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Warrick County

Residents 66,339Deaths 2024 9Deaths 2015–2024 63Latest 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.

NHTSA's FARS file lists 63 people killed in 62 fatal crashes in Warrick County, Indiana, between 2015 and 2024, 9 of them in 2024.

With 66,339 residents, that is 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, 24% lower than the Indiana rate of 13.0 and below the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll rose 21% from 52 in 2005–2014 to 63 in 2015–2024.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is motorcyclists: 14.3% against 14.9% for Indiana.

39% of the county's fatal crashes happened between noon to 6pm, and Friday was the most common day (18%).

9deaths in 20249 fatal crashes
31deaths, 2020–202463 over ten years
9.9per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 13.6
-24%vs Indiana ratestate 13.0 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

0714197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 5 deaths1976: 3 deaths1977: 8 deaths1978: 10 deaths1979: 8 deaths1980: 14 deaths1981: 6 deaths1982: 10 deaths1983: 9 deaths1984: 11 deaths1985: 10 deaths1986: 11 deaths1987: 7 deaths1988: 4 deaths1989: 11 deaths1990: 7 deaths1991: 7 deaths1992: 11 deaths1993: 8 deaths1994: 9 deaths1995: 4 deaths1996: 3 deaths1997: 12 deaths1998: 11 deaths1999: 8 deaths2000: 6 deaths2001: 13 deaths2002: 9 deaths2003: 13 deaths2004: 5 deaths2005: 8 deaths2006: 3 deaths2007: 4 deaths2008: 11 deaths2009: 9 deaths2010: 3 deaths2011: 3 deaths2012: 5 deaths2013: 3 deaths2014: 3 deaths2015: 4 deaths2016: 8 deaths2017: 5 deaths2018: 11 deaths2019: 4 deaths2020: 4 deaths2021: 7 deaths2022: 5 deaths2023: 6 deaths2024: 9 deaths
People killed in crashes in Warrick County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 9 deaths.

Ten-year total up 21% (52 in 2005–2014, 63 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 Indiana and the nation

MeasureWarrickIndianaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–20249.913.011.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202413.612.011.5
Deaths, 2015–2024638,773389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024628,116358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.11.1
Change vs previous ten years+21%+9%+7%
Crashes on rural roads81%58%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 66,339 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking17.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver17.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed4.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14.3%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used45.5%
In darknesscrashes after dark37.1%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads80.6%

tick marks the Indiana 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 Warrick County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 62 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Friday18%
Thursday16%
Saturday16%
Monday15%
Tuesday15%
Sunday13%
Wednesday8%

Light condition

Daylight55%
Dark, not lighted21%
Dark, lighted16%
Dusk5%
Dawn3%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Major collector27%
Other principal arterial23%
Minor arterial18%
Local16%
Interstate15%
Minor collector2%
Other freeways and expressways0%

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

Weather

Clear79%
Cloudy13%
Rain3%
Fog, smog or smoke3%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain2%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Warrick

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1State Route 62State highway5474813%23%
2State Route 66State highway4282818%14%
3Interstate 64Interstate326284%12%

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
202499013.6IN 2024
2023661–29.0IN 2023
20225507.5IN 2022
2021771–210.6IN 2021
20204406.0IN 2020
20193406.0IN 2019
20181111416.6IN 2018
2017551–27.5IN 2017
201688312.1IN 2016
20154406.0IN 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 Warrick County, Indiana?

9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in 2024; 31 over 2020–2024 and 63 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Warrick compare with Indiana?

9.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 13.0 for Indiana and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Warrick involved alcohol?

17.7% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 19.6% in Indiana. The factor furthest above the state share was motorcyclists at 14.3%.

Which roads in Warrick see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, State Route 62 (5 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024), State Route 66 (4 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and Interstate 64 (3 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Warrick?

Most often between noon to 6pm (39% of crashes) and on Fridays (18%); 37.1% 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.