Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Ohio
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%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,766 | 1,593 |
| 1976 | 1,893 | 1,669 |
| 1977 | 1,835 | 1,636 |
| 1978 | 2,047 | 1,800 |
| 1979 | 2,281 | 2,010 |
| 1980 | 2,033 | 1,805 |
| 1981 | 1,776 | 1,566 |
| 1982 | 1,607 | 1,447 |
| 1983 | 1,582 | 1,416 |
| 1984 | 1,646 | 1,479 |
| 1985 | 1,646 | 1,480 |
| 1986 | 1,673 | 1,503 |
| 1987 | 1,772 | 1,588 |
| 1988 | 1,748 | 1,586 |
| 1989 | 1,772 | 1,574 |
| 1990 | 1,638 | 1,479 |
| 1991 | 1,636 | 1,451 |
| 1992 | 1,439 | 1,302 |
| 1993 | 1,478 | 1,327 |
| 1994 | 1,370 | 1,207 |
| 1995 | 1,360 | 1,219 |
| 1996 | 1,391 | 1,244 |
| 1997 | 1,441 | 1,270 |
| 1998 | 1,422 | 1,289 |
| 1999 | 1,430 | 1,284 |
| 2000 | 1,366 | 1,244 |
| 2001 | 1,378 | 1,257 |
| 2002 | 1,418 | 1,285 |
| 2003 | 1,274 | 1,165 |
| 2004 | 1,286 | 1,163 |
| 2005 | 1,321 | 1,223 |
| 2006 | 1,238 | 1,141 |
| 2007 | 1,255 | 1,161 |
| 2008 | 1,191 | 1,099 |
| 2009 | 1,022 | 945 |
| 2010 | 1,080 | 984 |
| 2011 | 1,017 | 942 |
| 2012 | 1,121 | 1,022 |
| 2013 | 989 | 917 |
| 2014 | 1,006 | 917 |
| 2015 | 1,110 | 1,029 |
| 2016 | 1,132 | 1,053 |
| 2017 | 1,179 | 1,094 |
| 2018 | 1,068 | 996 |
| 2019 | 1,153 | 1,039 |
| 2020 | 1,230 | 1,154 |
| 2021 | 1,354 | 1,242 |
| 2022 | 1,274 | 1,179 |
| 2023 | 1,242 | 1,150 |
| 2024 | 1,157 | 1,077 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0 |
| 2001 | 12.1 |
| 2002 | 12.4 |
| 2003 | 11.1 |
| 2004 | 11.2 |
| 2005 | 11.5 |
| 2006 | 10.8 |
| 2007 | 10.9 |
| 2008 | 10.3 |
| 2009 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | 9.4 |
| 2011 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 9.7 |
| 2013 | 8.5 |
| 2014 | 8.7 |
| 2015 | 9.6 |
| 2016 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | 10.1 |
| 2018 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 11.5 |
| 2022 | 10.8 |
| 2023 | 10.5 |
| 2024 | 9.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 789 |
| Pedestrians | 122 |
| Motorcyclists | 222 |
| Cyclists | 24 |
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| 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%
| 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 234 |
| 1am | 221 |
| 2am | 223 |
| 3am | 133 |
| 4am | 128 |
| 5am | 137 |
| 6am | 177 |
| 7am | 156 |
| 8am | 155 |
| 9am | 147 |
| 10am | 180 |
| 11am | 177 |
| 12pm | 229 |
| 1pm | 267 |
| 2pm | 286 |
| 3pm | 302 |
| 4pm | 329 |
| 5pm | 327 |
| 6pm | 375 |
| 7pm | 368 |
| 8pm | 322 |
| 9pm | 318 |
| 10pm | 339 |
| 11pm | 272 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 839 |
| Mon | 733 |
| Tue | 729 |
| Wed | 755 |
| Thu | 778 |
| Fri | 950 |
| Sat | 1,018 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 382 |
| Feb | 321 |
| Mar | 410 |
| Apr | 425 |
| May | 535 |
| Jun | 527 |
| Jul | 603 |
| Aug | 604 |
| Sep | 563 |
| Oct | 539 |
| Nov | 471 |
| Dec | 422 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3,684 |
| Cloudy | 1,443 |
| Rain | 470 |
| Snow | 109 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 50 |
| Sleet or Hail | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2,874 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,394 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1,235 |
| Dusk | 162 |
| Dawn | 103 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 21 |
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
- I-75113
- I-71112
- I-7061
- I-9049
- I-8048
- US-2347
- US-3331
- I-7731
- US-6231
- I-48031
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3,435 |
| SUVs | 1,781 |
| Pickup trucks | 1,142 |
| Motorcycles | 1,129 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 903 |
| Vans | 364 |
| Other vehicles | 337 |
| Buses | 24 |
| Other light trucks | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado270
- Ford F-150219
- Honda Civic210
- Honda Accord164
- Chevrolet Malibu164
- Toyota Camry139
- Freightliner Cascadia138
- Chevrolet Equinox135
- Ford Fusion126
- Ford Escape121
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2024 | Wickliffe, Lake County | I-90 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Sandusky County | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Montgomery County | CR-99 DIXIE DR | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Logan County | CR-29 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Morgan County | SR-376 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Huron County | TS-62 WEST RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Monroe, Butler County | SR-63 HAMILTON LEBANON RD | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Columbus, Franklin County | CR-125 FRANK RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Scioto County | US-23 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Butler County | CR-204 STAHLHEBER RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Butler County | CR-30 HAMILTON NEW LONDON RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Athens County | CR-19 RADFORD RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Morrow County | CR-194 HEDDING RD | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Tuscarawas County | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Butler County | US-127 N THIRD ST | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Stark County | US-30 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Clark County | SR-41 CHARLESTON PIKE | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Cuyahoga County | CR-59 COOK RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Medina County | SR-83 AVON LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Vinton County | SR-56 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Williams County | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Butler County | SR-129 MILLVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Gahanna, Franklin County | CR-17 MORSE RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County | I-71 N | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Ashtabula County | US-20 PROSPECT RD | 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.