Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Juniata County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 23.5K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 8.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Pennsylvania and 11.5 in the United States. Juniata County had the 59th most traffic deaths among Pennsylvania's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.6
- About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Pennsylvania: 9.0
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 17.0 |
| 2021 | 30.0 |
| 2022 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 12.8 |
| 2024 | 8.5 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Juniata County | Share in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Pennsylvania: 37%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Pennsylvania: 24%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Juniata County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 24.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 37.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 48.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Pennsylvania: 48%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Pennsylvania: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| 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
- SR-0035 HW2
- SR-3002 MAIN ST2
- SR-352
- US-22 DR LG GUISER MEMORIAL HW1
- Mountain Rd1
- SR-0035 JUNIATA TW1
- SR-00751
- SR-2006 CEDAR ST1
- SR-2006 COOLSPRING RD1
- SR-235 SHADE MOUNTAIN RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Buick Envision1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Lumina1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Ford Crown Victoria1
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 29, 2024 | — | SR-75 TUSCARORA VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | — | US-22 DR LG GUISER MEMORIAL HW | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | — | SR-235 SHADE MOUNTAIN RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | — | SR-35 JUNIATA TW | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| May 5, 2022 | — | SR-3002 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | — | SR-2006 CEDAR ST | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | — | SR-3002 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | — | SR-0075 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | US-22 WILLIAM PENN HW | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | — | SR-333 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | — | SR-0035 HW | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | — | SR-0035 JUNIATA TW | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | — | SR-35 JUNIATA TRWY | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | — | SR-0035 HW | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | — | SR-2006 COOLSPRING RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | — | Mountain 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.