Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Morrow County, Oregon
County in Oregon · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 12.5K
In 2024, 5 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Morrow County, Oregon. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 40.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Morrow County had the 24th most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
40.1
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
22.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Oregon: 13.3
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Oregon: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
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 | 16.4 |
| 2021 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | 16.2 |
| 2024 | 40.2 |
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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Morrow County | Share in Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 60% | 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%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Morrow County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 4 |
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-730 ODOT 22
- I-842
- SR-74 ODOT 521
- BOMBING RANGE RD1
- SR-207 ODOT 3201
- SR-207 ODOT 3211
- BIG BUTTER CREEK LN1
- CR-BOMBING RANGE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 6 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Fusion1
- Freightliner Coronado1
- Honda CR-V1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Kia Sorento1
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
- Mercury Mountaineer1
- Nissan Pickup1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | BIG BUTTER CREEK LN | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | US-730 ODOT 2 | 2 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | — | BOMBING RANGE RD | 2 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | — | US-730 ODOT 2 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | — | SR-74 ODOT 52 | 3 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | — | SR-207 ODOT 321 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | — | CR-BOMBING RANGE RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | — | SR-207 ODOT 320 | 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.