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Traffic deaths in Taylorsville, Utah

City in Salt Lake County · Utah · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
3
Population
57.8K

In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Taylorsville, Utah. That was 57.1% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 5.2 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, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Salt Lake County, Utah: 6.0
  • About two-thirds of the rate in Utah: 7.9
  • About 45 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-57%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

7 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • Salt Lake County, Utah: +7%
  • Utah: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 3 3
2022 2 2
2023 7 6
2024 3 3

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 8.3
2021 5.1
2022 3.4
2023 12.1
2024 5.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

33%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.2 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 27%
  • About double the share in Utah: 15%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Taylorsville Share in Salt Lake County
Pedestrians 1 33% 27%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 21%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 67% 29%
Speeding-related crashes 1 33% 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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 29%
  • About the same as the share in Utah: 31%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 33%
  • About the same as the share in Utah: 33%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Taylorsville Salt Lake County Utah United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 33.3% 33.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 29.0% 30.7% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 60.9% 53.8% 53.6%
At weekends 100.0% 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%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 3 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 35%
  • About 3 times the share in Utah: 36%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 2
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 1
7am 1
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 2
9pm 0
10pm 1
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 1
Tue 2
Wed 2
Thu 4
Fri 3
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 1
Jun 2
Jul 1
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 4
Dec 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 13
Cloudy 5

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
Dark - Lighted 7
Daylight 7
Dark - Not Lighted 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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. SR-683
  2. SR-1542
  3. 3200 W2
  4. I-2152
  5. 2700 W1
  6. 4015 W1
  7. 4430 S ATHERTON DR1
  8. 4700 S1
  9. 5400 S1
  10. 6200 S1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 16
Pickup trucks 6
SUVs 3
Motorcycles 2
Other vehicles 2
Vans 1
Medium and heavy trucks 1
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Audi S31
  2. Buick Enclave1
  3. Buick Rendezvous1
  4. Chevrolet Malibu1
  5. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  6. Chevrolet Silverado1
  7. Chrysler 2001
  8. Dodge Durango1
  9. Dodge Journey1
  10. Dodge Ram1

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 Deaths
Dec 22, 2024 1
Nov 30, 2024 1
Nov 2, 2024 1
Dec 31, 2023 1
Dec 29, 2023 1
Nov 9, 2023 2
Nov 4, 2023 1
Sep 29, 2023 1
Jun 28, 2023 1
Apr 30, 2022 1
Mar 17, 2022 1
Dec 16, 2021 1
Oct 30, 2021 1
Jun 17, 2021 1
Sep 18, 2020 1
Aug 17, 2020 1
Aug 4, 2020 1
Jul 28, 2020 1
May 13, 2020 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.