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Idaho traffic fatalities

238

People killed in motor vehicle crashes in Idaho, 2024

−13.5% since 2023 (275); +28.0% since 2014 (186); −14.4% since 1999 (278)

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Traffic fatalities (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Published .

People killed in motor vehicle crashes in the year, summed from the functional-system rows of FHWA Highway Statistics table FI-20.

Change and comparison

From 1985 (255) to 2024 (238), the change was −6.7%.

Over the most recent 5 years, 2019 (224) to 2024 (238), the change was +6.3%.

The series high is 293 in 2003 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.

Historical data

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Source: Federal Highway Administration, Traffic fatalities (computed by Understand Idaho). Published .

Data table (40 rows)
PeriodIdaho (count)
1985255
1986258
1987260
1988257
1989238
1990244
1991264
1992243
1993230
1994250
1995262
1996258
1997259
1998265
1999278
2000276
2001259
2002264
2003293
2004260
2005275
2006267
2007252
2008232
2009226
2010209
2011167
2012184
2013214
2014186
2015216
2016253
2017245
2018234
2019224
2020214
2021273
2022215
2023275
2024238

Fatalities by road type

Persons killed in motor vehicle crashes by rural/urban area and functional road system, from FHWA Highway Statistics table FI-20.

  1. Rural Other Principal Arterial58
  2. Rural Major Collector41
  3. Rural Local27
  4. Rural Interstate24
  5. Urban Other Principal Arterial23
  6. Rural Minor Arterial21
  7. Urban Minor Arterial14
  8. Urban Major Collector12
  9. Rural Minor Collector7
  10. Urban Other Freeways and Expressways6
  11. Urban Interstate2
  12. Urban Local2
  13. Rural Other Freeways and Expressways1
  14. Unknown Unknown0
  15. Urban Minor Collector0

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Data period 2024. Published .

Data table (15 rows)
Road type2024 (count)
Rural Other Principal Arterial58
Rural Major Collector41
Rural Local27
Rural Interstate24
Urban Other Principal Arterial23
Rural Minor Arterial21
Urban Minor Arterial14
Urban Major Collector12
Rural Minor Collector7
Urban Other Freeways and Expressways6
Urban Interstate2
Urban Local2
Rural Other Freeways and Expressways1
Unknown Unknown0
Urban Minor Collector0

Compared with other states

  1. Texas4,160
  2. California3,876
  3. Florida3,138
  4. Washington730
  5. Oregon538
  6. Nevada417
  7. Utah277
  8. Idaho238
  9. Montana206
  10. Wyoming107
  11. Vermont59
  12. Rhode Island52
  13. District of Columbia47

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Traffic fatalities (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 51 rows; the full table is below.

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

Source

Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Dataset
Traffic fatalities (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
States, DC
Time coverage
1900-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://datahub.transportation.gov/browse?q=highway%20statistics
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Traffic fatalities (computed by Understand Idaho), built by lib/derived.ts

Caveats

  • Computed by Understand Idaho from Highway Statistics series; it is not a figure the publisher releases.
  • Vehicle miles traveled (VM-2) is an estimate from each state's own travel monitoring program, not a direct count.
  • Traffic fatalities (FI-20) are Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) counts as FHWA republishes them by functional system.
  • Vehicle registrations (MV-1) count registered vehicles, not owners; one business or agency vehicle counts once regardless of drivers.
  • The licensed-drivers table (DL-1C) starts in 2010 in this republication; earlier years are not available through this source.
  • No source table prints a state total for its category breakdown; a state total here is summed from the categories.
  • Puerto Rico appears in the source tables but is excluded here; it is not in this site's geography list.

Inputs: Highway Statistics series.

Cite

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