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Traffic deaths in Tillamook County, Oregon

County in Oregon · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
4
Population
27.4K

In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Tillamook County, Oregon. That was 54.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 18.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Tillamook County had the 24th most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 57 people died, an average of 11 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

18.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.4 times the rate in Oregon: 12.6
  • About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

41.4

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

-55%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • Oregon: -8%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 13 12
2021 20 17
2022 8 7
2023 11 9
2024 5 4

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 47.4
2021 71.9
2022 29.1
2023 40.1
2024 18.2

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 5
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Tillamook County Share in Oregon
Pedestrians 0 0% 18%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 5 100% 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

100%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 3 times the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Tillamook County Oregon United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 28.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 100.0% 28.9% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 42.2% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 29.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

25%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 60 percent of the share in Oregon: 42%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.7 times the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 1
3am 3
4am 1
5am 1
6am 1
7am 2
8am 0
9am 3
10am 6
11am 0
12pm 3
1pm 6
2pm 2
3pm 4
4pm 3
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 2
10pm 2
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 10
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 5
Thu 8
Fri 2
Sat 13

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3
Feb 2
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 5
Jun 2
Jul 7
Aug 6
Sep 3
Oct 8
Nov 6
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 19
Cloudy 7
Rain 7

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 29
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

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. US-101 ODOT 918
  2. SR-6 ODOT 374
  3. SR-130 ODOT 1304
  4. SR-22 ODOT 322
  5. US-26 ODOT 472
  6. CR-KILCHIS FOREST RD2
  7. SR- 6 ODOT 371
  8. KILCHIS LOOKOUT RD1
  9. SLAB CREEK RD1
  10. SR-18 ODOT 391

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 23
SUVs 15
Pickup trucks 14
Medium and heavy trucks 11
Other vehicles 4
Vans 4
Motorcycles 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Jeep Grand Cherokee4
  2. Dodge Ram3
  3. Ford F-1503
  4. Ford F-3503
  5. Chevrolet Impala2
  6. Chevrolet Suburban2
  7. Ford Ranger2
  8. GMC Sierra2
  9. Honda Accord2
  10. Mazda Mazda32

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
Aug 22, 2024 — 1
Jul 7, 2024 — 1
Apr 27, 2024 — 1
Feb 12, 2024 — 2
Nov 29, 2023 — 1
Nov 18, 2023 — 2
Nov 3, 2023 — 1
Oct 21, 2023 — 1
Aug 28, 2023 — 1
Jul 22, 2023 — 2
Jul 18, 2023 — 1
May 8, 2023 — 1
May 7, 2023 — 1
Nov 9, 2022 Rockaway Beach 2
Sep 29, 2022 — 1
Sep 3, 2022 — 1
Aug 8, 2022 — 1
Jun 19, 2022 — 1
May 17, 2022 — 1
Mar 31, 2022 — 1
Dec 28, 2021 — 1
Dec 4, 2021 — 1
Nov 16, 2021 — 1
Nov 7, 2021 Bay City 1
Oct 31, 2021 — 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.