Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Canton, Ohio

City in Stark County · Ohio · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
5
Population
69.1K

In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Canton, Ohio. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 7.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.5 in Stark County, 9.8 in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 35 people died, an average of 7.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Stark County, Ohio: 7.5
  • About three-quarters of the rate in Ohio: 9.8
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+25%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • Stark County, Ohio: +40%
  • Ohio: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 4
2021 10 10
2022 12 11
2023 4 4
2024 5 5

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 5.7
2021 14.3
2022 17.3
2023 5.8
2024 7.2

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 Stark County, Ohio: 7%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Ohio: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Canton Share in Stark County
Pedestrians 0 0% 7%
Motorcyclists 3 60% 46%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 50%
Speeding-related crashes 2 40% 21%

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

40%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.9 times the share in Stark County, Ohio: 21%
  • About double the share in Ohio: 17%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About half the share in Stark County, Ohio: 43%
  • About two-thirds of the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Canton Stark County Ohio United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 42.9% 29.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 40.0% 21.4% 16.8% 28.1%
At night 60.0% 64.3% 52.6% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 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

60%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Stark County, Ohio: 64%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Ohio: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Stark County, Ohio: 36%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Ohio: 29%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 5
1am 3
2am 1
3am 0
4am 1
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 2
11am 1
12pm 2
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 0
4pm 2
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 3
9pm 3
10pm 2
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 3
Wed 1
Thu 5
Fri 8
Sat 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 2
May 5
Jun 5
Jul 3
Aug 4
Sep 2
Oct 4
Nov 1
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 17
Cloudy 13
Rain 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 19
Daylight 13
Dark - Not Lighted 1
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. SR-43 MARKET AVE N3
  2. CR-66 CLEVELAND AVE NW3
  3. CR-240 12TH ST NW ST2
  4. CR-254 HARRISON AVE NW1
  5. BLOSSOM CT1
  6. CR-170 TRUMP AVE1
  7. CR-240 12TH ST NE1
  8. CR-213 38TH ST NW ST1
  9. CR-208 30TH ST NW1
  10. 14TH ST SE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 16
Motorcycles 14
SUVs 8
Pickup trucks 4
Other vehicles 3
Vans 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Corolla3
  2. Chevrolet Equinox2
  3. Acura TLX1
  4. Chevrolet Colorado1
  5. Chevrolet Express1
  6. Chevrolet GMT-4001
  7. Chevrolet HHR1
  8. Chevrolet Impala1
  9. Chevrolet Malibu1
  10. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1

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
Sep 10, 2024 1
Aug 9, 2024 1
Jun 3, 2024 1
May 16, 2024 1
May 16, 2024 1
Aug 11, 2023 1
Jun 29, 2023 1
Jun 25, 2023 1
Jan 29, 2023 1
Oct 23, 2022 1
Oct 1, 2022 2
Aug 26, 2022 1
Jul 16, 2022 1
Jul 2, 2022 1
May 20, 2022 1
Apr 30, 2022 1
Apr 16, 2022 1
Feb 14, 2022 1
Jan 15, 2022 1
Jan 13, 2022 1
Nov 2, 2021 1
Oct 31, 2021 1
Oct 8, 2021 1
Aug 14, 2021 1
Jun 17, 2021 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.