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Traffic deaths in Oklahoma in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
645
Fatal crashes
594
Population
4.1M

In 2024, 645 people died in 594 fatal crashes in Oklahoma. That was 9.3% fewer than in 2023 (711) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 15.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Oklahoma had the 24th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 12th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 36% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

-9%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

711 deaths in 2023, 645 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%

Oklahoma traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

12%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 451
Pedestrians 77
Motorcyclists 106
Cyclists 11
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Oklahoma Share in the US
Pedestrians 77 12% 18%
Motorcyclists 106 16% 16%
Cyclists 11 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 225 35% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 237 37% 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

36%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Oklahoma United States
Speeding-related 25.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 36.0% 28.1%
At night 51.5% 53.6%
At weekends 32.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 20
1am 20
2am 21
3am 14
4am 18
5am 16
6am 23
7am 10
8am 23
9am 18
10am 14
11am 26
12pm 20
1pm 33
2pm 23
3pm 36
4pm 25
5pm 34
6pm 31
7pm 37
8pm 37
9pm 29
10pm 31
11pm 32

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 93
Mon 74
Tue 72
Wed 67
Thu 92
Fri 96
Sat 100

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 29
Feb 30
Mar 53
Apr 50
May 50
Jun 57
Jul 37
Aug 45
Sep 63
Oct 57
Nov 64
Dec 59

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 427
Cloudy 119
Rain 35
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Other 1
Blowing Snow 1

All crashes 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 272
Dark - Not Lighted 210
Dark - Lighted 80
Dusk 18
Dawn 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-4020
  2. I-3517
  3. I-4416
  4. US-6912
  5. US-7510
  6. SR-99
  7. US-629
  8. SR-517
  9. US-4127
  10. SR-666

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 268
Pickup trucks 214
SUVs 185
Medium and heavy trucks 107
Motorcycles 107
Vans 23
Other vehicles 21
Buses 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado50
  2. Ford F-15038
  3. Dodge Ram28
  4. Freightliner Cascadia24
  5. Honda Accord17
  6. Chevrolet Tahoe16
  7. GMC Sierra13
  8. Ram 150012
  9. Nissan Altima12
  10. Jeep Wrangler12

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2024 Tulsa, Tulsa County 1
Dec 30, 2024 Talihina, Le Flore County 2
Dec 29, 2024 Ponca City, Kay County 1
Dec 29, 2024 Edmond, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 27, 2024 Muskogee, Muskogee County 1
Dec 27, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 27, 2024 Tulsa, Tulsa County 1
Dec 26, 2024 Norman, Cleveland County 1
Dec 26, 2024 McClain County 1
Dec 24, 2024 Custer City, Custer County 1
Dec 23, 2024 Lone Wolf, Kiowa County 3
Dec 23, 2024 Oktaha, Muskogee County 1
Dec 23, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 22, 2024 Sayre, Beckham County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Harrah, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Carrier, Garfield County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Chelsea, Rogers County 1
Dec 20, 2024 Tahlequah, Cherokee County 1
Dec 19, 2024 Harrah, Oklahoma County 1
Dec 19, 2024 Pawhuska, Osage County 1
Dec 18, 2024 Milburn, Johnston County 1
Dec 18, 2024 Catoosa, Rogers County 1
Dec 18, 2024 Beaver, Beaver County 2
Dec 17, 2024 Cushing, Payne County 1

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Counties in Oklahoma in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Adair County 7 35.5
Alfalfa County 0 —
Atoka County 3 20.7
Beaver County 8 162.8
Beckham County 5 22.5
Blaine County 0 —
Bryan County 15 29.7
Caddo County 4 15.2
Canadian County 18 9.9
Carter County 10 20.3
Cherokee County 6 12.3
Choctaw County 3 21.1
Cimarron County 5 235.7
Cleveland County 22 7.3
Coal County 1 18.3
Comanche County 8 6.6
Cotton County 0 —
Craig County 0 —
Creek County 15 20.3
Custer County 1 3.5
Delaware County 9 21.6
Dewey County 1 23.4
Ellis County 2 55.2
Garfield County 10 16.1
Garvin County 7 26.6
Grady County 11 18.9
Grant County 1 24.2
Greer County 1 18.4
Harmon County 0 —
Harper County 3 93.9
Haskell County 1 8.5
Hughes County 6 44.6
Jackson County 7 28.4
Jefferson County 0 —
Johnston County 3 29.1
Kay County 7 16.0
Kingfisher County 3 19.1
Kiowa County 5 60.5
Latimer County 2 20.9
Le Flore County 15 30.2
Lincoln County 8 22.9
Logan County 7 13.0
Love County 9 84.9
Major County 2 26.5
Marshall County 2 12.4
Mayes County 15 37.4
McClain County 7 14.4
McCurtain County 12 39.0
McIntosh County 4 20.3
Murray County 5 36.1
Muskogee County 9 13.5
Noble County 0 —
Nowata County 1 10.5
Okfuskee County 5 44.0
Oklahoma County 102 12.5
Okmulgee County 5 13.5
Osage County 11 23.5
Ottawa County 13 42.7
Pawnee County 3 18.7
Payne County 12 14.3
Pittsburg County 8 18.4
Pontotoc County 5 13.0
Pottawatomie County 12 16.1
Pushmataha County 3 27.6
Roger Mills County 3 91.3
Rogers County 16 15.8
Seminole County 10 42.8
Sequoyah County 8 19.8
Stephens County 8 18.1
Texas County 3 14.7
Tillman County 2 29.4
Tulsa County 84 12.1
Wagoner County 13 14.2
Washington County 9 16.7
Washita County 0 —
Woods County 0 —
Woodward County 4 20.1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.