Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Madison County, Ohio
County in Ohio · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 45.8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Madison County, Ohio. That was 30.0% fewer than in 2023 (10) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 15.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Madison County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Ohio's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 39 people died, an average of 7.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Ohio: 9.8
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Ohio: 10.6
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-30%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
10 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Ohio: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 16.0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | 22.4 |
| 2024 | 15.3 |
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 Ohio: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Madison County | Share in Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 29% | 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%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Ohio: 29%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Madison County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 29.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 16.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 14.3% | 52.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 28.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
14%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 25 percent of the share in Ohio: 53%
- About one-quarter of the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Ohio: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 3 |
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
- I-708
- I-715
- SR-563
- US-42 LONDON DELAWARE RD2
- SR-382
- SR-1422
- US-621
- US-421
- SR-56 URBANA LONDON RD1
- I-70 DWIGHT D EISENHOWER HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 13 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo Truck VNL4
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Honda Accord3
- Ford F-1503
- GMC Canyon1
- GMC Acadia1
- Freightliner FLD1321
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford Taurus1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2024 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | CR-32 PRICE HILLIARDS RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | — | SR-56 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Summerford | SR-56 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | — | SR-56 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | — | CR-32 PRICE-HILLIARDS RD | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2023 | — | SR-56 URBANA LONDON RD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | — | CR-4 BIG PLAIN CIRCLEVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | — | I-70 DWIGHT D EISENHOWER HWY | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | — | US-42 N LONDON DELAWARE RD | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | — | CR-53 KIOUSVILLE GRGESVILLE R | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | — | CR-32 PRICE HILLIARDS RD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | — | CR-14 TAYLOR BLAIR RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | — | CR-22 W JEFFERSON KIOUSVILLE | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | — | US-42 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | CR-47 KING PI | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| May 30, 2022 | — | US-42 LONDON DELAWARE RD | 2 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | — | I-70 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | — | US-62 | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2022 | — | SR-142 | 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.