Muskingum County, Ohio: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 14 deaths in 13 fatal crashes in Muskingum County in 2024.

FARS records 120 deaths in 110 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 13.9 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, Muskingum County was number 28 of 88 counties of Ohio.

Deaths in Muskingum County fell by 3.2% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (124) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (120).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 63.3% of the fatal crashes in Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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.Muskingum County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	14	13	1 or 2
2023	16	14	6
2022	15	13	5
2021	12	12	5
2020	12	12	4
2019	15	11	1 or 2
2018	11	11	3
2017	9	9	0
2016	6	6	3
2015	10	9	3
2015 to 2024	120	110	33

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 32 (1990)2024: 14

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

Table 2.Muskingum County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	14	13
2023	16	14
2022	15	13
2021	12	12
2020	12	12
2019	15	11
2018	11	11
2017	9	9
2016	6	6
2015	10	9
2014	13	10
2013	9	8
2012	14	13
2011	9	9
2010	15	10
2009	13	11
2008	11	10
2007	14	13
2006	16	14
2005	10	8
2004	13	13
2003	20	17
2002	10	10
2001	16	15
2000	12	12
1999	22	21
1998	16	13
1997	16	14
1996	19	16
1995	11	9
1994	12	11
1993	13	10
1992	10	10
1991	8	8
1990	32	30
1989	14	12
1988	23	21
1987	9	9
1986	17	10
1985	15	15
1984	15	13
1983	7	7
1982	18	13
1981	17	15
1980	24	24
1979	16	14
1978	23	19
1977	17	15
1976	17	17
1975	17	15

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.Muskingum County beside Ohio and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Muskingum County	Ohio	United States
2024	16.2	9.8	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	13.9	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. Muskingum County had 86,321 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Muskingum County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Ohio
A driver recorded as drinkingof 110 fatal crashes	33	110 fatal crashes	30.0%	31.7%
A speeding-related driverof 110 fatal crashes	33	110 fatal crashes	30.0%	22.7%
No restraint usedof 87 occupant deaths with restraint use known	54	87 occupant deathswith restraint use known	62.1%	55.4%
Pedestriansof 120 deaths	10	120 deaths	8.3%	11.7%
Bicyclistsof 120 deaths	1 or 2	120 deaths	1.7%	1.8%
Motorcyclistsof 120 deaths	13	120 deaths	10.8%	16.3%
On a rural roadof 109 fatal crashes with the condition reported	69	109 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	63.3%	42.3%
In the darkof 110 fatal crashes with the condition reported	45	110 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	40.9%	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.Muskingum 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	6	1 or 2	3	3	13
Monday	0	4	10	4	18
Tuesday	1 or 2	3	3	4	11
Wednesday	1 or 2	7	1 or 2	1 or 2	11
Thursday	1 or 2	1 or 2	6	10	19
Friday	3	3	8	4	18
Saturday	1 or 2	3	8	7	20
All days	15	22	39	34	110

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.Muskingum County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Ohio
Interstate	11	10.1%	11.6%
Other freeways and expressways	1 or 2	1.8%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	9	8.3%	19.5%
Minor arterial	26	23.9%	21.6%
Major collector	33	30.3%	24.5%
Minor collector	8	7.3%	4.2%
Local	20	18.3%	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.Muskingum County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	61
Dark, not lighted	36
Dark, lighted	9
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Muskingum County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	68
Cloudy	30
Rain	8
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	3
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Muskingum County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Muskingum	In all of Ohio
Interstate 70	Interstate	11	156
State Route 16	State highway	4	52
State Route 60	State highway	12	33
State Route 93	State highway	6	57
US Route 22	US highway	13	91
US Route 40	US highway	10	111

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.Muskingum 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
Muskingum County: 13.9

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 Muskingum County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Coshocton County	Ohio	6	66	18.0
Guernsey County	Ohio	11	67	17.3
Licking County	Ohio	17	221	12.4
Morgan County	Ohio	5	39	27.6
Noble County	Ohio	3	35	24.4
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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 124 deaths in Muskingum County from 2005 to 2014. It records 120 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Muskingum in 2024?

The rate of Muskingum County in 2024 was 16.2 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 Muskingum had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 33 of 110 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 Muskingum?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 56 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.