Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Washington County, Oklahoma
County in Oklahoma · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 53.9K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Washington County, Oklahoma. That was 80.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.7 in Oklahoma and 11.5 in the United States. Washington County had the 20th most traffic deaths among Oklahoma's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 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 44% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Oklahoma: 15.7
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 60 percent of the average in Oklahoma: 17.3
- About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+80%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Oklahoma: -9%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 9.3 |
| 2024 | 16.7 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Washington County | Share in Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 11% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 33% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 33% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 44% | 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
44%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in Oklahoma: 36%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Oklahoma: 25%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Washington County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 25.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 44.4% | 36.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 51.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 22.2% | 32.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Oklahoma: 52%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Oklahoma: 32%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 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-7511
- CR-NS40201
- CR-N39501
- CR-NS40101
- CR-NS40301
- CR-PORTLAND AVE1
- CR-W 1001
- SILVERLAKE RD1
- SR-751
- SW COUNTRY LN1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Ford F-3502
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Odyssey2
- Toyota RAV42
- Jeep Patriot1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Hyundai Accent1
- BMW 530e1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | Bartlesville | SILVERLAKE RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Bartlesville | US-75 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Ramona | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bartlesville | US-60 WASHINGTON BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Dewey | W 1500 RD | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Bartlesville | SW COUNTRY LN | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | Bartlesville | TUXEDO BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | — | CR-PORTLAND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Bartlesville | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Bartlesville | US-60 NOWATA RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | — | CR-NS4020 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | — | CR-NS4010 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | CR-N3950 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | — | CR-W 100 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | — | US-75 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | — | CR-NS4030 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | — | US-60 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | — | US-75 | 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.