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Traffic deaths in Ohio in 2021

State in United States

Deaths, 2021
1,354
Fatal crashes
1,242
Population
11.8M

In 2021, 1,354 people died in 1,242 fatal crashes in Ohio, about 4 a day. That was 10.1% more than in 2020 (1,230) and the most since 2002. The death rate was 11.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Ohio had the 6th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 29th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

  • About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 13.0

+10%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

1,230 deaths in 2020, 1,354 in 2021

  • The United States: +11%

Ohio traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

12%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2021
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 930
Pedestrians 168
Motorcyclists 226
Cyclists 30
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Deaths by type, 2021
Type Deaths Share in Ohio Share in the US
Pedestrians 168 12% 17%
Motorcyclists 226 17% 14%
Cyclists 30 2% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 527 39% 31%
Speeding-related crashes 341 25% 29%

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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2021
Category Ohio United States
Speeding-related 32.3% 26.3%
Alcohol-involved 24.9% 28.2%
At night 54.9% 53.9%
At weekends 31.9% 32.8%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 40
1am 56
2am 48
3am 40
4am 27
5am 31
6am 28
7am 35
8am 39
9am 24
10am 46
11am 40
12pm 47
1pm 58
2pm 51
3pm 72
4pm 62
5pm 58
6pm 91
7pm 67
8pm 63
9pm 84
10pm 67
11pm 68

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 178
Mon 164
Tue 157
Wed 146
Thu 161
Fri 218
Sat 218

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 95
Feb 59
Mar 83
Apr 96
May 113
Jun 99
Jul 136
Aug 122
Sep 129
Oct 107
Nov 108
Dec 95

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 791
Cloudy 314
Rain 91
Snow 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 9
Sleet or Hail 2

All crashes 2021. 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 591
Dark - Not Lighted 300
Dark - Lighted 294
Dusk 31
Dawn 17
Dark - Unknown Lighting 7

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-7126
  2. I-7521
  3. US-5011
  4. I-7011
  5. US-6211
  6. I-8010
  7. US-2310
  8. US-1279
  9. I-909
  10. I-4808

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 749
SUVs 331
Pickup trucks 244
Motorcycles 231
Medium and heavy trucks 205
Vans 95
Other vehicles 73
Buses 2
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2021.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado65
  2. Honda Civic47
  3. Ford F-15041
  4. Honda Accord40
  5. Ford Fusion33
  6. Toyota Camry32
  7. Freightliner Cascadia32
  8. Ford Escape32
  9. Chevrolet Impala30
  10. Chevrolet Malibu28

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
May 7, 2021 Toledo, Lucas County 1
May 7, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County 1
May 6, 2021 Defiance County 1
May 4, 2021 Strongsville, Cuyahoga County 1
May 3, 2021 Youngstown, Mahoning County 1
May 3, 2021 Pickerington, Fairfield County 1
May 1, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County 1
May 1, 2021 Warren, Trumbull County 1
May 1, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County 1
Apr 30, 2021 Montgomery County 4
Apr 30, 2021 Holmes County 1
Apr 30, 2021 Ashtabula County 1
Apr 30, 2021 Franklin County 1
Apr 29, 2021 Washington County 2
Apr 28, 2021 Cincinnati, Hamilton County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Ross County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Lucas County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Clinton County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Allen County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County 1
Apr 27, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County 1
Apr 26, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County 1
Apr 26, 2021 Blue Ash, Hamilton County 1
Apr 26, 2021 Portage County 1
Apr 25, 2021 Hamilton, Butler County 1

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Counties in Ohio in 2021

Area Deaths, 2021 Per 100,000
Adams County 7 25.4
Allen County 25 24.6
Ashland County 9 17.3
Ashtabula County 16 16.4
Athens County 12 20.3
Auglaize County 6 13.0
Belmont County 8 12.1
Brown County 5 11.4
Butler County 35 9.0
Carroll County 4 15.0
Champaign County 11 28.4
Clark County 23 17.0
Clermont County 18 8.6
Clinton County 9 21.4
Columbiana County 15 14.8
Coshocton County 9 24.6
Crawford County 6 14.4
Cuyahoga County 129 10.3
Darke County 9 17.4
Defiance County 9 23.6
Delaware County 12 5.4
Erie County 11 14.7
Fairfield County 21 13.0
Fayette County 4 13.8
Franklin County 125 9.5
Fulton County 4 9.4
Gallia County 7 24.0
Geauga County 28 29.3
Greene County 9 5.3
Guernsey County 7 18.3
Hamilton County 72 8.7
Hancock County 9 12.0
Hardin County 6 19.7
Harrison County 4 27.6
Henry County 5 18.2
Highland County 9 20.7
Hocking County 5 17.8
Holmes County 8 18.0
Huron County 4 6.8
Jackson County 10 30.7
Jefferson County 5 7.7
Knox County 5 8.0
Lake County 6 2.6
Lawrence County 6 10.5
Licking County 25 13.9
Logan County 5 10.8
Lorain County 39 12.4
Lucas County 54 12.6
Madison County 2 4.5
Mahoning County 21 9.3
Marion County 10 15.3
Medina County 15 8.2
Meigs County 5 22.7
Mercer County 6 14.2
Miami County 20 18.3
Monroe County 1 7.5
Montgomery County 74 13.8
Morgan County 3 21.9
Morrow County 7 19.9
Muskingum County 12 13.9
Noble County 5 34.9
Ottawa County 2 5.0
Paulding County 6 31.7
Perry County 6 16.9
Pickaway County 10 17.0
Pike County 4 14.8
Portage County 17 10.7
Preble County 3 7.3
Putnam County 7 20.4
Richland County 14 11.2
Ross County 13 17.0
Sandusky County 4 6.8
Scioto County 7 9.6
Seneca County 4 7.3
Shelby County 4 8.3
Stark County 39 10.4
Summit County 48 8.9
Trumbull County 29 14.4
Tuscarawas County 13 14.0
Union County 5 7.7
Van Wert County 2 6.9
Vinton County 4 31.5
Warren County 8 3.2
Washington County 7 11.8
Wayne County 19 16.4
Williams County 8 21.7
Wood County 13 10.0
Wyandot County 7 32.3

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.