Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Sandy City, Utah
City in Salt Lake County · Utah · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 93K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Sandy City, Utah. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 2.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.0 in Salt Lake County, 7.9 in Utah and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Salt Lake County, Utah: 6.0
- About 25 percent of the rate in Utah: 7.9
- About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Salt Lake County, Utah: +7%
- Utah: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 2.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 27%
- About 3 times the share in Utah: 15%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sandy City | Share in Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Sandy City | Salt Lake County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 30.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 60.9% | 53.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.8% | 35.9% | 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 1.6 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 61%
- About 1.9 times the share in Utah: 54%
- 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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 35%
- 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 | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
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
- US-894
- I-153
- SR-2102
- UNION PARK AVE1
- TERRI LYNN DR1
- SR-711
- SR-2091
- SR-1541
- BLOSSOMWOOD CIR1
- 9400 S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 12 |
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Hyundai Elantra3
- Toyota 4-Runner2
- Subaru Impreza2
- GMC Sierra2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Mitsubishi Mirage1
- MINI Cooper1
- Mercedes-Benz ML-Class1
- 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 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | 9400 S | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 10600 S | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | UNION PARK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 1300 E | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | US-89 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2023 | US-89 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | SR-71 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | US-89 | 1 |
| May 27, 2022 | US-89 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | BLOSSOMWOOD CIR | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | 11400 S | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | TERRI LYNN DR | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | SR-210 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | SR-209 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | I-15 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2021 | I-15 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | I-15 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2020 | SR-154 | 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.