Licking County, Ohio: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 17 deaths in 17 fatal crashes in Licking County in 2024.

FARS records 221 deaths in 204 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Ohio in the same years is 10.1.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Licking County was number 10 of 88 counties of Ohio.

Deaths in Licking County rose by 13.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (195) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (221).

In the counties of Ohio the deaths rose by 5.9% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 62.6% of the fatal crashes in Licking County with a known setting were rural, against 42.3% in Ohio.

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 Licking 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.Licking County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	17	17	5
2023	23	17	4
2022	17	17	1 or 2
2021	25	24	7
2020	17	15	7
2019	28	24	10
2018	21	21	1 or 2
2017	30	29	9
2016	20	19	5
2015	23	21	5
2015 to 2024	221	204	56

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 36 (1988)2024: 17

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

Table 2.Licking County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	17	17
2023	23	17
2022	17	17
2021	25	24
2020	17	15
2019	28	24
2018	21	21
2017	30	29
2016	20	19
2015	23	21
2014	19	17
2013	14	14
2012	11	10
2011	26	25
2010	22	21
2009	18	17
2008	18	15
2007	22	19
2006	19	18
2005	26	26
2004	22	19
2003	18	17
2002	22	20
2001	24	22
2000	15	15
1999	21	19
1998	21	20
1997	24	21
1996	21	21
1995	17	17
1994	14	14
1993	20	19
1992	19	19
1991	21	18
1990	26	25
1989	19	19
1988	36	32
1987	24	20
1986	19	17
1985	27	21
1984	22	21
1983	24	22
1982	23	20
1981	23	22
1980	19	19
1979	27	21
1978	34	30
1977	21	16
1976	24	20
1975	24	21

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.Licking County beside Ohio and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Licking County	Ohio	United States
2024	9.2	9.8	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	12.4	10.1	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. Licking County had 184,340 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Licking County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Ohio
A driver recorded as drinkingof 204 fatal crashes	56	204 fatal crashes	27.5%	31.7%
A speeding-related driverof 204 fatal crashes	49	204 fatal crashes	24.0%	22.7%
No restraint usedof 150 occupant deaths with restraint use known	70	150 occupant deathswith restraint use known	46.7%	55.4%
Pedestriansof 221 deaths	14	221 deaths	6.3%	11.7%
Bicyclistsof 221 deaths	4	221 deaths	1.8%	1.8%
Motorcyclistsof 221 deaths	38	221 deaths	17.2%	16.3%
On a rural roadof 203 fatal crashes with the condition reported	127	203 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	62.6%	42.3%
In the darkof 204 fatal crashes with the condition reported	73	204 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	35.8%	45.0%

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.Licking 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	7	7	8	7	29
Monday	6	3	17	8	34
Tuesday	1 or 2	9	10	10	31
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	16	7	28
Thursday	6	5	10	7	28
Friday	1 or 2	1 or 2	12	8	23
Saturday	5	8	5	12	30
All days	28	38	78	59	203

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.Licking County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Ohio
Interstate	12	5.9%	11.6%
Other freeways and expressways	15	7.4%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	35	17.2%	19.5%
Minor arterial	17	8.4%	21.6%
Major collector	74	36.5%	24.5%
Minor collector	16	7.9%	4.2%
Local	34	16.7%	15.2%
Not reported	1 or 2	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.Licking County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	122
Dark, not lighted	52
Dark, lighted	21
Dawn	4
Dusk	5
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Licking County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	126
Cloudy	64
Rain	7
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	5
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Licking County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Licking	In all of Ohio
Interstate 70	Interstate	12	156
State Route 13	State highway	9	44
State Route 16	State highway	17	52
State Route 37	State highway	10	45
State Route 79	State highway	19	21
State Route 161	State highway	4	26
US Route 40	US highway	17	111
US Route 62	US highway	18	118

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 Ohio

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Licking County on the county map of Ohio

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

Fewer than 1022 counties
10 to 14.929 counties
15 to 19.927 counties
20 to 29.99 counties
30 or more1 county
Licking County: 12.4

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 Ohio

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Licking County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Coshocton County	Ohio	6	66	18.0
Delaware County	Ohio	20	159	7.4
Fairfield County	Ohio	13	148	9.3
Franklin County	Ohio	89	1,057	8.1
Knox County	Ohio	3	71	11.4
Muskingum County	Ohio	14	120	13.9
Perry County	Ohio	11	58	16.2

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Ohio have a population nearest to that of Licking 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.
Ohio Traffic Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Ohio.

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 Licking in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 195 deaths in Licking County from 2005 to 2014. It records 221 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Licking in 2024?

The rate of Licking County in 2024 was 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Ohio was 9.8. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 56 of 204 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 Licking?

8 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 106 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.