Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in West Jordan, Utah

City in Salt Lake County · Utah · United States

Deaths, 2024
7
Fatal crashes
7
Population
116.8K

In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in West Jordan, Utah. That was 75.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 6.0 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, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths, and 43% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Salt Lake County, Utah: 6.0
  • About three-quarters of the rate in Utah: 7.9
  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.5

+75%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

4 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024

  • Salt Lake County, Utah: +7%
  • Utah: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 8 8
2022 5 5
2023 4 3
2024 7 7

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 2.6
2021 6.9
2022 4.3
2023 3.4
2024 6.0

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

29%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 27%
  • About 1.9 times the share in Utah: 15%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in West Jordan Share in Salt Lake County
Pedestrians 2 29% 27%
Motorcyclists 3 43% 21%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 29% 29%
Speeding-related crashes 3 43% 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

43%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.5 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 29%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Utah: 31%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%

57%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.7 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 33%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Utah: 33%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category West Jordan Salt Lake County Utah United States
Speeding-related 57.1% 33.3% 33.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 42.9% 29.0% 30.7% 28.1%
At night 28.6% 60.9% 53.8% 53.6%
At weekends 42.9% 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

29%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About half the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 61%
  • About half the share in Utah: 54%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

43%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 35%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Utah: 36%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 3
2am 0
3am 2
4am 0
5am 1
6am 1
7am 4
8am 1
9am 0
10am 2
11am 1
12pm 2
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 2
5pm 1
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 3
Tue 3
Wed 1
Thu 3
Fri 7
Sat 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 3
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 1
Jul 3
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 5
Nov 0
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 19
Cloudy 6
Rain 1

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 13
Dark - Lighted 6
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dawn 2

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-2094
  2. SR-683
  3. 7800 S3
  4. SR-482
  5. JORDAN LANDING BLVD2
  6. 7000 S1
  7. SR-851
  8. SR-68 REDWOOD RD1
  9. SR-1541
  10. GRIZZLY WAY1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 17
Pickup trucks 10
SUVs 8
Motorcycles 7
Medium and heavy trucks 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado3
  2. Dodge Ram2
  3. Hyundai Elantra2
  4. Jeep Cherokee2
  5. Volkswagen Jetta2
  6. Jaguar S-Type1
  7. Isuzu NPR/NPR-HD1
  8. Honda CR-V1
  9. Honda Accord1
  10. Harley-Davidson Softail Standard1

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 8, 2024 1
Sep 23, 2024 1
Jul 2, 2024 1
May 25, 2024 1
May 6, 2024 1
Mar 2, 2024 1
Feb 9, 2024 1
Dec 26, 2023 1
Jul 21, 2023 1
Jul 2, 2023 2
Dec 1, 2022 1
Sep 3, 2022 1
Apr 26, 2022 1
Feb 19, 2022 1
Feb 5, 2022 1
Dec 1, 2021 1
Oct 15, 2021 1
Oct 11, 2021 1
Oct 10, 2021 1
Oct 1, 2021 1
Aug 13, 2021 1
Jun 4, 2021 1
Mar 25, 2021 1
Oct 29, 2020 1
Aug 21, 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.