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Traffic deaths in Youngstown, Ohio

City in Mahoning County · Ohio · United States

Deaths, 2024: 8
Fatal crashes: 8
Population: 58.8K

In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Youngstown, Ohio. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 13.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.0 in Mahoning County, 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 38% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

About 1.7 times the rate in Mahoning County, Ohio: 8.0
About 1.4 times the rate in Ohio: 9.8
About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+100%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

4 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024

Mahoning County, Ohio: +80%
Ohio: -7%
The United States: -4%

Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024

Category	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2020	7	7
2021	10	10
2022	13	13
2023	4	4
2024	8	8

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	11.7
2021	16.9
2022	22.0
2023	6.8
2024	13.6

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

About three-quarters of the share in Mahoning County, Ohio: 33%
About double the share in Ohio: 11%
About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%

Who died in 2024

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	5
Pedestrians	2
Motorcyclists	1
Cyclists	0

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Deaths by type, 2024
Type	Deaths	Share in Youngstown	Share in Mahoning County
Pedestrians	2	25%	33%
Motorcyclists	1	13%	6%
Cyclists	0	0%	0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	4	50%	39%
Speeding-related crashes	3	38%	28%

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

38%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.3 times the share in Mahoning County, Ohio: 29%
About double the share in Ohio: 17%
About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.4 times the share in Mahoning County, Ohio: 35%
About 1.7 times the share in Ohio: 29%
About double the share in the United States: 25%

Crash factors in 2024

Category	Youngstown	Mahoning County	Ohio	United States
Speeding-related	50.0%	35.3%	29.1%	24.8%
Alcohol-involved	37.5%	29.4%	16.8%	28.1%
At night	75.0%	64.7%	52.6%	53.6%
At weekends	12.5%	17.6%	28.9%	32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

75%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 1.2 times the share in Mahoning County, Ohio: 65%
About 1.4 times the share in Ohio: 53%
About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%

13%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About two-thirds of the share in Mahoning County, Ohio: 18%
About 45 percent of the share in Ohio: 29%
About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	1
1am	4
2am	2
3am	2
4am	0
5am	1
6am	1
7am	0
8am	1
9am	2
10am	2
11am	0
12pm	1
1pm	2
2pm	1
3pm	0
4pm	2
5pm	0
6pm	3
7pm	4
8pm	2
9pm	6
10pm	3
11pm	2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	8
Mon	4
Tue	4
Wed	9
Thu	6
Fri	5
Sat	6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	4
Feb	2
Mar	3
Apr	2
May	10
Jun	4
Jul	3
Aug	2
Sep	3
Oct	2
Nov	3
Dec	4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	29
Cloudy	9
Rain	4

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	21
Daylight	15
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

CR-512 SALT SPRINGS RD3
SR-1703
I-6803
CR-529 SHIRLEY RD2
CR-151 SOUTH AV2
MU-CAMBRIDGE AVE1
MU-2221 SALT SPRINGS RD1
MU-2248 FRUIT ST1
MU-ALAMEDA AVE1
MU-POLAND AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	29
Motorcycles	11
SUVs	10
Pickup trucks	5
Other vehicles	3
Medium and heavy trucks	1
Vans	1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

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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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Road	Deaths
Sep 29, 2021	SR-170	1
May 23, 2021	CR-512 SALT SPRINGS RD	1
May 23, 2021	CR-512 SALT SPRINGS RD	1
May 11, 2021	JUDSON AV	1
May 3, 2021	OLD FURNACE RD	1
Mar 19, 2021	STEWART AVE	1
Feb 6, 2021	US-62 ALBERT ST	1
Feb 5, 2021	CR-151 SOUTH AV	1
Jan 14, 2021	US-422 MADISON AVE EXPRESSWAY	1
Jan 3, 2021	CR-529 CENTER ST	1
Dec 22, 2020	OVERLAND AVE	1
Dec 11, 2020	GARLAND AVE	1
Dec 2, 2020	I-680	1
Jul 29, 2020	SR-170	1
May 25, 2020	CR-512 SALT SPRINGS RD	1
May 17, 2020	CR-529 SHIRLEY RD	1
Apr 16, 2020	OVERLAND AV	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.