Fatal crash profile · State

Traffic deaths in Oregon in 2020

Deaths, 2020: 507
Fatal crashes: 460
Population: 4.2M

In 2020, 507 people died in 460 fatal crashes in Oregon. The death rate was 11.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Oregon had the 28th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 24th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.8

Oregon traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

14%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2020

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	353
Pedestrians	71
Motorcyclists	69
Cyclists	14

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Deaths by type, 2020
Type	Deaths	Share in Oregon	Share in the US
Pedestrians	71	14%	17%
Motorcyclists	69	14%	14%
Cyclists	14	3%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	184	36%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	135	27%	29%

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

26%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About the same as the share in the United States: 29%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 27%

Crash factors in 2020

Category	Oregon	United States
Speeding-related	30.0%	26.7%
Alcohol-involved	26.1%	28.6%
At night	47.6%	53.4%
At weekends	29.1%	32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

48%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 53%

29%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	20
1am	11
2am	12
3am	10
4am	4
5am	9
6am	14
7am	14
8am	12
9am	16
10am	16
11am	15
12pm	12
1pm	20
2pm	27
3pm	32
4pm	30
5pm	28
6pm	35
7pm	26
8pm	34
9pm	16
10pm	25
11pm	17

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	57
Mon	55
Tue	65
Wed	60
Thu	75
Fri	71
Sat	77

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	34
Feb	24
Mar	24
Apr	22
May	38
Jun	32
Jul	58
Aug	45
Sep	42
Oct	58
Nov	57
Dec	26

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	244
Cloudy	67
Rain	51
Fog, Smog, Smoke	13
Snow	4
Sleet or Hail	1

All crashes 2020. 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	230
Dark - Not Lighted	110
Dark - Lighted	45
Dark - Unknown Lighting	22
Dusk	15
Dawn	4

All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

US-101 ODOT 928
US-97 ODOT 418
I-516
I-8413
US-20 ODOT 167
US-26 ODOT 266
US-199 ODOT 256
SR-99 ODOT 816
US-20 ODOT 336
US-26 ODOT 535

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	229
SUVs	125
Pickup trucks	119
Motorcycles	70
Medium and heavy trucks	65
Other vehicles	47
Vans	29
Buses	2
Other light trucks	2

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 31, 2020	Lincoln County	SR-18 ODOT 39	1
Dec 31, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County	SE 122ND AVE	1
Dec 30, 2020	Union County	SR-203 ODOT 66	1
Dec 28, 2020	Eugene, Lane County	CR-NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY	1
Dec 28, 2020	Marion County	CR-SILVERTON RD NE	1
Dec 26, 2020	Mapleton, Lane County	SR-126 ODOT 62	1
Dec 25, 2020	Umatilla County	US-395 ODOT 28	2
Dec 24, 2020	Deschutes County	CR-PERSHALL WAY	2
Dec 23, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County	NE HALSEY ST	1
Dec 22, 2020	Umatilla County	CR-JOY LN	1
Dec 19, 2020	Washington County	CR-SW FARMINGTON RD	1
Dec 17, 2020	Fairview, Multnomah County	NE GLISAN ST	2
Dec 16, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County	SR-99 ODOT 81	1
Dec 15, 2020	Benton County	US-20 ODOT 33	1
Dec 14, 2020	Klamath County	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Dec 14, 2020	Washington County	CR-ZION CHURCH RD	1
Dec 12, 2020	Douglas County	SR-138E ODOT 138	1
Dec 12, 2020	Jackson County	CR-KANE CREEK RD	1
Dec 12, 2020	Klamath County	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Dec 12, 2020	Gresham, Multnomah County	SW LINNEMAN AVE	1
Dec 12, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County	NE HALSEY ST	2
Dec 8, 2020	Lincoln City, Lincoln County	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Dec 7, 2020	Medford, Jackson County	I-5 RAMP	1
Dec 4, 2020	Portland, Multnomah County	NE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD	1
Dec 4, 2020	Salem, Marion County	MARKET ST NE	1

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Counties in Oregon in 2020

Area	Deaths, 2020	Per 100,000
Baker County	5	29.9
Benton County	7	7.5
Clackamas County	37	8.8
Clatsop County	11	26.7
Columbia County	3	5.7
Coos County	11	16.9
Crook County	2	8.0
Curry County	4	17.0
Deschutes County	30	15.0
Douglas County	31	27.9
Gilliam County	2	99.3
Grant County	4	55.2
Harney County	2	26.6
Hood River County	4	16.7
Jackson County	15	6.7
Jefferson County	9	36.6
Josephine County	13	14.7
Klamath County	18	25.9
Lake County	5	61.2
Lane County	30	7.8
Lincoln County	17	33.7
Linn County	29	22.5
Malheur County	9	28.4
Marion County	36	10.4
Morrow County	2	16.4
Multnomah County	83	10.2
Polk County	13	14.8
Sherman County	4	212.8
Tillamook County	13	47.3
Umatilla County	12	15.0
Union County	3	11.5
Wallowa County	0	—
Wasco County	9	33.8
Washington County	23	3.8
Wheeler County	2	137.0
Yamhill County	9	8.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	34
Feb	24
Mar	24
Apr	22
May	38
Jun	32
Jul	58
Aug	45
Sep	42
Oct	58
Nov	57
Dec	26

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	34
Feb	24
Mar	24
Apr	22
May	38
Jun	32
Jul	58
Aug	45
Sep	42
Oct	58
Nov	57
Dec	26

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	34
Feb	24
Mar	24
Apr	22
May	38
Jun	32
Jul	58
Aug	45
Sep	42
Oct	58
Nov	57
Dec	26