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Traffic deaths in Gregory County, South Dakota

County in South Dakota · United States

Deaths, 2023
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
4K

In 2023, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Gregory County, South Dakota. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2022 (2) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 25.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in South Dakota and 12.2 in the United States. Gregory County had the 29th most traffic deaths among South Dakota's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 4 people died, an average of 1.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

25.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About 1.6 times the rate in South Dakota: 15.7
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

33.4

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023

  • About double the average in South Dakota: 15.4
  • About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.2

-50%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

2 deaths in 2022, 1 in 2023

  • South Dakota: +4%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2023
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1
2022 2 2
2023 1 1

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, 2020–2023
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 25.0
2022 50.2
2023 25.0

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 South Dakota: 6%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Gregory County Share in South Dakota
Pedestrians 0 0% 11%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 21%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 100% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 24%

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 South Dakota: 22%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

100%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 3 times the share in South Dakota: 37%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Gregory County South Dakota United States
Speeding-related 100.0% 36.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 22.4% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 35.8% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 30.6% 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 3 times the share in South Dakota: 36%
  • 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 South Dakota: 31%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 0
Tue 0
Wed 0
Thu 0
Fri 2
Sat 1

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 3
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 2
Daylight 2

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-182
  2. 302ND ST1
  3. CR-FOSTER AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 4
Cars 1
Other vehicles 1
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado3
  2. Jeep Cherokee1
  3. Eagle Vision1
  4. 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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Mar 10, 2023 — 1
Jun 26, 2022 — 1
Feb 5, 2022 Dallas 1
May 22, 2020 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.