Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Gresham, Oregon

City in Multnomah County · Oregon · United States

Deaths, 2024
11
Fatal crashes
11
Population
111.4K

In 2024, 11 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Gresham, Oregon. That was 26.7% fewer than in 2023 (15) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 9.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in Multnomah County, 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 64 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 36% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

9.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Multnomah County, Oregon: 9.8
  • About 80 percent of the rate in Oregon: 12.6
  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-27%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

15 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024

  • Multnomah County, Oregon: -13%
  • Oregon: -8%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 18 13
2021 10 10
2022 10 10
2023 15 15
2024 11 11

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 15.7
2021 8.8
2022 9.0
2023 13.5
2024 9.9

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

36%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in Multnomah County, Oregon: 36%
  • About double the share in Oregon: 18%
  • About double the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 4
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Gresham Share in Multnomah County
Pedestrians 4 36% 36%
Motorcyclists 3 27% 17%
Cyclists 0 0% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 45% 50%
Speeding-related crashes 3 27% 31%

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

27%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Multnomah County, Oregon: 28%
  • About the same as the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

36%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Multnomah County, Oregon: 35%
  • About 1.3 times the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Gresham Multnomah County Oregon United States
Speeding-related 36.4% 35.2% 28.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 27.3% 28.2% 28.9% 28.1%
At night 81.8% 69.0% 42.2% 53.6%
At weekends 45.5% 26.8% 29.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

82%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Multnomah County, Oregon: 69%
  • About 1.9 times the share in Oregon: 42%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 54%

45%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.7 times the share in Multnomah County, Oregon: 27%
  • About 1.6 times the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 4
1am 3
2am 1
3am 3
4am 2
5am 1
6am 1
7am 0
8am 1
9am 2
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 2
3pm 1
4pm 3
5pm 7
6pm 7
7pm 5
8pm 3
9pm 3
10pm 5
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 13
Tue 9
Wed 6
Thu 3
Fri 9
Sat 14

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 3
Mar 4
Apr 4
May 4
Jun 6
Jul 2
Aug 7
Sep 7
Oct 5
Nov 7
Dec 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 38
Rain 12
Cloudy 5
Snow 1

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
Dark - Lighted 35
Daylight 17
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dusk 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

  1. SE STARK ST10
  2. I-844
  3. NE 181ST AVE4
  4. NE BURNSIDE RD4
  5. W POWELL BLVD4
  6. SE BURNSIDE RD3
  7. NE SANDY BLVD2
  8. NE 162ND AVE2
  9. NE KANE DR2
  10. NW BURNSIDE RD2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 27
SUVs 22
Motorcycles 15
Medium and heavy trucks 8
Other vehicles 6
Pickup trucks 5
Vans 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord4
  2. Toyota RAV43
  3. Chevrolet Equinox2
  4. Chevrolet Tahoe2
  5. Honda CBR6002
  6. Subaru Crosstrek2
  7. Subaru Outback2
  8. Toyota Camry2
  9. Volkswagen Jetta2
  10. Ford Explorer1

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 Deaths
Dec 7, 2024 1
Sep 24, 2024 1
Sep 16, 2024 1
Sep 13, 2024 1
Aug 24, 2024 1
Aug 20, 2024 1
Jul 20, 2024 1
Jun 29, 2024 1
Jun 22, 2024 1
Jun 12, 2024 1
Jan 29, 2024 1
Dec 29, 2023 1
Dec 11, 2023 1
Nov 24, 2023 1
Nov 22, 2023 1
Nov 17, 2023 1
Oct 13, 2023 1
Aug 21, 2023 1
Aug 3, 2023 1
May 16, 2023 1
Apr 21, 2023 1
Apr 15, 2023 1
Mar 2, 2023 1
Feb 26, 2023 1
Feb 20, 2023 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.