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Idaho traffic deaths

238

People killed in motor vehicle crashes in Idaho, 2024

−13.5% since 2023 (275); +6.3% since 2019 (224); +28.0% since 2014 (186)

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period 2024. Published .

Persons killed in motor vehicle crashes, from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System's ACCIDENT file.

Change and comparison

From 2010 (209) to 2024 (238), the change was +13.9%.

The series high is 275 in 2023 and the low is 167 in 2011.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 39th highest in 2024. Texas was highest at 4,160 and District of Columbia lowest at 47.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 5th highest; Utah is next above at 277 and Montana next below at 206.

Idaho's figure is 0.6% of the national figure of 39,254.

Historical data

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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Published .

Data table (15 rows)
PeriodIdaho (count)
2010209
2011167
2012184
2013214
2014186
2015216
2016253
2017245
2018234
2019224
2020214
2021273
2022215
2023275
2024238

By county

44 of 44 counties have a value for 2024. Idaho statewide on the same basis: 238.

  1. Ada29
  2. Bonneville23
  3. Canyon23
  4. Idaho15
  5. Twin Falls14
  6. Cassia12
  7. Kootenai12
  8. Payette9
  9. Bannock8
  10. Bingham8
  11. Gooding7
  12. Jerome7
  13. Nez Perce7
  14. Bonner6
  15. Franklin5
  16. Lincoln5
  17. Madison4
  18. Valley4
  19. Boise3
  20. Elmore3
  21. Owyhee3
  22. Power3
  23. Shoshone3
  24. Adams2
  25. Boundary2
  26. Clark2
  27. Gem2
  28. Latah2
  29. Minidoka2
  30. Oneida2
  31. Washington2
  32. Bear Lake1
  33. Benewah1
  34. Blaine1
  35. Clearwater1
  36. Custer1
  37. Fremont1
  38. Jefferson1
  39. Lewis1
  40. Teton1
  41. Butte0
  42. Camas0
  43. Caribou0
  44. Lemhi0

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period 2024. Published .

Ada County: 29 Count (2024)Adams County: 2 Count (2024)Bannock County: 8 Count (2024)Bear Lake County: 1 Count (2024)Benewah County: 1 Count (2024)Bingham County: 8 Count (2024)Blaine County: 1 Count (2024)Boise County: 3 Count (2024)Bonner County: 6 Count (2024)Bonneville County: 23 Count (2024)Boundary County: 2 Count (2024)Butte County: 0 Count (2024)Camas County: 0 Count (2024)Canyon County: 23 Count (2024)Caribou County: 0 Count (2024)Cassia County: 12 Count (2024)Clark County: 2 Count (2024)Clearwater County: 1 Count (2024)Custer County: 1 Count (2024)Elmore County: 3 Count (2024)Franklin County: 5 Count (2024)Fremont County: 1 Count (2024)Gem County: 2 Count (2024)Gooding County: 7 Count (2024)Idaho County: 15 Count (2024)Jefferson County: 1 Count (2024)Jerome County: 7 Count (2024)Kootenai County: 12 Count (2024)Latah County: 2 Count (2024)Lemhi County: 0 Count (2024)Lewis County: 1 Count (2024)Lincoln County: 5 Count (2024)Madison County: 4 Count (2024)Minidoka County: 2 Count (2024)Nez Perce County: 7 Count (2024)Oneida County: 2 Count (2024)Owyhee County: 3 Count (2024)Payette County: 9 Count (2024)Power County: 3 Count (2024)Shoshone County: 3 Count (2024)Teton County: 1 Count (2024)Twin Falls County: 14 Count (2024)Valley County: 4 Count (2024)Washington County: 2 Count (2024)
  • 0 to 0
  • 1 to 1
  • 2 to 3
  • 4 to 7
  • 8 to 29

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period 2024. Published .

Data table (44 rows)
County2024
Ada County29
Bonneville County23
Canyon County23
Idaho County15
Twin Falls County14
Cassia County12
Kootenai County12
Payette County9
Bannock County8
Bingham County8
Gooding County7
Jerome County7
Nez Perce County7
Bonner County6
Franklin County5
Lincoln County5
Madison County4
Valley County4
Boise County3
Elmore County3
Owyhee County3
Power County3
Shoshone County3
Adams County2
Boundary County2
Clark County2
Gem County2
Latah County2
Minidoka County2
Oneida County2
Washington County2
Bear Lake County1
Benewah County1
Blaine County1
Clearwater County1
Custer County1
Fremont County1
Jefferson County1
Lewis County1
Teton County1
Butte County0
Camas County0
Caribou County0
Lemhi County0

Compared with other states

  1. United States39,254
  2. Texas4,160
  3. California3,876
  4. Washington730
  5. Oregon538
  6. Nevada417
  7. Utah277
  8. Idaho238
  9. Montana206
  10. Wyoming107
  11. Vermont59
  12. Rhode Island52
  13. District of Columbia47

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 52 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. United States39,254
2. Texas4,160
3. California3,876
4. Florida3,138
5. North Carolina1,619
6. Georgia1,403
7. Arizona1,229
8. Tennessee1,197
9. Illinois1,177
10. Ohio1,157
Data table (52 rows)
State2024
1. United States39,254
2. Texas4,160
3. California3,876
4. Florida3,138
5. North Carolina1,619
6. Georgia1,403
7. Arizona1,229
8. Tennessee1,197
9. Illinois1,177
10. Ohio1,157
11. Pennsylvania1,127
12. New York1,101
13. Michigan1,098
14. South Carolina1,038
15. Alabama962
16. Missouri955
17. Virginia917
18. Indiana832
19. Mississippi753
20. Louisiana752
21. Washington730
22. Kentucky707
23. Colorado689
24. New Jersey670
25. Oklahoma645
26. Arkansas603
27. Wisconsin595
28. Maryland578
29. Oregon538
30. Minnesota477
31. Nevada417
32. New Mexico409
33. Massachusetts363
34. Iowa356
35. Kansas339
36. Connecticut310
37. Utah277
38. West Virginia256
39. Nebraska251
40. Idaho238
41. Montana206
42. Maine177
43. South Dakota146
44. New Hampshire133
45. Delaware126
46. Wyoming107
47. Hawaii102
48. North Dakota90
49. Alaska70
50. Vermont59
51. Rhode Island52
52. District of Columbia47

Source

Organization
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Dataset
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Geography
Nation, states, DC, Idaho counties
Time coverage
2010-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/<year>/National/FARS<year>NationalCSV.zip
Methodology
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), built by scripts/fetch-nhtsa-fars.py

Caveats

  • A death counts in FARS if it occurs within 30 days of a crash on a public road.
  • The county recorded is where the crash occurred, not where the person who died lived.
  • FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes compiled from state crash and death records, not a sample.
  • The newest year available may be an early release later revised as a final annual file.

Cite

Cite this page as Understand Idaho, “Idaho traffic deaths”, https://understandidaho.com/transportation/traffic-deaths/, retrieved on the date you read it, and the publisher named above for the figures themselves. The dataset behind it is described in the data catalog.

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