Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Oregon
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 538
- Fatal crashes
- 491
- Population
- 4.3M
In 2024, 538 people died in 491 fatal crashes in Oregon. That was 8.3% fewer than in 2023 (587) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 12.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Oregon had the 28th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 20th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 18% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
-8%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
587 deaths in 2023, 538 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 562 | 502 |
| 1976 | 630 | 558 |
| 1977 | 657 | 575 |
| 1978 | 708 | 626 |
| 1979 | 676 | 601 |
| 1980 | 646 | 585 |
| 1981 | 645 | 566 |
| 1982 | 518 | 464 |
| 1983 | 550 | 485 |
| 1984 | 572 | 512 |
| 1985 | 559 | 510 |
| 1986 | 619 | 544 |
| 1987 | 619 | 553 |
| 1988 | 677 | 569 |
| 1989 | 626 | 546 |
| 1990 | 579 | 500 |
| 1991 | 482 | 423 |
| 1992 | 471 | 416 |
| 1993 | 523 | 456 |
| 1994 | 494 | 443 |
| 1995 | 574 | 500 |
| 1996 | 526 | 462 |
| 1997 | 524 | 462 |
| 1998 | 538 | 485 |
| 1999 | 414 | 367 |
| 2000 | 451 | 407 |
| 2001 | 488 | 428 |
| 2002 | 436 | 388 |
| 2003 | 512 | 429 |
| 2004 | 456 | 388 |
| 2005 | 487 | 443 |
| 2006 | 478 | 418 |
| 2007 | 455 | 411 |
| 2008 | 416 | 369 |
| 2009 | 377 | 331 |
| 2010 | 317 | 292 |
| 2011 | 331 | 310 |
| 2012 | 337 | 306 |
| 2013 | 313 | 292 |
| 2014 | 357 | 322 |
| 2015 | 446 | 411 |
| 2016 | 498 | 448 |
| 2017 | 439 | 403 |
| 2018 | 502 | 446 |
| 2019 | 493 | 455 |
| 2020 | 507 | 460 |
| 2021 | 599 | 552 |
| 2022 | 602 | 553 |
| 2023 | 587 | 534 |
| 2024 | 538 | 491 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.2 |
| 2001 | 14.1 |
| 2002 | 12.4 |
| 2003 | 14.4 |
| 2004 | 12.8 |
| 2005 | 13.5 |
| 2006 | 13.0 |
| 2007 | 12.2 |
| 2008 | 11.0 |
| 2009 | 9.9 |
| 2010 | 8.3 |
| 2011 | 8.6 |
| 2012 | 8.6 |
| 2013 | 8.0 |
| 2014 | 9.0 |
| 2015 | 11.1 |
| 2016 | 12.2 |
| 2017 | 10.6 |
| 2018 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | 14.2 |
| 2023 | 13.8 |
| 2024 | 12.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
18%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 346 |
| Pedestrians | 96 |
| Motorcyclists | 85 |
| Cyclists | 11 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Oregon | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 96 | 18% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 85 | 16% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 11 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 178 | 33% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 163 | 30% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 29.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
42%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 99 |
| 1am | 67 |
| 2am | 79 |
| 3am | 55 |
| 4am | 49 |
| 5am | 75 |
| 6am | 71 |
| 7am | 92 |
| 8am | 68 |
| 9am | 69 |
| 10am | 82 |
| 11am | 97 |
| 12pm | 101 |
| 1pm | 117 |
| 2pm | 132 |
| 3pm | 142 |
| 4pm | 153 |
| 5pm | 178 |
| 6pm | 172 |
| 7pm | 153 |
| 8pm | 138 |
| 9pm | 129 |
| 10pm | 123 |
| 11pm | 103 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 341 |
| Mon | 361 |
| Tue | 329 |
| Wed | 318 |
| Thu | 379 |
| Fri | 420 |
| Sat | 442 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 185 |
| Feb | 176 |
| Mar | 162 |
| Apr | 176 |
| May | 204 |
| Jun | 203 |
| Jul | 283 |
| Aug | 251 |
| Sep | 248 |
| Oct | 254 |
| Nov | 236 |
| Dec | 212 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,497 |
| Cloudy | 433 |
| Rain | 286 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 67 |
| Snow | 36 |
| Sleet or Hail | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,209 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 637 |
| Dark - Lighted | 404 |
| Dusk | 87 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 66 |
| Dawn | 58 |
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
- US-101 ODOT 9124
- I-5110
- I-8479
- US-97 ODOT 478
- US-30 ODOT 9237
