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Traffic deaths in Stark County, Ohio

County in Ohio · United States

Deaths, 2024
28
Fatal crashes
28
Population
373.2K

In 2024, 28 people died in 28 fatal crashes in Stark County, Ohio. That was 40.0% more than in 2023 (20) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 7.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Stark County had the 8th most traffic deaths among Ohio's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 148 people died, an average of 30 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 7% of deaths, and 21% 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

7.9

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

  • About three-quarters of the average in Ohio: 10.6
  • About two-thirds of the average in the United States: 12.3

+40%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

20 deaths in 2023, 28 in 2024

  • Ohio: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 31 31
2021 39 33
2022 30 29
2023 20 19
2024 28 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 8.3
2021 10.4
2022 8.1
2023 5.4
2024 7.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

7%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About two-thirds of the share in Ohio: 11%
  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 13
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 13
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Stark County Share in Ohio
Pedestrians 2 7% 11%
Motorcyclists 13 46% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 14 50% 37%
Speeding-related crashes 6 21% 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

21%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in Ohio: 17%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 28%

43%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.5 times the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Stark County Ohio United States
Speeding-related 42.9% 29.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 21.4% 16.8% 28.1%
At night 64.3% 52.6% 53.6%
At weekends 35.7% 28.9% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

64%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Ohio: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%

36%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times 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 10
1am 4
2am 2
3am 3
4am 2
5am 2
6am 3
7am 1
8am 1
9am 1
10am 4
11am 6
12pm 5
1pm 10
2pm 3
3pm 5
4pm 7
5pm 13
6pm 12
7pm 9
8pm 6
9pm 13
10pm 10
11pm 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 19
Mon 16
Tue 14
Wed 14
Thu 21
Fri 27
Sat 29

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 11
Feb 8
Mar 6
Apr 15
May 9
Jun 18
Jul 17
Aug 18
Sep 10
Oct 8
Nov 12
Dec 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 80
Cloudy 40
Rain 13
Snow 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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
Daylight 63
Dark - Lighted 36
Dark - Not Lighted 34
Dusk 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2
Dawn 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. US-626
  2. SR-1725
  3. CR-66 CLEVELAND AVE NW4
  4. I-774
  5. SR-43 WAYNESBURG DR4
  6. US-304
  7. CR-247 SOUTHWAY ST3
  8. SR-172 LISBON ST3
  9. SR-43 MARKET AVE N3
  10. CR-223 PERRY DR2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 86
Motorcycles 48
SUVs 39
Pickup trucks 25
Vans 12
Medium and heavy trucks 11
Other vehicles 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Impala6
  2. Ford F-1506
  3. Chevrolet Malibu5
  4. Chevrolet Silverado5
  5. Chevrolet Equinox4
  6. Ford Escape4
  7. Honda Accord4
  8. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup3
  9. Ford F-3503
  10. Ford Focus3

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 Deaths
Dec 29, 2024 — 1
Dec 13, 2024 — 1
Dec 7, 2024 — 1
Dec 4, 2024 — 1
Nov 30, 2024 — 1
Sep 18, 2024 — 1
Sep 10, 2024 Canton 1
Aug 31, 2024 — 1
Aug 29, 2024 — 1
Aug 18, 2024 — 1
Aug 18, 2024 — 1
Aug 16, 2024 — 1
Aug 13, 2024 — 1
Aug 13, 2024 — 1
Aug 9, 2024 Canton 1
Jul 7, 2024 — 1
Jun 22, 2024 — 1
Jun 22, 2024 Alliance 1
Jun 14, 2024 — 1
Jun 3, 2024 Canton 1
May 16, 2024 Canton 1
May 16, 2024 Canton 1
Apr 19, 2024 — 1
Apr 11, 2024 — 1
Apr 4, 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.