Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clinton County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 37.8K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. That was 16.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 13.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Pennsylvania and 11.5 in the United States. Clinton County had the 49th most traffic deaths among Pennsylvania's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.6
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Pennsylvania: 9.0
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21.4 |
| 2021 | 18.4 |
| 2022 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | 13.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Pennsylvania: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clinton County | Share in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 40% | 39% |
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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Pennsylvania: 37%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Pennsylvania: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clinton County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 37.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 48.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Pennsylvania: 48%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Pennsylvania: 31%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 25 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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
- I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY5
- SR-120 RENOVO RD2
- BEECH CREEK RD1
- I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HW1
- PENNSYLVANIA AVE1
- I-80 ZH CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY1
- LAUREL RUN RD1
- ISLAND RD1
- I-801
- CIDER PRESS RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 22 |
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia6
- Volvo Truck VNL5
- Jeep Wrangler3
- Saturn Ion3
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab2
- Jeep Compass2
- Peterbilt 3792
- Peterbilt 5792
- Ram 15002
- Audi A41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2021 | — | LAUREL RUN RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | — | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | — | CIDER PRESS RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Lamar | RAG VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | — | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | — | BEECH CREEK RD | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | — | US-220 FRANK D O REILLY HWY | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | — | SR-120 RENOVO RD | 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.