Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Coal County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 5.5K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Coal County, Oklahoma. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 18.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Coal County had the 62nd most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 6 people died, an average of 1.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.0 |
| 2021 | 37.7 |
| 2022 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 18.9 |
| 2024 | 18.3 |
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 Oklahoma: 12%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Coal County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 37% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Coal County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 51.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 52%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
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
- SR-34
- CR-E17101
- SR-311
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
- GMC Sierra1
- Honda Fit1
- Infiniti QX501
- Mack Anthem1
- Peterbilt 3881
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | Tupelo | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | — | SR-31 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | — | CR-E1710 | 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.