Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pike County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 62.3K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Pike County, Pennsylvania. That was 233.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Pennsylvania and 11.5 in the United States. Pike County had the 34th most traffic deaths among Pennsylvania's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.9 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.6
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Pennsylvania: 9.0
- About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+233%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
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 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | 6.7 |
| 2022 | 14.8 |
| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 16.1 |
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 | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pike County | Share in Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 20% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 30% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 50% | 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
56%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in Pennsylvania: 37%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Pennsylvania: 24%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pike County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 24.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 55.6% | 37.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 55.6% | 48.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 22.2% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Pennsylvania: 48%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Pennsylvania: 31%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-7392
- SR-5902
- I-84 FALLEN TROOPER MEM HWY2
- SR-507 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK RD1
- SUGAR MOUNTAIN RD1
- US-6 G A R HWY1
- US-6 GAR HW1
- US-209 FEDEERAL RD1
- US-6 CONSTITUTION AVE1
- US-6 G A R HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Acadia2
- Honda CR-V2
- Hyundai Elantra2
- Jeep Compass2
- Audi e-tron1
- Buick LeSabre1
- Cadillac DTS1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2024 | — | SSR-2004 SALT LAKE RD | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | — | SSR-2006 LOG TAVERN RD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | — | SR-507 LAKE WALLENPAUPAK RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Shohola | US-6 GAR HWY | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | — | I-84 FALLEN TROOPER MEM HWY | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | — | US-209 FEDEERAL RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | — | US-84 FALLEN TROOPER MEM HWY | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | — | SR-6 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | — | SR-507 LAKE WALLENPAUPACK RD | 2 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Blooming Grove | SR-402 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | TS-LOWER LAKEVIEW DR | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | — | US-6 G A R HWY | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | US-6 G A R HWY | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | — | PINE RIDGE DR | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | — | US-6 CONSTITUTION AVE | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | — | SR-590 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | — | I-84 FALLEN TROOPER MEM HWY | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | — | SUGAR MOUNTAIN RD | 2 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | — | SR-2001 MILFORD RD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | — | US-6 PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | — | SR-1005 TWIN LAKES RD | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | — | US-GAR HWY | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | — | SR-4001 LEDGEDALE RD | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Shohola | US-6 GAR HW | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | — | SR-0739 HW | 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.