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Fremont County

Residents 14,399Deaths 2024 1–2Deaths 2015–2024 37Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. Figures are aggregates from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System; no individual crash is identified.

In 2024, the latest year in FARS, Fremont County (Idaho) had fewer than three fatal crashes with fewer than three deaths. Across the ten years 2015–2024 the county recorded 31 fatal crashes and 37 deaths.

With 14,399 residents, that is 27.4 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, about 2.1 times the Idaho rate of 13.1 and above the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll rose 12% from 33 in 2005–2014 to 37 in 2015–2024.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is alcohol (a driver reported as drinking): 32.3% against 31.2% for Idaho.

52% of the county's fatal crashes happened between noon to 6pm, and Friday was the most common day (26%).

1–2deaths in 20241–2 fatal crashes
21deaths, 2020–202437 over ten years
27.4per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 6.9
+109%vs Idaho ratestate 13.1 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

0611197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 6 deaths1976: 9 deaths1977: 3 deaths1978: 5 deaths1979: 1–2 deaths1980: 7 deaths1981: 6 deaths1982: 6 deaths1983: 1–2 deaths1984: 6 deaths1985: 4 deaths1986: 11 deaths1987: 5 deaths1988: 3 deaths1989: 7 deaths1990: 3 deaths1991: 4 deaths1992: 1–2 deaths1993: 4 deaths1994: 8 deaths1995: 11 deaths1996: 4 deaths1997: 5 deaths1998: 4 deaths1999: 8 deaths2000: 5 deaths2001: 6 deaths2002: 9 deaths2003: 1–2 deaths2004: 11 deaths2005: 7 deaths2006: 1–2 deaths2007: 3 deaths2008: 3 deaths2009: 4 deaths2010: 6 deaths2011: 1–2 deaths2012: 1–2 deaths2013: 3 deaths2014: 1–2 deaths2015: 1–2 deaths2016: 1–2 deaths2017: 1–2 deaths2018: 6 deaths2019: 5 deaths2020: 9 deaths2021: 3 deaths2022: 4 deaths2023: 4 deaths2024: 1–2 deaths
People killed in crashes in Fremont County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 deaths.

Ten-year total up 12% (33 in 2005–2014, 37 in 2015–2024). The shaded band is the ten-year window used for rates and shares. County codes are matched to today's Census county list; a few historic code changes are merged.

Compared with Idaho and the nation

MeasureFremontIdahoUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202427.413.111.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20246.911.911.5
Deaths, 2015–2024372,387389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024312,159358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.11.1
Change vs previous ten years+12%+8%+7%
Crashes on rural roads97%75%43%

Rates divide deaths by Census Bureau population estimates for each year (residents, not road users; through traffic on major routes raises the rate of small counties). Population 14,399 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking32.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver19.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed0%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed8.1%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used67.6%
In darknesscrashes after dark29%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads96.8%

tick marks the Idaho share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

"Alcohol" counts crashes where police reported at least one driver as drinking (FARS DR_DRINK), not the BAC-based alcohol-impaired measure NHTSA publishes separately. "Speeding" counts crashes with a driver coded as racing, exceeding the limit or too fast for conditions. Details in the methodology. Factor pages: alcohol, speeding, pedestrians, motorcycles, unrestrained occupants.

Time of day and day of week

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Fatal crashes in Fremont County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 31 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Friday26%
Tuesday19%
Sunday16%
Thursday16%
Wednesday10%
Monday6%
Saturday6%

Light condition

Daylight52%
Dark, not lighted29%
Dawn10%
Dusk10%
Dark, lighted0%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Other principal arterial65%
Major collector13%
Local10%
Other freeways and expressways6%
Minor arterial6%
Interstate0%
Minor collector0%

FHWA functional classes as coded in FARS (FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the Idaho share. Interstates and other principal arterials carry the most traffic, so a high share there is expected. See what the road classes mean.

Weather

Clear61%
Cloudy16%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain13%
Rain10%
Fog, smog or smoke0%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Fremont

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1US Route 20US highway2110011720%16%
2State Route 33State highway1222623%14%

Signed routes (Interstate, US and state highways) that have a page on this site, ranked by fatal crashes in this county over 2015–2024; "fatal crashes" and "deaths" columns are the statewide totals for the route. Local streets and county roads are not listed.

By year, 2015–2024

YearFatal crashesDeathsDrinking-driver crashesPer 100,000
20241–21–20—ID 2024
202334027.8ID 2023
2022441–227.8ID 2022
2021331–220.8ID 2021
202079362.5ID 2020
201945334.7ID 2019
2018561–241.7ID 2018
20171–21–20—ID 2017
20161–21–20—ID 2016
20151–21–20—ID 2015

Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule). Per-100,000 uses the 2024 population for every year in this table; the ten-year rate above uses each year's estimate.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Fremont County, Idaho?

fewer than three people died in fewer than three fatal crashes in 2024; 21 over 2020–2024 and 37 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Fremont compare with Idaho?

27.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 13.1 for Idaho and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Fremont involved alcohol?

32.3% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 31.2% in Idaho. The factor furthest above the state share was alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) at 32.3%.

Which roads in Fremont see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, US Route 20 (21 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and State Route 33 (1 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Fremont?

Most often between noon to 6pm (52% of crashes) and on Fridays (26%); 29.0% happened after dark.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files (1975–2024) and Census Bureau county population estimates. Figures are aggregates; no individual crash is identified. See the methodology page for definitions.

Provenance

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 1975–2024 (accident table for every year; vehicle and person tables for 2015–2024), public domain. Population: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals (vintages 2000–2010, 2010–2020 and 2020–2024). Data through 31 Dec 2024; page generated 30 Sep 2026. Processing errors are corrected at the next build; see corrections and sources.