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Traffic deaths in Ohio in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,157
Fatal crashes
1,077
Population
11.9M

In 2024, 1,157 people died in 1,077 fatal crashes in Ohio, about 3 a day. That was 6.8% fewer than in 2023 (1,242) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 9.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Ohio had the 9th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 35th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-7%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,242 deaths in 2023, 1,157 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%

Ohio traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

11%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 789
Pedestrians 122
Motorcyclists 222
Cyclists 24
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Ohio Share in the US
Pedestrians 122 11% 18%
Motorcyclists 222 19% 16%
Cyclists 24 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 424 37% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 192 17% 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

17%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Ohio United States
Speeding-related 29.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 16.8% 28.1%
At night 52.6% 53.6%
At weekends 28.9% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

53%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

29%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 46
1am 43
2am 41
3am 17
4am 17
5am 29
6am 44
7am 29
8am 22
9am 27
10am 29
11am 36
12pm 44
1pm 49
2pm 51
3pm 53
4pm 68
5pm 59
6pm 80
7pm 71
8pm 54
9pm 51
10pm 65
11pm 52

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 141
Mon 145
Tue 144
Wed 149
Thu 157
Fri 171
Sat 170

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 62
Feb 71
Mar 88
Apr 90
May 99
Jun 116
Jul 96
Aug 116
Sep 95
Oct 101
Nov 78
Dec 65

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 697
Cloudy 267
Rain 85
Snow 18
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 1

All crashes 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 551
Dark - Not Lighted 250
Dark - Lighted 207
Dusk 35
Dawn 27
Dark - Unknown Lighting 6

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-7520
  2. I-7117
  3. US-2315
  4. I-9011
  5. I-7710
  6. US-358
  7. I-808
  8. I-4808
  9. US-367
  10. I-80 OHIO TURNPIKE7

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 586
SUVs 376
Motorcycles 220
Pickup trucks 217
Medium and heavy trucks 173
Vans 64
Other vehicles 58
Buses 5
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado53
  2. Ford F-15042
  3. Honda Civic34
  4. Chevrolet Equinox33
  5. Chevrolet Malibu32
  6. Honda Accord31
  7. Freightliner Cascadia26
  8. Honda CR-V25
  9. Jeep Grand Cherokee24
  10. Ford Fusion23

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
Nov 8, 2024 Akron, Summit County 1
Nov 8, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 1
Nov 8, 2024 Independence, Cuyahoga County 1
Nov 8, 2024 Greene County 1
Nov 7, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Jefferson County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County 1
Nov 4, 2024 Greene County 1
Nov 4, 2024 Hardin County 1
Nov 3, 2024 Trumbull County 1
Nov 2, 2024 Greene County 2
Nov 2, 2024 Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County 1
Nov 2, 2024 Ashtabula County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Middletown, Butler County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Youngstown, Mahoning County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Mansfield, Richland County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Richland County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Upper Arlington, Franklin County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Medina County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Scioto County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Jackson County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Barberton, Summit County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Licking County 1

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Counties in Ohio in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Adams County 4 14.5
Allen County 10 9.9
Ashland County 7 13.3
Ashtabula County 21 21.7
Athens County 5 7.9
Auglaize County 6 13.1
Belmont County 4 6.2
Brown County 3 6.8
Butler County 35 8.8
Carroll County 3 11.3
Champaign County 7 18.1
Clark County 18 13.2
Clermont County 19 8.9
Clinton County 4 9.5
Columbiana County 11 11.0
Coshocton County 6 16.2
Crawford County 2 4.8
Cuyahoga County 118 9.6
Darke County 4 7.8
Defiance County 6 15.7
Delaware County 20 8.4
Erie County 10 13.6
Fairfield County 13 7.8
Fayette County 1 3.5
Franklin County 89 6.6
Fulton County 13 30.9
Gallia County 2 6.9
Geauga County 10 10.5
Greene County 19 11.0
Guernsey County 11 28.7
Hamilton County 63 7.5
Hancock County 14 18.7
Hardin County 2 6.6
Harrison County 2 14.2
Henry County 9 32.7
Highland County 6 13.7
Hocking County 7 25.5
Holmes County 4 8.9
Huron County 4 6.9
Jackson County 4 12.2
Jefferson County 8 12.5
Knox County 3 4.7
Lake County 11 4.7
Lawrence County 4 7.1
Licking County 17 9.2
Logan County 4 8.7
Lorain County 26 8.1
Lucas County 35 8.2
Madison County 7 15.3
Mahoning County 18 8.0
Marion County 8 12.3
Medina County 19 10.3
Meigs County 4 18.6
Mercer County 10 23.5
Miami County 6 5.4
Monroe County 1 7.7
Montgomery County 65 12.1
Morgan County 5 36.8
Morrow County 13 36.1
Muskingum County 14 16.2
Noble County 3 21.0
Ottawa County 4 10.1
Paulding County 2 10.7
Perry County 11 30.8
Pickaway County 16 25.7
Pike County 3 11.1
Portage County 12 7.4
Preble County 4 9.8
Putnam County 2 5.9
Richland County 16 12.8
Ross County 10 13.2
Sandusky County 8 13.6
Scioto County 10 13.9
Seneca County 13 23.8
Shelby County 9 18.8
Stark County 28 7.5
Summit County 37 6.9
Trumbull County 18 9.0
Tuscarawas County 12 13.0
Union County 5 6.9
Van Wert County 4 13.9
Vinton County 3 23.9
Warren County 11 4.3
Washington County 5 8.5
Wayne County 10 8.6
Williams County 6 16.4
Wood County 19 14.3
Wyandot County 2 9.3

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.