Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Crook County, Wyoming
County in Wyoming · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 7.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Crook County, Wyoming. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 38.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.2 in Wyoming and 11.5 in the United States. Crook County had the 11th most traffic deaths among Wyoming's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
38.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Wyoming: 18.2
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
64.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Wyoming: 21.4
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Wyoming: -26%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 83.5 |
| 2021 | 68.4 |
| 2022 | 53.9 |
| 2023 | 79.0 |
| 2024 | 38.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Wyoming: 4%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Crook County | Share in Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 22% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 39% |
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 Wyoming: 41%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Wyoming: 28%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Crook County | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 28.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 41.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 40.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 34.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Wyoming: 40%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Wyoming: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 4 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 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-144
- I-904
- SR-243
- I-90 US-143
- US-2121
- SR-5851
- SR-1161
- PENDLETON DR1
- LIBERTY LN1
- CR-931
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-2502
- BMW X51
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford E-4501
- Ford F-3501
- Ford F-5501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLHR / Road King1
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 1, 2024 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | — | US-14 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | — | CR-221/HUSEBY RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | — | SR-585 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | — | CR-164/NEW HAVEN RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | — | US-14 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | US-14 | 2 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | — | PENDLETON DR | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | — | US-212 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | — | US-14 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | — | LIBERTY LN | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | — | SR-116 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | — | I-90 US-14 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Sundance | I-90 US-14 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | — | I-90 US-14 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | — | SR-24 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | — | CR-93 | 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.