Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Oklahoma in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 653
- Fatal crashes
- 600
- Population
- 4M
In 2020, 653 people died in 600 fatal crashes in Oklahoma. The death rate was 16.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Oklahoma had the 21st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 11th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 24% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 492 |
| Pedestrians | 86 |
| Motorcyclists | 63 |
| Cyclists | 12 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Oklahoma | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 86 | 13% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 63 | 10% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 12 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 180 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 156 | 24% | 29% |
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
24%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 29.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 24.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 46.0% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 29.3% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
46%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 53%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 22 |
| 1am | 19 |
| 2am | 9 |
| 3am | 17 |
| 4am | 14 |
| 5am | 16 |
| 6am | 33 |
| 7am | 18 |
| 8am | 26 |
| 9am | 23 |
| 10am | 19 |
| 11am | 26 |
| 12pm | 23 |
| 1pm | 20 |
| 2pm | 14 |
| 3pm | 40 |
| 4pm | 23 |
| 5pm | 43 |
| 6pm | 38 |
| 7pm | 32 |
| 8pm | 25 |
| 9pm | 37 |
| 10pm | 26 |
| 11pm | 21 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 88 |
| Mon | 96 |
| Tue | 73 |
| Wed | 87 |
| Thu | 88 |
| Fri | 80 |
| Sat | 88 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 41 |
| Feb | 45 |
| Mar | 46 |
| Apr | 38 |
| May | 46 |
| Jun | 48 |
| Jul | 63 |
| Aug | 51 |
| Sep | 61 |
| Oct | 67 |
| Nov | 41 |
| Dec | 53 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 382 |
| Cloudy | 155 |
| Rain | 39 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 301 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 192 |
| Dark - Lighted | 66 |
| Dawn | 17 |
| Dusk | 15 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4033
- I-4425
- I-3521
- US-8114
- SR-312
- SR-911
- US-7511
- US-6210
- US-4128
- SR-208
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 281 |
| Pickup trucks | 252 |
| SUVs | 164 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 95 |
| Motorcycles | 70 |
| Other vehicles | 34 |
| Vans | 22 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado73
- Ford F-15050
- Dodge Ram29
- GMC Sierra23
- Ford Ranger15
- Ford F-25015
- Chevrolet Malibu14
- Honda Accord13
- Ford Escape12
- Toyota Camry11
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2020 | Le Flore County | CR-LENOX RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Muskogee County | CR-FERN MOUNTAIN | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County | PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | McCurtain County | SR-3 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Tulsa County | SR-51 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Murray County | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Adair County | US-59 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Tulsa, Tulsa County | RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Garfield County | US-60 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Cotton County | I-44 | 2 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Logan County | CR-INDIAN MERIDIAN | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Norman, Cleveland County | SR-9 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Seminole County | CR-EW133 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Payne County | SR-51 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Dibble, McClain County | SR-76 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Tulsa, Tulsa County | I-244 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Le Flore County | US-271 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Mayes County | CR-EW570 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Creek County | I-44 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County | S PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Marshall County | CR-OLD WILLIS | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Creek County | CR-W 61ST ST | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Guthrie, Logan County | US-77 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Wagoner County | SR-251A | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | Guthrie, Logan County | S MACARTHUR BLVD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.