Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Rich County, Utah
County in Utah · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 2.7K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Rich County, Utah. The death rate was 36.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.9 in Utah and 11.5 in the United States. Rich County had the 21st most traffic deaths among Utah's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 8 people died, an average of 1.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
36.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Utah: 7.9
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
76.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 9 times the average in Utah: 8.9
- About 6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40.0 |
| 2021 | 115.5 |
| 2022 | 113.9 |
| 2024 | 36.5 |
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 Utah: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Rich County | Share in Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 100% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Utah: 31%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Utah: 33%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Rich County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 30.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 53.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 35.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 54%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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
- SR-302
- SR-162
- US-161
- SR-391
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick Century1
- Ford Expedition1
- Ford Ranger1
- Honda Accord1
- Kenworth W9001
- Toyota Camry1
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Tacoma1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | Woodruff | SR-39 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Laketown | SR-30 | 2 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | Randolph | SR-16 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Laketown | SR-30 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Randolph | SR-16 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Randolph | US-16 | 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.