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Traffic deaths in Washington County, Oregon

County in Oregon · United States

Deaths, 2024
35
Fatal crashes
34
Population
608.6K

In 2024, 35 people died in 34 fatal crashes in Washington County, Oregon. That was 16.7% fewer than in 2023 (42) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 5.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Washington County had the 6th most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 150 people died, an average of 30 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 26% of deaths, and 18% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About half the rate in Oregon: 12.6
  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.5

5.0

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

  • About 35 percent of the average in Oregon: 13.3
  • About 40 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

-17%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

42 deaths in 2023, 35 in 2024

  • Oregon: -8%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 23 23
2021 21 21
2022 29 26
2023 42 39
2024 35 34

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 3.8
2021 3.5
2022 4.8
2023 7.0
2024 5.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

26%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in Oregon: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 18
Pedestrians 9
Motorcyclists 6
Cyclists 2
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Washington County Share in Oregon
Pedestrians 9 26% 18%
Motorcyclists 6 17% 16%
Cyclists 2 6% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 13 37% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 6 17% 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

18%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 60 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Washington County Oregon United States
Speeding-related 29.4% 28.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 17.6% 28.9% 28.1%
At night 58.8% 42.2% 53.6%
At weekends 38.2% 29.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

59%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Oregon: 42%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

38%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.3 times the share in Oregon: 29%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 6
1am 5
2am 4
3am 5
4am 1
5am 5
6am 8
7am 6
8am 4
9am 0
10am 4
11am 4
12pm 6
1pm 2
2pm 7
3pm 8
4pm 7
5pm 10
6pm 11
7pm 11
8pm 9
9pm 8
10pm 5
11pm 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 18
Mon 24
Tue 17
Wed 21
Thu 17
Fri 19
Sat 27

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 6
Feb 12
Mar 8
Apr 12
May 12
Jun 11
Jul 18
Aug 7
Sep 13
Oct 13
Nov 17
Dec 14

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 66
Cloudy 34
Rain 23
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 59
Dark - Lighted 40
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Unknown Lighting 5
Dusk 4
Dawn 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. SR-8 ODOT 2918
  2. US-26 ODOT 4711
  3. SR-47 ODOT 1025
  4. SW MURRAY BLVD5
  5. SR-6 ODOT 375
  6. SW ROY ROGERS RD4
  7. SR-141 ODOT 1414
  8. SW RIVER RD3
  9. SR-47 ODOT 293
  10. SR-219 ODOT 1403

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 69
SUVs 55
Pickup trucks 34
Motorcycles 22
Medium and heavy trucks 14
Vans 12
Other vehicles 3
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Civic10
  2. Ford F-1507
  3. Honda Accord5
  4. Chevrolet Silverado5
  5. Nissan Altima4
  6. Toyota Tacoma3
  7. Toyota RAV43
  8. Toyota Highlander3
  9. Toyota 4-Runner3
  10. Subaru Forester3

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 30, 2024 Tigard 1
Dec 22, 2024 Beaverton 1
Dec 5, 2024 — 1
Nov 19, 2024 Cornelius 1
Nov 15, 2024 Beaverton 1
Nov 5, 2024 — 1
Oct 23, 2024 Beaverton 1
Oct 21, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Oct 20, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Sep 18, 2024 — 1
Sep 7, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Sep 7, 2024 — 1
Sep 1, 2024 Beaverton 1
Aug 25, 2024 — 1
Jul 25, 2024 Beaverton 1
Jul 20, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Jul 17, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Jul 14, 2024 Hillsboro 1
Jul 13, 2024 — 1
Jul 3, 2024 — 1
Jun 19, 2024 — 1
Jun 19, 2024 — 1
Jun 7, 2024 — 1
May 24, 2024 Tigard 1
May 20, 2024 Hillsboro 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.