Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Paulding County, Ohio
County in Ohio · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 18.8K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Paulding County, Ohio. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 10.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Paulding County had the 80th most traffic deaths among Ohio's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Ohio: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Ohio: 10.6
- About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Ohio: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 16.0 |
| 2024 | 10.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 times the share in Ohio: 11%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Paulding County | Share in Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.7 times the share in Ohio: 29%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Paulding County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 29.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 16.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 52.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 28.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.9 times the share in Ohio: 53%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Ohio: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- SR-6132
- US-1272
- TR-94 RD1
- CR-1031
- CR-138 E WAYNE ST1
- CR-1791
- FAIRGROUND DR1
- MU-62 MAIN ST1
- SR-1141
- SR-613 SUPERIOR ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Ford F-1501
- GMC Yukon1
- Harley Davidson Road King1
- International LT6251
- Jeep Renegade1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Cecil | MU-62 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | — | CR-138 E WAYNE ST | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | — | SR-114 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Paulding | CR-103 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | — | CR-179 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Latty | SR-613 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | — | SR-613 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | — | SR-613 SUPERIOR ST | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | — | US-127 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | — | US-127 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | — | TR-94 RD | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Paulding | FAIRGROUND DR | 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.