Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Union County, Oregon
County in Oregon · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 25.9K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Union County, Oregon. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 19.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Union County had the 24th most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Oregon: 12.6
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Oregon: 13.3
- About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Oregon: -8%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | 15.4 |
| 2024 | 19.3 |
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 Union 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 | 1 | 20% | 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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Union County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 28.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 28.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 42.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 29.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Oregon: 42%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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-849
- SR-82 ODOT 101
- SR-244 ODOT 3411
- SR-237 ODOT 661
- SR-230 ODO 661
- SR-203A ODOT 661
- SR-203 ODOT 661
- HUNTER RD1
- HESS CABIN RD1
- CR-PUMPKIN RIDGE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 13 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo Truck VNL3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-3502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford Ecosport1
- Ford Explorer1
- Freightliner 114SD1
- Freightliner M21
- GMC Sierra1
- GMC Yukon XL1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2024 | — | HUNTER RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | — | SR-203A ODOT 66 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | HESS CABIN RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | — | SR-244 ODOT 341 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | — | SR-82 ODOT 10 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2021 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | — | SR-237 ODOT 66 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | — | SR-203 ODOT 66 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | — | SR-230 ODO 66 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | — | CR-PUMPKIN RIDGE RD | 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.