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Traffic deaths in Dewey County, Oklahoma

County in Oklahoma · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
4.3K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Dewey County, Oklahoma. That was 83.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 23.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Dewey County had the 62nd most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

23.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.5 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

55.0

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 3 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
  • About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-83%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024

  • Oklahoma: -9%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 2 2
2022 1 1
2023 6 4
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 44.7
2021 45.2
2022 22.8
2023 140.9
2024 23.4

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Dewey 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Dewey 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 100.0% 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%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 3 times the share in Oklahoma: 32%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 2
4am 0
5am 1
6am 0
7am 0
8am 1
9am 1
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 2
Tue 2
Wed 0
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 3
Nov 0
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 7
Cloudy 2
Rain 1

All crashes 2020–2024. 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 7
Dark - Not Lighted 3

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

  1. US-2704
  2. US-270 US-2812
  3. CR-24301
  4. CR-EW07401
  5. US-1831
  6. US-601

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 8
Medium and heavy trucks 6
Cars 2
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Nissan Altima2
  2. Ram 25002
  3. Dodge Durango1
  4. Ford F-2501
  5. Ford Ranger1
  6. Freightliner Cascadia1
  7. GMC Canyon1
  8. GMC Sierra1
  9. International MA0251
  10. Peterbilt 3791

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Oct 19, 2024 Oakwood 1
Jun 3, 2023 — 1
Apr 15, 2023 — 1
Mar 13, 2023 — 3
Mar 6, 2023 — 1
Apr 29, 2022 — 1
Oct 15, 2021 — 1
Aug 10, 2021 — 1
Oct 22, 2020 — 1
Jul 21, 2020 — 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.