Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Craig County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 14.5K
In 2023, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Craig County, Oklahoma. That was 57.1% fewer than in 2022 (7). The death rate was 20.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 17.5 in Oklahoma and 12.2 in the United States. Craig County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2021 and 2023, 14 people died, an average of 4.7 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 1.3 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
32.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2023
- About 1.8 times the average in Oklahoma: 18.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.7
-57%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
7 deaths in 2022, 3 in 2023
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 28.2 |
| 2022 | 49.4 |
| 2023 | 20.7 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Craig County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 32% |
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 | Craig County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Oklahoma: 52%
- About two-thirds 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 | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-605
- SR-23
- US-592
- US-692
- I-44 WILL ROGERS TPK1
- SR-821
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Kenworth T6802
- Cadillac DTS1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chrysler 2001
- Chrysler PT Cruiser1
- Dodge Ram1
- EZ GO EZ GO1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2023 | — | I-44 WILL ROGERS TPK | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Vinita | US-69 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | — | SR-82 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Welch | US-59 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Vinita | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Vinita | US-60 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | — | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2021 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.