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Traffic deaths in Ellis County, Oklahoma

County in Oklahoma · United States

Deaths, 2024
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
3.6K

In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Ellis County, Oklahoma. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 55.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Ellis County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 7 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

55.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 4 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
  • About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

47.7

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024

  • About 3 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.5
  • About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.4

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024

  • Oklahoma: -9%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2021–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2021 1 1
2022 2 2
2023 2 2
2024 2 2

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, 2021–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2021 26.8
2022 54.2
2023 55.0
2024 55.2

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 2
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Ellis County Share in Oklahoma
Pedestrians 0 0% 12%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 50% 35%
Speeding-related crashes 1 50% 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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in Oklahoma: 36%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About double the share in Oklahoma: 25%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Ellis County Oklahoma United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 25.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 36.0% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 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

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Oklahoma: 52%
  • About the same as 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 1
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 0
8am 1
9am 0
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2021–2024.

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

All crashes 2021–2024.

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

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 4
Cloudy 3

All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Daylight 3

All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. CR-371
  2. CR-NS1751
  3. CR-NS1771
  4. CR-NS1901
  5. CR-NS1911
  6. SR-151
  7. US-601

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 3
Pickup trucks 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. CAN-AM Defender/Traxter - MAX TEX1
  2. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  3. Chevrolet Silverado1
  4. Ford F-1501
  5. Ford Fusion1
  6. Hyundai Elantra1
  7. International LT6251
  8. Kenworth W9 Series1
  9. Toyota Camry1

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
May 26, 2024 Shattuck 1
Mar 10, 2024 — 1
Oct 20, 2023 — 1
Sep 18, 2023 — 1
Dec 22, 2022 — 1
Sep 16, 2022 — 1
Jul 18, 2021 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.