Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Baker County, Oregon
County in Oregon · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 16.8K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Baker County, Oregon. That was 14.3% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 35.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Baker County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
35.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Oregon: 12.6
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
35.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Oregon: 13.3
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-14%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Oregon: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 29.9 |
| 2021 | 47.4 |
| 2022 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 41.5 |
| 2024 | 35.8 |
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 Oregon: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Baker County | Share in Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 30% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Baker County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 28.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 28.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 42.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 29.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Oregon: 42%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Snow | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| 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
- I-8412
- SR-86 ODOT 123
- SR-7 ODOT 713
- SR-203 ODOT 3403
- US-26 ODOT 52
- US-30 ODOT 661
- SR-7 ODOT 121
- I-84 CONNECTION1
- CR-SKY RANCH RD1
- CR-POCAHONTAS RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford F-1502
- Peterbilt 3891
- Peterbilt 3821
- Nissan Rogue Sport1
- Mitsubishi Mirage1
- KTM V-twin LC8 Adventure1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Honda VTX1800F2 (VTX)1
- Harley Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | — | SR-86 ODOT 12 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | SR-86 ODOT 12 | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Baker City | US-30 ODOT 66 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | — | SR-203 ODOT 340 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | — | US-26 ODOT 5 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | — | SR-203 ODOT 340 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | — | SR-7 ODOT 71 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2023 | — | SR-86 ODOT 12 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | — | CR-HOMESTEAD RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2022 | Baker City | I-84 CONNECTION | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | — | US-26 ODOT 5 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | — | SR-203 ODOT 340 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | — | SR-7 ODOT 71 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | — | SR-7 ODOT 71 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Baker City | SR-7 ODOT 12 | 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.