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Traffic deaths in Davis County, Utah

County in Utah · United States

Deaths, 2024
11
Fatal crashes
10
Population
378.5K

In 2024, 11 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Davis County, Utah. That was 10.0% more than in 2023 (10) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 2.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.9 in Utah and 11.5 in the United States. Davis County had the 6th most traffic deaths among Utah's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 70 people died, an average of 14 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

2.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 35 percent of the rate in Utah: 7.9
  • About one-quarter of the rate in the United States: 11.5

3.8

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

  • About 45 percent of the average in Utah: 8.7
  • About one-third of the average in the United States: 12.3

+10%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

10 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024

  • Utah: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 11 10
2021 18 15
2022 20 20
2023 10 9
2024 11 10

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 3.0
2021 4.9
2022 5.4
2023 2.7
2024 2.9

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

27%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.8 times the share in Utah: 15%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Davis County Share in Utah
Pedestrians 3 27% 15%
Motorcyclists 1 9% 19%
Cyclists 1 9% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 27% 26%
Speeding-related crashes 5 45% 30%

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

40%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in Utah: 31%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 60 percent of the share in Utah: 33%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Davis County Utah United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 33.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 40.0% 30.7% 28.1%
At night 60.0% 53.8% 53.6%
At weekends 30.0% 35.9% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

60%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in Utah: 54%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 85 percent of the share in Utah: 36%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 1
3am 1
4am 2
5am 0
6am 4
7am 1
8am 4
9am 0
10am 0
11am 5
12pm 3
1pm 3
2pm 2
3pm 2
4pm 5
5pm 6
6pm 5
7pm 4
8pm 6
9pm 4
10pm 2
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 11
Mon 6
Tue 6
Wed 13
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 11

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 6
Mar 4
Apr 5
May 6
Jun 4
Jul 3
Aug 7
Sep 9
Oct 6
Nov 9
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 46
Cloudy 13
Rain 4

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 35
Dark - Not Lighted 19
Dark - Lighted 7
Dawn 2
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. I-1515
  2. SR-1267
  3. SR-1937
  4. US-896
  5. SR-675
  6. SR-1772
  7. ANTELOPE DR2
  8. SR-682
  9. SR-601
  10. 1600 N1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 45
SUVs 21
Pickup trucks 17
Motorcycles 11
Medium and heavy trucks 8
Vans 5
Other vehicles 2
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado4
  2. Ford F-1503
  3. Ford F-3503
  4. Honda Odyssey3
  5. Honda Pilot3
  6. Ram 35003
  7. Toyota Corolla3
  8. Chevrolet GMT-4002
  9. Dodge Ram2
  10. Ford Explorer2

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
Nov 22, 2024 Centerville 1
Oct 16, 2024 Clearfield 1
Oct 16, 2024 Layton 1
Sep 29, 2024 Layton 2
Sep 20, 2024 Farmington 1
Aug 24, 2024 Clearfield 1
Aug 21, 2024 Kaysville 1
May 22, 2024 Kaysville 1
Mar 17, 2024 Woods Cross 1
Jan 5, 2024 Layton 1
Nov 11, 2023 Clearfield 1
Aug 13, 2023 Milford 1
Jul 3, 2023 South Weber 2
Jul 1, 2023 Centerville 1
May 19, 2023 Farmington 1
May 14, 2023 Layton 1
Apr 10, 2023 Hill Af Base 1
Feb 15, 2023 Layton 1
Feb 10, 2023 Layton 1
Nov 18, 2022 — 1
Nov 14, 2022 Syracuse 1
Nov 9, 2022 North Salt Lake 1
Nov 9, 2022 Centerville 1
Oct 20, 2022 Layton 1
Sep 26, 2022 Clearfield 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.