Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in San Juan County, Utah
County in Utah · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 14.5K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in San Juan County, Utah. That was 12.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 48.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.9 in Utah and 11.5 in the United States. San Juan County had the 13th most traffic deaths among Utah's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 35 people died, an average of 7.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
48.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 6 times the rate in Utah: 7.9
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
48.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 6 times the average in Utah: 8.7
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-13%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Utah: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 48.2 |
| 2021 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | 69.5 |
| 2023 | 55.9 |
| 2024 | 48.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Utah: 15%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in San Juan County | Share in Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 29% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Utah: 33%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | San Juan County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 30.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 53.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 35.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Utah: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Utah: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 5 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 8 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| 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
- US-1919
- SR-1625
- US-1634
- SR-1912
- SR-2761
- CAJON MESA RD1
- CR-3131
- NAVAJO ROUTE 351
- OLJATO RD1
- RED MESA RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 12 |
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Ram 15003
- Ford F-3503
- Ram 35002
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford F-2502
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Kawasaki Vulcan 9001
- Jeep Wrangler1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Aneth | SR-162 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Monticello | US-191 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Bluff | SR-162 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | — | UPPER TWO MILE ROAD | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | — | SR-191 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Mexican Hat | US-163 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Mexican Hat | US-163 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Monticello | US-191 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Monticello | US-191 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Blanding | SR-95 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Monticello | US-191 | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Mexican Hat | US-163 | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Monticello | US-191 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Monticello | US-491 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | La Sal | US-191 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Mexican Hat | US-163 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | La Sal | US-191 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Mexican Hat | SR-261 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Monument Valley | OLJATO RD | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Montezuma Creek | NAVAJO ROUTE 35 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Montezuma Creek | SR-162 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | — | US-191 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | Montezuma Creek | CAJON MESA RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | — | RED MESA RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Mexican Hat | SR-163 | 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.