aug 1, 2024 1
Jul 24, 2024 1
Jul 16, 2024 1
Jun 28, 2024 1
Jun 19, 2024 1
Jun 18, 2024 1
Jun 7, 2024 2
May 26, 2024 1
May 16, 2024 1
May 7, 2024 1
Apr 14, 2024 1
Apr 6, 2024 1
Mar 20, 2024 1
Mar 16, 2024 1
Mar 16, 2024 1
Mar 3, 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.