Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Love County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 10.6K
In 2024, 9 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Love County, Oklahoma. That was 18.2% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 84.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Love County had the 20th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
84.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
62.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 4 times the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-18%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
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 | 49.2 |
| 2021 | 39.1 |
| 2022 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 105.9 |
| 2024 | 84.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Oklahoma: 12%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Love County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 11% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 11% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 11% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 7 | 78% | 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
67%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.9 times the share in Oklahoma: 36%
- About double 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 | Love County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 66.7% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 51.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Oklahoma: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 4 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dusk | 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
- I-3514
- SR-323
- SR-762
- SR-772
- US-772
- CR-OSWALT RD1
- CR-LOVES VALLEY1
- CR-BATSON RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-2502
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Civic2
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Audi S31
- Buick Rainier1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2024 | Thackerville | I-35 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Marietta | I-35 | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | Marietta | SR-77 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | — | I-35 | 4 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | — | SR-77 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | — | SR-76 | 2 |
| May 11, 2023 | — | SR-32 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | — | CR-LOVES VALLEY | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Marietta | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | — | CR-BATSON RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Marietta | I-35 | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | — | SR-32 | 2 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Thackerville | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Marietta | US-77 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | — | SR-76 | 1 |
| May 17, 2020 | — | CR-OSWALT RD | 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.