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Traffic deaths in Lane County, Oregon

County in Oregon · United States

Deaths, 2024
49
Fatal crashes
47
Population
382.1K

In 2024, 49 people died in 47 fatal crashes in Lane County, Oregon. That was 19.5% more than in 2023 (41) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 12.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Lane County had the 2nd most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 232 people died, an average of 46 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Oregon: 12.6
  • About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

12.1

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About the same as the average in Oregon: 13.3
  • About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3

+20%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

41 deaths in 2023, 49 in 2024

  • Oregon: -8%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 30 28
2021 56 48
2022 56 54
2023 41 38
2024 49 47

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 7.8
2021 14.5
2022 14.5
2023 10.7
2024 12.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

29%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.6 times the share in Oregon: 18%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 26
Pedestrians 14
Motorcyclists 8
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Lane County Share in Oregon
Pedestrians 14 29% 18%
Motorcyclists 8 16% 16%
Cyclists 1 2% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 13 27% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 11 22% 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

23%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

26%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 90 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Lane County Oregon United States
Speeding-related 25.5% 28.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 23.4% 28.9% 28.1%
At night 40.4% 42.2% 53.6%
At weekends 29.8% 29.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

40%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Oregon: 42%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 6
2am 6
3am 4
4am 2
5am 5
6am 3
7am 12
8am 3
9am 3
10am 7
11am 4
12pm 12
1pm 15
2pm 9
3pm 15
4pm 12
5pm 15
6pm 15
7pm 13
8pm 15
9pm 11
10pm 11
11pm 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 27
Mon 19
Tue 33
Wed 23
Thu 37
Fri 38
Sat 38

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 16
Feb 19
Mar 11
Apr 24
May 14
Jun 20
Jul 14
Aug 21
Sep 22
Oct 19
Nov 20
Dec 15

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 117
Cloudy 41
Rain 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 9
Snow 2

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 106
Dark - Not Lighted 50
Dark - Lighted 31
Dusk 10
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4
Dawn 2

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. SR-58 ODOT 1817
  2. SR-126 ODOT 6210
  3. SR-126E ODOT 159
  4. SR-569 ODOT 698
  5. SR-126W ODOT 627
  6. US-101 ODOT 97
  7. RIVER RD5
  8. SR-126 ODOT 155
  9. SR-36 ODOT 2295
  10. SR-99 HWY 99N5

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 106
SUVs 64
Pickup trucks 61
Motorcycles 33
Medium and heavy trucks 32
Vans 18
Other vehicles 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15012
  2. Dodge Ram9
  3. Toyota Camry7
  4. Honda Accord7
  5. Chevrolet Silverado7
  6. Honda Civic6
  7. Ford F-3506
  8. Toyota Tundra5
  9. Toyota Tacoma5
  10. Toyota Sienna5

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 Deaths
Dec 19, 2024 Eugene 1
Dec 7, 2024 — 1
Dec 5, 2024 Springfield 1
Nov 30, 2024 Springfield 1
Nov 29, 2024 Eugene 1
Nov 23, 2024 — 1
Nov 16, 2024 Eugene 1
Nov 12, 2024 — 1
Nov 5, 2024 — 1
Oct 24, 2024 — 1
Oct 22, 2024 — 1
Oct 20, 2024 Eugene 1
Oct 15, 2024 — 2
Oct 14, 2024 — 1
Oct 11, 2024 — 1
Oct 9, 2024 — 1
Oct 3, 2024 — 1
Oct 3, 2024 — 1
Oct 2, 2024 Eugene 1
Aug 30, 2024 — 1
Aug 2, 2024 Eugene 1
Jul 10, 2024 Eugene 1
Jul 9, 2024 Eugene 1
Jun 20, 2024 Springfield 1
Jun 19, 2024 — 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.