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Warren County

Residents 16,217Deaths 2024 0Deaths 2015–2024 28Latest 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.

Warren County, Illinois, recorded no deaths in no fatal crashes in 2024, the latest FARS data year, and 28 deaths in 25 fatal crashes over 2015–2024.

With 16,217 residents, that is 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, 86% higher than the Illinois rate of 9.0 and above the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll was about level between 2005–2014 (27) and 2015–2024 (28).

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is alcohol (a driver reported as drinking): 32.0% against 27.2% for Illinois.

36% of the county's fatal crashes happened between noon to 6pm, and Wednesday was the most common day (24%).

0deaths in 20240 fatal crashes
11deaths, 2020–202428 over ten years
16.7per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 0.0
+86%vs Illinois ratestate 9.0 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

0611197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 6 deaths1976: 5 deaths1977: 10 deaths1978: 11 deaths1979: 5 deaths1980: 4 deaths1981: 10 deaths1982: 4 deaths1983: 9 deaths1984: 3 deaths1985: 5 deaths1986: 3 deaths1987: 6 deaths1988: 4 deaths1989: 3 deaths1990: 4 deaths1991: 5 deaths1992: 7 deaths1993: 4 deaths1994: 3 deaths1995: 4 deaths1996: 1–2 deaths1997: 7 deaths1998: 4 deaths1999: 5 deaths2000: 4 deaths2001: 1–2 deaths2002: 4 deaths2003: 4 deaths2004: 3 deaths2005: 4 deaths2006: 3 deaths2007: 1–2 deaths2008: 5 deaths2009: 3 deaths2010: 1–2 deaths2011: 3 deaths2012: 1–2 deaths2013: 1–2 deaths2014: 1–2 deaths2015: 4 deaths2016: 1–2 deaths2017: 3 deaths2018: 6 deaths2019: 1–2 deaths2020: 3 deaths2021: 3 deaths2022: 5 deaths2023: 0 deaths2024: 0 deaths
People killed in crashes in Warren County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 0 deaths.

Ten-year total up 4% (27 in 2005–2014, 28 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 Illinois and the nation

MeasureWarrenIllinoisUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202416.79.011.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20240.09.311.5
Deaths, 2015–20242811,423389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–20242510,472358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years+4%+8%+7%
Crashes on rural roads72%34%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 16,217 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking32%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver40%
Pedestriansshare of people killed7.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.7%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used42.1%
In darknesscrashes after dark52%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads72%

tick marks the Illinois 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

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Warren County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 25 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Wednesday24%
Sunday20%
Monday16%
Friday16%
Saturday16%
Thursday8%
Tuesday0%

Light condition

Daylight48%
Dark, not lighted40%
Dark, lighted8%
Dark, lighting unknown4%
Dawn0%
Dusk0%

Road type

Minor arterial24%
Major collector24%
Other principal arterial20%
Local16%
Other freeways and expressways12%
Minor collector4%
Interstate0%

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

Weather

Clear84%
Rain8%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain8%
Cloudy0%
Fog, smog or smoke0%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Warren

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1US Route 34US highway5657223%34%
2US Route 67US highway2535636%30%
3State Route 116State highway1263123%27%

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
2024000—IL 2024
2023000—IL 2023
2022451–230.8IL 2022
20211–23018.5IL 2021
2020331–218.5IL 2020
20191–21–21–2—IL 2019
2018561–237.0IL 2018
201733018.5IL 2017
20161–21–21–2—IL 2016
2015441–224.7IL 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 Warren County, Illinois?

no people died in no fatal crashes in 2024; 11 over 2020–2024 and 28 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Warren compare with Illinois?

16.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 9.0 for Illinois and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Warren involved alcohol?

32.0% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 27.2% in Illinois. The factor furthest above the state share was alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) at 32.0%.

Which roads in Warren see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, US Route 34 (5 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024), US Route 67 (2 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and State Route 116 (1 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Warren?

Most often between noon to 6pm (36% of crashes) and on Wednesdays (24%); 52.0% 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.