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Traffic deaths in Duncan, Oklahoma

City in Stephens County · Oklahoma · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
4
Population
23.2K

In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Duncan, Oklahoma. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 21.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.1 in Stephens County, 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

21.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 18.1
  • About 1.4 times the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
  • About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+67%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • Stephens County, Oklahoma: +33%
  • Oklahoma: -9%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 4
2021 1 1
2022 4 3
2023 3 2
2024 5 4

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 17.7
2021 4.4
2022 17.4
2023 12.9
2024 21.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.6 times the share in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 13%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Oklahoma: 12%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Duncan Share in Stephens County
Pedestrians 1 20% 13%
Motorcyclists 2 40% 25%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 38%
Speeding-related crashes 3 60% 38%

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 1.8 times the share in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 29%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Oklahoma: 36%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 60 percent of the share in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 43%
  • About the same as the share in Oklahoma: 25%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Duncan Stephens County Oklahoma United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 42.9% 25.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 28.6% 36.0% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 28.6% 51.5% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 28.6% 32.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

25%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 90 percent of the share in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 29%
  • About half the share in Oklahoma: 52%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 90 percent of the share in Stephens County, Oklahoma: 29%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Oklahoma: 32%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 0
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 0
6pm 2
7pm 3
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 12
Cloudy 1
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 9
Dark - Not Lighted 4
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

  1. US-814
  2. SR-7 DUNCAN BYPASS2
  3. SR-7C DUNCAN BYPASS1
  4. W FULLER RD E 1770 RD1
  5. CR-7 DUNCAN BYP1
  6. PINTO RD N 3030 RD1
  7. SR-7 BYPASS1
  8. SR-7 HALLIBURTON BLVD1
  9. SR-7A MAIN ST1
  10. SR-7C1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 9
Cars 8
SUVs 5
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado3
  2. Ram 25002
  3. Toyota RAV41
  4. Nissan 350Z1
  5. Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
  6. Mack CHU1
  7. Buick LaCrosse1
  8. Chevrolet Cruze1
  9. Chevrolet Spark1
  10. Chevrolet Suburban1

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 Deaths
Dec 3, 2024 1
Sep 11, 2024 1
Aug 16, 2024 1
Jun 30, 2024 2
Aug 21, 2023 1
Apr 17, 2023 2
Aug 21, 2022 2
Jun 30, 2022 1
Mar 16, 2022 1
Mar 13, 2021 1
Jul 5, 2020 1
Jun 20, 2020 1
May 27, 2020 1
Jan 18, 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.