- US-20 ODOT 729
- US-26 ODOT 2629
- SR-99E ODOT 8128
- SR-18 ODOT 3927
- US-26 ODOT 4724
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 1,254 |
| SUVs | 816 |
| Pickup trucks | 675 |
| Motorcycles | 408 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 393 |
| Vans | 175 |
| Other vehicles | 134 |
| Buses | 9 |
| Other light trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado95
- Ford F-15089
- Honda Civic87
- Dodge Ram77
- Toyota Camry69
- Toyota Tacoma67
- Honda Accord63
- Ford F-35059
- Ford F-25051
- Ford Explorer49
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2023 | Yamhill County | SR-18 ODOT 39 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Eugene, Lane County | WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Deschutes County | US-20 ODOT 16 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Umatilla County | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Umatilla County | I-84 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Washington County | SW 175TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Lake County | SR-31 ODOT 19 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Hillsboro, Washington County | E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Bend, Deschutes County | SE 15TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Clackamas County | SE BOB SCHUMACHER RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Marion County | STATE ST | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Clackamas County | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Bend, Deschutes County | KNOTT RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Linn County | SR-34 ODOT 210 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Klamath County | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Malheur County | THREE FORKS RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Linn County | RICHARDSON GAP RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Lincoln County | US-101 ODOT 9 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Portland, Multnomah County | SR-120 N PORTLAND RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Tigard, Washington County | SR-141 ODOT 141 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Jackson County | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Douglas County | NONPAREIL RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Douglas County | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Portland, Multnomah County | SE 82ND AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Beaverton, Washington County | SW BARROWS RD | 1 |
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Counties in Oregon
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County | 6 | 35.8 |
| Benton County | 10 | 10.2 |
| Clackamas County | 38 | 8.9 |
| Clatsop County | 7 | 17.0 |
| Columbia County | 6 | 11.1 |
| Coos County | 15 | 23.3 |
| Crook County | 2 | 7.3 |
| Curry County | 8 | 35.1 |
| Deschutes County | 17 | 8.0 |
| Douglas County | 37 | 32.9 |
| Gilliam County | 1 | 50.4 |
| Grant County | 5 | 70.4 |
| Harney County | 2 | 26.9 |
| Hood River County | 4 | 16.9 |
| Jackson County | 28 | 12.6 |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 27.3 |
| Josephine County | 14 | 15.9 |
| Klamath County | 26 | 36.9 |
| Lake County | 3 | 36.7 |
| Lane County | 49 | 12.8 |
| Lincoln County | 12 | 23.6 |
| Linn County | 25 | 18.9 |
| Malheur County | 4 | 12.4 |
| Marion County | 39 | 11.0 |
| Morrow County | 5 | 40.1 |
| Multnomah County | 78 | 9.8 |
| Polk County | 10 | 11.1 |
| Sherman County | 1 | 49.6 |
| Tillamook County | 5 | 18.2 |
| Umatilla County | 11 | 13.6 |
| Union County | 5 | 19.3 |
| Wallowa County | 1 | 13.2 |
| Wasco County | 9 | 34.0 |
| Washington County | 35 | 5.8 |
| Wheeler County | 1 | 68.8 |
| Yamhill County | 12 | 10.9 |
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Cities with at least 10 fatal crashes across the loaded years are listed.
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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.