Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in South Dakota in 2022
State in United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 137
- Fatal crashes
- 121
- Population
- 909.2K
In 2022, 137 people died in 121 fatal crashes in South Dakota. That was 7.4% fewer than in 2021 (148) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 15.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. South Dakota had the 44th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 18th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 32% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 110 |
| Pedestrians | 11 |
| Motorcyclists | 13 |
| Cyclists | 3 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in South Dakota | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 11 | 8% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 13 | 9% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 3 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 45 | 33% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 47 | 34% | 28% |
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
32%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
28%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.1% | 26.2% |
| Alcohol-involved | 32.2% | 27.7% |
| At night | 47.9% | 53.9% |
| At weekends | 26.4% | 33.3% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
48%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
26%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 6 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 5 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 4 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 12 |
| 11am | 6 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 6 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 6 |
| 5pm | 9 |
| 6pm | 10 |
| 7pm | 6 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 6 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 12 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 15 |
| Wed | 17 |
| Thu | 20 |
| Fri | 22 |
| Sat | 20 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 9 |
| Mar | 8 |
| Apr | 8 |
| May | 9 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 10 |
| Aug | 18 |
| Sep | 11 |
| Oct | 17 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 88 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 64 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 39 |
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dusk | 4 |
| Dawn | 2 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-1810
- I-29 S5
- I-90 E4
- I-90 W4
- I-29 N3
- US-123
- SR-372
- CR-274 ST2
- SR-112
- SR-202
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 46 |
| Pickup trucks | 44 |
| SUVs | 42 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 26 |
| Motorcycles | 17 |
| Other vehicles | 8 |
| Vans | 6 |
All crashes 2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado13
- Ford F-1507
- GMC Sierra5
- Dodge Ram4
- Ford F-2504
- Toyota Camry4
- Chevrolet Cruze3
- Chevrolet Equinox3
- Chevrolet Malibu3
- Ford Escape3
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2022 | Custer County | SR-79 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | McCook County | I-90 E | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Moody County | CR-237 ST | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Castlewood, Hamlin County | MARKET ST | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Hanson County | CR-252 ST | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Sioux Falls, Lincoln County | W 85TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Brown County | CR-391 AVE | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Pennington County | SR-44 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Meade County | I-90 E | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Haakon County | SR-34 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Yankton County | CR-300 ST | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Jerauld County | CR-393 AVE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Pine Ridge, Shannon County | SR-407 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County | E RIVER BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Turner County | CR-461 AVE | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Lawrence County | US-14 A | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | Rapid City, Pennington County | US-16 E1 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Ziebach County | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Meade County | I-90 W | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Brown County | US-12 W | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Bennett County | CR-BIA 39 | 2 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Charles Mix County | SR-46 | 2 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Tripp County | US-18 | 2 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Jones County | I-90 W | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Shannon County | CR-BIA 27 | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.