Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Oregon in 2020
State in United States
- 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
Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 353 |
| Pedestrians | 71 |
| Motorcyclists | 69 |
| Cyclists | 14 |
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| 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%
| 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%
| 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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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 57 |
| Mon | 55 |
| Tue | 65 |
| Wed | 60 |
| Thu | 75 |
| Fri | 71 |
| Sat | 77 |
All crashes 2020.
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| 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
| 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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| 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.
| 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
- Chevrolet Silverado26
- Honda Accord16
- Honda Civic15
- Ford F-35015
- Dodge Ram13
- Ford F-15012
- Ford Explorer12
- Toyota Tacoma11
- Toyota Camry11
- GMC Sierra8
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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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2020 | Jefferson County | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Josephine County | US-199 ODOT 25 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Clackamas County | SR-211 ODOT 161 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Sherman County | US-97 ODOT 42 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Deschutes County | SR-242 ODOT 15 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Jefferson County | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Malheur County | SR-201 ODOT455 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Eugene, Lane County | W 7TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Douglas County | SR-38 ODOT 45 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Clatsop County | US-101 ODOT 9 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Clackamas County | US-26 ODOT 26 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Umatilla County | SR-37 ODOT 36 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Tillamook County | CR-UNIVERSITY FALLS RD | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Wasco County | US-197 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Linn County | CR-PEORIA RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Millersburg, Linn County | NE OLD SALEM RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Salem, Marion County | LIBERTY RD S | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Hillsboro, Washington County | SR-8 ODOT 29 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Lane County | CR-N COBURG RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Umatilla County | CR-RIETH RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Baker County | I-84 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Jefferson County | CR-SW SUTTLE LAKE LOOP | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Salem, Marion County | TURNER RD SE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Clatsop County | US-53 ODOT 46 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Harney County | US-395 ODOT 48 | 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.