DuPage County, Illinois: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 56 deaths in 54 fatal crashes in DuPage County in 2024.

FARS records 424 deaths in 399 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 4.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Illinois in the same years is 9.0.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, DuPage County was number 4 of 102 counties of Illinois.

Deaths in DuPage County rose by 33.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (317) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (424).

In the counties of Illinois the deaths rose by 8.4% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 0.5% of the fatal crashes in DuPage County with a known setting were rural, against 33.6% in Illinois.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in DuPage County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.DuPage County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	56	54	13
2023	48	46	12
2022	38	37	12
2021	46	42	12
2020	49	46	8
2019	38	35	10
2018	38	34	14
2017	39	38	6
2016	36	31	6
2015	36	36	10
2015 to 2024	424	399	103

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in DuPage County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 99 (1978)2024: 56

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.DuPage County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	56	54
2023	48	46
2022	38	37
2021	46	42
2020	49	46
2019	38	35
2018	38	34
2017	39	38
2016	36	31
2015	36	36
2014	24	23
2013	30	25
2012	21	21
2011	27	26
2010	38	35
2009	23	23
2008	25	25
2007	37	34
2006	36	31
2005	56	49
2004	52	49
2003	52	48
2002	40	34
2001	60	54
2000	42	36
1999	54	50
1998	56	44
1997	59	53
1996	58	53
1995	48	43
1994	71	62
1993	52	47
1992	50	45
1991	75	65
1990	59	52
1989	93	79
1988	74	69
1987	68	66
1986	59	54
1985	70	65
1984	76	70
1983	60	56
1982	77	68
1981	61	55
1980	92	84
1979	80	72
1978	99	89
1977	89	80
1976	83	74
1975	71	66

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.DuPage County beside Illinois and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	DuPage County	Illinois	United States
2024	6.0	9.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	4.6	9.0	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. DuPage County had 932,651 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.DuPage County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Illinois
A driver recorded as drinkingof 399 fatal crashes	103	399 fatal crashes	25.8%	27.2%
A speeding-related driverof 399 fatal crashes	162	399 fatal crashes	40.6%	36.5%
No restraint usedof 206 occupant deaths with restraint use known	71	206 occupant deathswith restraint use known	34.5%	46.8%
Pedestriansof 424 deaths	80	424 deaths	18.9%	15.5%
Bicyclistsof 424 deaths	15	424 deaths	3.5%	2.5%
Motorcyclistsof 424 deaths	80	424 deaths	18.9%	13.3%
On a rural roadof 399 fatal crashes with the condition reported	1 or 2	399 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	0.5%	33.6%
In the darkof 396 fatal crashes with the condition reported	174	396 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	43.9%	48.7%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.DuPage County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	25	17	19	13	74
Monday	7	8	12	16	43
Tuesday	7	12	21	13	53
Wednesday	5	8	19	18	50
Thursday	7	12	17	16	52
Friday	10	15	18	34	77
Saturday	9	11	12	16	48
All days	70	83	118	126	397

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.DuPage County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Illinois
Interstate	73	18.3%	14.2%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	0.7%
Other principal arterial	157	39.3%	29.1%
Minor arterial	99	24.8%	24.5%
Major collector	31	7.8%	17.0%
Minor collector	7	1.8%	2.0%
Local	32	8.0%	12.5%
Not reported	0	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.DuPage County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	207
Dark, not lighted	54
Dark, lighted	119
Dawn	6
Dusk	9
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	3

Table 8.DuPage County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	340
Cloudy	14
Rain	32
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	8
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	5

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in DuPage County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In DuPage	In all of Illinois
Interstate 55	Interstate	17	263
Interstate 88	Interstate	25	51
Interstate 290	Interstate	18	91
State Route 19	State highway	8	38
State Route 38	State highway	15	39
State Route 53	State highway	11	46
State Route 59	State highway	17	48
State Route 64	State highway	16	72
State Route 83	State highway	28	119
US Route 20	US highway	7	107
US Route 34	US highway	17	67

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Illinois

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.DuPage County on the county map of Illinois

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1016 counties
10 to 14.926 counties
15 to 19.927 counties
20 to 29.928 counties
30 or more5 counties
DuPage County: 4.6

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Illinois

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with DuPage County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Cook County	Illinois	362	3,325	6.4
Kane County	Illinois	30	344	6.6
Kendall County	Illinois	12	91	6.9
Will County	Illinois	58	563	8.1

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Illinois have a population nearest to that of DuPage County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Illinois Department of TransportationThe highway safety office of Illinois.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in DuPage in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 317 deaths in DuPage County from 2005 to 2014. It records 424 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of DuPage in 2024?

The rate of DuPage County in 2024 was 6.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Illinois was 9.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in DuPage had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 103 of 399 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in DuPage?

11 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 179 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.