Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 43.5K
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 18.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Pittsburg County had the 24th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 41 people died, an average of 8.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.4
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
18.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
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 | 11.4 |
| 2021 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | 34.4 |
| 2023 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 18.4 |
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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pittsburg County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 13% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Oklahoma: 36%
- About 90 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 | Pittsburg County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 37.5% | 51.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 37.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
38%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Oklahoma: 52%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
38%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Oklahoma: 32%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 30 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 24 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-697
- SR-316
- SR-93
- US-2703
- SR-1132
- US-69 GEORGE NIGH EXPY2
- INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE1
- US-270 OK-11
- SR-2701
- US-69 ON-RAMP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 20 |
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Dodge Ram4
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet GMT-4003
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Toyota Camry2
- Audi A41
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Impala1
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 1, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | McAlester | US-69 GEORGE NIGH EXPY | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Hartshorne | HARTSHORNE ADAMSON RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | McAlester | US-69 GEORGE NIGH EXPY | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | McAlester | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Indianola | LONE OAK RD | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | McAlester | SR-31 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | — | US-69 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | McAlester | US-69 ON-RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Savanna | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | — | SR-31 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | McAlester | US-69 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Kiowa | US-69 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | — | INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | McAlester | SR-270 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Krebs | US-270 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | — | US-270 OK-1 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | McAlester | 7TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | — | CR-LAKEAIRE | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | — | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | McAlester | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | SR-113 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | — | SR-31 | 2 |
| May 7, 2022 | — | CR-MASSEY POINT | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | — | CR-FRINK 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.