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Traffic deaths in Oregon in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
602
Fatal crashes
553
Population
4.2M

In 2022, 602 people died in 553 fatal crashes in Oregon. That was 0.5% more than in 2021 (599) and the most since 1989. The death rate was 14.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Oregon had the 27th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 22nd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 35% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

14.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 12.8

+1%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

599 deaths in 2021, 602 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Oregon traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 368
Pedestrians 123
Motorcyclists 98
Cyclists 13
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Oregon Share in the US
Pedestrians 123 20% 18%
Motorcyclists 98 16% 15%
Cyclists 13 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 236 39% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 215 36% 28%

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

35%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

32%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Oregon United States
Speeding-related 31.6% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 34.5% 27.7%
At night 52.3% 53.9%
At weekends 28.4% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

28%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 19
1am 12
2am 24
3am 8
4am 10
5am 20
6am 14
7am 17
8am 13
9am 9
10am 13
11am 19
12pm 24
1pm 14
2pm 24
3pm 27
4pm 32
5pm 49
6pm 44
7pm 36
8pm 29
9pm 34
10pm 32
11pm 21

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 69
Mon 76
Tue 76
Wed 75
Thu 75
Fri 94
Sat 88

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 47
Feb 35
Mar 39
Apr 34
May 39
Jun 39
Jul 47
Aug 62
Sep 59
Oct 60
Nov 41
Dec 51

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 303
Cloudy 109
Rain 64
Fog, Smog, Smoke 19
Snow 8
Sleet or Hail 6

All crashes 2022. 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 227
Dark - Not Lighted 157
Dark - Lighted 102
Dusk 25
Dawn 10
Dark - Unknown Lighting 8

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-526
  2. US-101 ODOT 921
  3. US-97 ODOT 417
  4. I-8415
  5. SR-99E ODOT 8111
  6. US-30 ODOT 929
  7. US-26 ODOT 269
  8. SR-18 ODOT 398
  9. US-26 ODOT 476
  10. US-199 ODOT 256

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 259
SUVs 182
Pickup trucks 133
Motorcycles 101
Medium and heavy trucks 79
Vans 39
Other vehicles 25
Buses 1

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15023
  2. Toyota Camry21
  3. Honda Civic20
  4. Chevrolet Silverado19
  5. Honda Accord14
  6. Toyota 4-Runner14
  7. Ford F-25013
  8. Freightliner Cascadia13
  9. Toyota Tacoma13
  10. Dodge Ram12

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2022 Washington County 1
Dec 30, 2022 Ashland, Jackson County 1
Dec 30, 2022 Morrow County 3
Dec 30, 2022 Beaverton, Washington County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Umatilla County 1
Dec 28, 2022 Clatsop County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Multnomah County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Clatsop County 3
Dec 27, 2022 Wasco County 1
Dec 26, 2022 Eugene, Lane County 1
Dec 26, 2022 Seaside, Clatsop County 1
Dec 25, 2022 Morrow County 1
Dec 24, 2022 Salem, Marion County 1
Dec 23, 2022 Deschutes County 1
Dec 22, 2022 Portland, Multnomah County 1
Dec 21, 2022 Benton County 1
Dec 21, 2022 Redmond, Deschutes County 1
Dec 20, 2022 Clackamas County 1
Dec 20, 2022 Salem, Marion County 1
Dec 20, 2022 Multnomah County 1
Dec 19, 2022 Portland, Multnomah County 1
Dec 19, 2022 Redmond, Deschutes County 1
Dec 19, 2022 Portland, Multnomah County 1
Dec 19, 2022 Klamath County 1
Dec 19, 2022 Salem, Marion County 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.