Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Wyoming
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 107
- Fatal crashes
- 102
- Population
- 586.7K
In 2024, 107 people died in 102 fatal crashes in Wyoming. That was 25.7% fewer than in 2023 (144) and the fewest since 2013. The death rate was 18.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Wyoming had the 45th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 6th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 4% of deaths, and 41% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-26%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
144 deaths in 2023, 107 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 210 | 172 |
| 1976 | 253 | 208 |
| 1977 | 246 | 208 |
| 1978 | 241 | 205 |
| 1979 | 244 | 198 |
| 1980 | 245 | 205 |
| 1981 | 264 | 232 |
| 1982 | 201 | 173 |
| 1983 | 173 | 152 |
| 1984 | 157 | 140 |
| 1985 | 152 | 132 |
| 1986 | 168 | 146 |
| 1987 | 129 | 111 |
| 1988 | 155 | 129 |
| 1989 | 127 | 113 |
| 1990 | 125 | 105 |
| 1991 | 122 | 104 |
| 1992 | 118 | 99 |
| 1993 | 120 | 100 |
| 1994 | 144 | 130 |
| 1995 | 170 | 138 |
| 1996 | 143 | 121 |
| 1997 | 137 | 117 |
| 1998 | 154 | 129 |
| 1999 | 189 | 162 |
| 2000 | 152 | 132 |
| 2001 | 186 | 155 |
| 2002 | 176 | 151 |
| 2003 | 165 | 141 |
| 2004 | 164 | 142 |
| 2005 | 170 | 147 |
| 2006 | 195 | 169 |
| 2007 | 150 | 137 |
| 2008 | 159 | 139 |
| 2009 | 134 | 116 |
| 2010 | 155 | 139 |
| 2011 | 135 | 120 |
| 2012 | 123 | 112 |
| 2013 | 87 | 75 |
| 2014 | 150 | 131 |
| 2015 | 145 | 129 |
| 2016 | 112 | 100 |
| 2017 | 123 | 105 |
| 2018 | 111 | 100 |
| 2019 | 147 | 120 |
| 2020 | 127 | 114 |
| 2021 | 110 | 102 |
| 2022 | 134 | 118 |
| 2023 | 144 | 121 |
| 2024 | 107 | 102 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8 |
| 2001 | 37.6 |
| 2002 | 35.2 |
| 2003 | 32.8 |
| 2004 | 32.2 |
| 2005 | 33.1 |
| 2006 | 37.3 |
| 2007 | 28.0 |
| 2008 | 29.1 |
| 2009 | 23.9 |
| 2010 | 27.5 |
| 2011 | 23.8 |
| 2012 | 21.3 |
| 2013 | 15.0 |
| 2014 | 25.8 |
| 2015 | 24.8 |
| 2016 | 19.2 |
| 2017 | 21.3 |
| 2018 | 19.2 |
| 2019 | 25.4 |
| 2020 | 22.0 |
| 2021 | 19.0 |
| 2022 | 23.0 |
| 2023 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | 18.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
4%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 20 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 78 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 24 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wyoming | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 4% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 24 | 22% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 34 | 32% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 42 | 39% | 29% |
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
41%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%
28%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 41.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 34.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
34%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 12 |
| 1am | 18 |
| 2am | 11 |
| 3am | 9 |
| 4am | 14 |
| 5am | 16 |
| 6am | 17 |
| 7am | 13 |
| 8am | 20 |
| 9am | 22 |
| 10am | 24 |
| 11am | 30 |
| 12pm | 28 |
| 1pm | 31 |
| 2pm | 37 |
| 3pm | 33 |
| 4pm | 35 |
| 5pm | 37 |
| 6pm | 28 |
| 7pm | 22 |
| 8pm | 27 |
| 9pm | 24 |
| 10pm | 26 |
| 11pm | 22 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 86 |
| Mon | 69 |
| Tue | 54 |
| Wed | 88 |
| Thu | 63 |
| Fri | 89 |
| Sat | 108 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 32 |
| Feb | 30 |
| Mar | 26 |
| Apr | 40 |
| May | 41 |
| Jun | 51 |
| Jul | 60 |
| Aug | 83 |
| Sep | 56 |
| Oct | 52 |
| Nov | 49 |
| Dec | 37 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 458 |
| Snow | 41 |
| Cloudy | 24 |
| Rain | 11 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 7 |
| Blowing Snow | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 322 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 183 |
| Dusk | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 21 |
| Dawn | 7 |
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
- I-8029
- I-80/US-3026
- SR-5916
- US-8514
- I-25/US-8714
- US-1610
- US-1919
- I-80 US-309
- US-148
- I-908
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 193 |
| SUVs | 158 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 152 |
| Cars | 141 |
| Motorcycles | 93 |
| Vans | 30 |
| Other vehicles | 23 |
| Buses | 6 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado38
- Freightliner Cascadia32
- Dodge Ram31
- Ford F-15026
- Ford F-25023
- Volvo Truck VNL17
- GMC Sierra14
- Ford F-35013
- Toyota RAV411
- Ram 150011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | Goshen County | SR-159 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Cheyenne, Laramie County | RANDALL AVE | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Platte County | CR-47 / E LARAMIE RIVER RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Johnson County | SR-387 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Converse County | SR-59 | 2 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Carbon County | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Sweetwater County | CR-106/EDEN RESERVOIR RD/FARSO | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Converse County | I-25/US-20/US-26/US-87 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Converse County | CR-18/MORMON CANYON RD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Uinta County | I-80 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Laramie County | I-80/US-30 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Fremont County | SR-132 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fremont County | US-26/WY-789 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Fremont County | US-287/WY-789 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Albany County | SR-230 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Albany County | SR-230 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Fremont County | SR-789 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Natrona County | SR-251 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Converse County | CR-31/ROSS RD | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Cheyenne, Laramie County | COLLEGE DR/WY-212 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Washakie County | US-20/US-20 BUS/WY-789/6TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Sinclair, Carbon County | I-80/ US-287/US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Fremont County | CR-285 / HORSE CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Campbell County | SR-59 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Converse County | US-20/US-26/US-87 | 1 |
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Counties in Wyoming
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | 7 | 18.2 |
| Big Horn County | 2 | 16.6 |
| Campbell County | 12 | 25.0 |
| Carbon County | 8 | 56.8 |
| Converse County | 9 | 65.3 |
| Crook County | 3 | 38.5 |
| Fremont County | 8 | 20.2 |
| Goshen County | 1 | 7.9 |
| Hot Springs County | 0 | — |
| Johnson County | 3 | 34.0 |
| Laramie County | 16 | 15.7 |
| Lincoln County | 0 | — |
| Natrona County | 11 | 13.7 |
| Niobrara County | 0 | — |
| Park County | 7 | 22.5 |
| Platte County | 2 | 23.4 |
| Sheridan County | 3 | 9.1 |
| Sublette County | 0 | — |
| Sweetwater County | 5 | 12.1 |
| Teton County | 5 | 21.4 |
| Uinta County | 3 | 14.5 |
| Washakie County | 1 | 13.1 |
| Weston County | 1 | 14.6 |
Cities
Cities with at least 10 fatal crashes across the loaded years are listed.
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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.