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Traffic deaths in Ohio in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
1,274
Fatal crashes
1,179
Population
11.8M

In 2022, 1,274 people died in 1,179 fatal crashes in Ohio, about 3 a day. That was 5.9% fewer than in 2021 (1,354) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 10.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Ohio had the 8th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 35th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 21% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.8

-6%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

1,354 deaths in 2021, 1,274 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Ohio traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

13%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 891
Pedestrians 160
Motorcyclists 215
Cyclists 8
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Ohio Share in the US
Pedestrians 160 13% 18%
Motorcyclists 215 17% 15%
Cyclists 8 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 479 38% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 271 21% 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

21%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 28%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Ohio United States
Speeding-related 30.4% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 20.5% 27.7%
At night 50.2% 53.9%
At weekends 32.4% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

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 50
1am 41
2am 53
3am 24
4am 23
5am 32
6am 39
7am 27
8am 36
9am 35
10am 41
11am 30
12pm 54
1pm 55
2pm 60
3pm 65
4pm 67
5pm 78
6pm 69
7pm 59
8pm 69
9pm 57
10pm 68
11pm 47

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 171
Mon 139
Tue 153
Wed 161
Thu 148
Fri 196
Sat 211

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 76
Feb 57
Mar 78
Apr 104
May 105
Jun 99
Jul 119
Aug 132
Sep 103
Oct 113
Nov 105
Dec 88

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 765
Cloudy 291
Rain 76
Snow 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Sleet or Hail 2

All crashes 2022. 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 609
Dark - Not Lighted 291
Dark - Lighted 228
Dusk 24
Dawn 21
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-7530
  2. I-7129
  3. I-7017
  4. I-9011
  5. I-809
  6. I-769
  7. US-1279
  8. US-309
  9. US-628
  10. SR-78

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 688
SUVs 367
Pickup trucks 244
Medium and heavy trucks 220
Motorcycles 217
Vans 82
Other vehicles 79
Buses 7
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado57
  2. Honda Civic45
  3. Ford F-15041
  4. Chevrolet Malibu41
  5. Freightliner Cascadia35
  6. Honda Accord29
  7. Toyota Camry26
  8. Ford Fusion26
  9. Chevrolet Impala26
  10. Chevrolet Equinox26

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 27, 2022 Reynoldsburg, Franklin County 1
Nov 27, 2022 Cincinnati, Hamilton County 1
Nov 26, 2022 Madison County 1
Nov 26, 2022 Circleville, Pickaway County 1
Nov 26, 2022 Akron, Summit County 1
Nov 25, 2022 Clark County 1
Nov 25, 2022 Warren County 1
Nov 24, 2022 Huron County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Groveport, Franklin County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Toledo, Lucas County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Toledo, Lucas County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Scioto County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Morrow County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Sandusky, Erie County 2
Nov 22, 2022 Riverside, Montgomery County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Warren County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Greene County 2
Nov 22, 2022 Delaware County 1
Nov 21, 2022 Dayton, Montgomery County 1
Nov 21, 2022 Marion County 2
Nov 20, 2022 Williams County 1
Nov 20, 2022 Cincinnati, Hamilton County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Norwood, Hamilton County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Bratenahl, Cuyahoga County 1

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Counties in Ohio in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Adams County 5 18.2
Allen County 13 12.9
Ashland County 10 19.3
Ashtabula County 14 14.4
Athens County 7 11.5
Auglaize County 7 15.3
Belmont County 4 6.1
Brown County 6 13.7
Butler County 34 8.7
Carroll County 5 18.7
Champaign County 5 12.9
Clark County 22 16.3
Clermont County 26 12.3
Clinton County 18 43.0
Columbiana County 12 11.9
Coshocton County 7 19.2
Crawford County 6 14.5
Cuyahoga County 86 7.0
Darke County 14 27.2
Defiance County 5 13.1
Delaware County 17 7.5
Erie County 9 12.1
Fairfield County 12 7.4
Fayette County 3 10.4
Franklin County 125 9.4
Fulton County 11 26.2
Gallia County 7 24.2
Geauga County 8 8.4
Greene County 18 10.6
Guernsey County 7 18.4
Hamilton County 78 9.4
Hancock County 6 8.0
Hardin County 4 13.2
Harrison County 3 20.9
Henry County 5 18.2
Highland County 6 13.8
Hocking County 4 14.4
Holmes County 10 22.5
Huron County 4 6.9
Jackson County 5 15.3
Jefferson County 3 4.7
Knox County 10 15.8
Lake County 13 5.6
Lawrence County 9 15.9
Licking County 17 9.4
Logan County 8 17.4
Lorain County 21 6.6
Lucas County 40 9.4
Madison County 13 29.8
Mahoning County 37 16.4
Marion County 10 15.5
Medina County 11 6.0
Meigs County 4 18.2
Mercer County 13 30.7
Miami County 9 8.2
Monroe County 6 45.4
Montgomery County 68 12.7
Morgan County 3 22.0
Morrow County 10 28.3
Muskingum County 15 17.4
Noble County 5 34.8
Ottawa County 7 17.5
Paulding County 1 5.3
Perry County 5 14.1
Pickaway County 9 15.0
Pike County 6 22.3
Portage County 18 11.1
Preble County 9 22.2
Putnam County 2 5.8
Richland County 17 13.6
Ross County 8 10.5
Sandusky County 7 12.0
Scioto County 9 12.5
Seneca County 4 7.3
Shelby County 8 16.8
Stark County 30 8.1
Summit County 44 8.2
Trumbull County 15 7.5
Tuscarawas County 10 10.9
Union County 7 10.5
Van Wert County 8 27.8
Vinton County 3 23.9
Warren County 25 10.0
Washington County 8 13.6
Wayne County 17 14.6
Williams County 8 21.8
Wood County 13 9.9
Wyandot County 3 13.9

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.