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Traffic deaths in Sully County, South Dakota

County in South Dakota · United States

Deaths, 2021
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
1.5K

In 2021, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Sully County, South Dakota. The death rate was 135.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in South Dakota and 13.0 in the United States. Sully County had the 20th most traffic deaths among South Dakota's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

135.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

  • About 9 times the rate in South Dakota: 15.7
  • About 12 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
Traffic deaths by year, 2021–2021
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2021 2 2

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

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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 2021
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2021
Type Deaths Share in Sully County Share in South Dakota
Pedestrians 0 0% 9%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 15%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 50% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 1 50% 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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About double the share in South Dakota: 22%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.4 times the share in South Dakota: 37%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2021
Category Sully County South Dakota United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 36.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 22.4% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 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

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in South Dakota: 36%
  • About the same as 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 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2021–2021.

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

All crashes 2021–2021.

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

All crashes 2021–2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 2

All crashes 2021–2021. 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 1
Daylight 1

All crashes 2021–2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021–2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-18042

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 1
SUVs 1

All crashes 2021–2021.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. GMC Acadia1
  2. Mazda CX-51

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 26, 2021 — 1
Jul 12, 2021 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.