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Traffic deaths in Grady County, Oklahoma

County in Oklahoma · United States

Deaths, 2024
11
Fatal crashes
10
Population
58.3K

In 2024, 11 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Grady County, Oklahoma. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 18.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Grady County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 57 people died, an average of 11 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

18.9

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

20.1

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

  • About 1.2 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
  • About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024

  • Oklahoma: -9%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 14 14
2021 12 12
2022 9 7
2023 11 9
2024 11 10

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 25.5
2021 21.6
2022 15.9
2023 19.1
2024 18.9

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 8
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Grady County Share in Oklahoma
Pedestrians 0 0% 12%
Motorcyclists 2 18% 16%
Cyclists 1 9% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 4 36% 35%
Speeding-related crashes 3 27% 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

30%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 85 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 36%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 80 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 25%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Grady County Oklahoma United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 25.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 30.0% 36.0% 28.1%
At night 60.0% 51.5% 53.6%
At weekends 30.0% 32.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

60%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Oklahoma: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 7
Tue 5
Wed 8
Thu 5
Fri 13
Sat 9

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 6
Feb 0
Mar 4
Apr 5
May 4
Jun 1
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 9
Oct 5
Nov 6
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 36
Cloudy 9
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 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 25
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dusk 4
Dawn 2
Dark - Lighted 1

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-818
  2. SR-378
  3. US-628
  4. I-446
  5. SR-42
  6. SR-922
  7. US-2772
  8. SR-191
  9. US-81 US-277 S 4TH ST1
  10. W IDAHO AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 29
Cars 23
SUVs 16
Medium and heavy trucks 16
Motorcycles 6
Other vehicles 3
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado8
  2. Dodge Ram7
  3. Ram 15003
  4. Chevrolet Malibu3
  5. Toyota Tundra2
  6. Toyota Camry2
  7. Ford F-1502
  8. Ford Edge2
  9. Chevrolet Tahoe2
  10. Ford Fusion1

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 Deaths
Dec 11, 2024 Chickasha 1
Nov 8, 2024 Amber 1
Oct 2, 2024 Rush Springs 1
Sep 25, 2024 Tuttle 1
Sep 14, 2024 Chickasha 1
Jun 22, 2024 Verden 1
May 21, 2024 — 1
Mar 15, 2024 — 1
Mar 8, 2024 — 2
Jan 7, 2024 Ninnekah 1
Dec 25, 2023 Chickasha 1
Dec 18, 2023 — 1
Dec 7, 2023 — 3
Nov 11, 2023 — 1
Sep 30, 2023 — 1
May 20, 2023 Ninnekah 1
May 8, 2023 — 1
Mar 24, 2023 Tuttle 1
Jan 24, 2023 — 1
Dec 19, 2022 Tuttle 2
Oct 28, 2022 Tuttle 1
Sep 25, 2022 — 1
Aug 19, 2022 — 2
Jul 11, 2022 — 1
Apr 30, 2022 — 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.