Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Custer County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 28.2K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Custer County, Oklahoma. That was 85.7% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 3.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Custer County had the 62nd most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 25 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
19.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-86%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 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 | 17.6 |
| 2021 | 24.9 |
| 2022 | 25.0 |
| 2023 | 24.7 |
| 2024 | 3.6 |
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 Custer County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 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 | Custer County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.9 times the share in Oklahoma: 52%
- About 1.9 times 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
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-4011
- US-1834
- CR-N23101
- SR-331
- CR-23301
- I 40 SERVICE RD1
- I-40 EXIT RAMP1
- N 15TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 5793
- Mercury Grand Marquis3
- Ford F-1503
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- GMC Sierra2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford Expedition2
- Kenworth T6001
- Indian Motorcycle Chief Dark Horse1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | Custer City | US-183 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | — | SR-33 | 2 |
| May 11, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | Weatherford | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Weatherford | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | — | CR-N2310 | 3 |
| May 20, 2022 | — | I 40 SERVICE RD | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Clinton | N 15TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | — | I-40 | 4 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| May 23, 2020 | — | CR-2330 | 1 |
| May 4, 2020 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | — | I-40 EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | — | US-183 | 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.