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Traffic deaths in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

County in Pennsylvania · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
6
Population
39.7K

In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 15.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Pennsylvania and 11.5 in the United States. Snyder County had the 45th most traffic deaths among Pennsylvania's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 29 people died, an average of 5.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.7 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.6
  • About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

14.6

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.6 times the average in Pennsylvania: 9.0
  • About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024

  • Pennsylvania: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 8 8
2021 4 4
2022 5 5
2023 6 5
2024 6 6

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 20.1
2021 10.1
2022 12.7
2023 15.1
2024 15.1

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Snyder County Share in Pennsylvania
Pedestrians 0 0% 15%
Motorcyclists 2 33% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 50% 26%
Speeding-related crashes 2 33% 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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in Pennsylvania: 37%
  • About 1.2 times 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Snyder County Pennsylvania United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 24.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 37.4% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 48.4% 53.6%
At weekends 16.7% 31.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Pennsylvania: 48%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%

17%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About half the share in Pennsylvania: 31%
  • About half the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 2
7am 3
8am 0
9am 0
10am 2
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 3
2pm 3
3pm 3
4pm 1
5pm 0
6pm 3
7pm 0
8pm 2
9pm 2
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 7
Tue 4
Wed 3
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 4
May 2
Jun 1
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 5
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 14
Rain 4
Cloudy 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. 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 20
Dark - Not Lighted 3
Dawn 2
Dark - Lighted 1
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. SR-2353
  2. SR-1042
  3. US-5222
  4. SR-0235 HW2
  5. US-11 CHARLES ATTIG MEM HWY2
  6. US-11 MARINE CORPS LEAG MEM HW1
  7. STAHLS HILL RD1
  8. TROUP VALLEY HILL RD1
  9. TS-MIDDLE RD1
  10. US-11 SUSQUEHANNA TRL1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 13
Motorcycles 9
Pickup trucks 5
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Other vehicles 4
SUVs 3
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Buick Century2
  2. Ford F-1502
  3. Audi S51
  4. Chevrolet Malibu1
  5. Chevrolet Silverado1
  6. Chrysler 2001
  7. Chrysler 3001
  8. Chrysler Sebring1
  9. Dodge Grand Caravan1
  10. Dodge Ram1

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 Deaths
Dec 16, 2024 — 1
Oct 16, 2024 — 1
Oct 7, 2024 Selinsgrove 1
Aug 24, 2024 — 1
Apr 3, 2024 — 1
Jan 1, 2024 — 1
Nov 13, 2023 — 1
Sep 23, 2023 — 1
Jul 18, 2023 McClure 1
May 5, 2023 Shamokin Dam 1
Mar 6, 2023 — 2
Nov 5, 2022 — 1
Nov 5, 2022 Middle Creek 1
Nov 4, 2022 — 1
Sep 26, 2022 — 1
Apr 17, 2022 — 1
Aug 14, 2021 — 1
Jul 26, 2021 — 1
Apr 6, 2021 — 1
Feb 4, 2021 — 1
Dec 31, 2020 — 1
Dec 16, 2020 — 1
Nov 6, 2020 Shamokin Dam 1
Sep 22, 2020 — 1
Aug 6, 2020 — 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.