Summit County, Ohio: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 37 deaths in 37 fatal crashes in Summit County in 2024.

FARS records 405 deaths in 380 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 7.5 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, Summit County was number 6 of 88 counties of Ohio.

Deaths in Summit County rose by 18.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (342) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (405).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 2.9% of the fatal crashes in Summit 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 Summit 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.Summit County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	37	37	5
2023	46	45	16
2022	44	40	15
2021	48	42	17
2020	50	49	17
2019	33	31	10
2018	34	29	13
2017	47	43	11
2016	41	40	23
2015	25	24	6
2015 to 2024	405	380	133

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 93 (1979)2024: 37

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

Table 2.Summit County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	37	37
2023	46	45
2022	44	40
2021	48	42
2020	50	49
2019	33	31
2018	34	29
2017	47	43
2016	41	40
2015	25	24
2014	32	31
2013	29	28
2012	29	27
2011	35	32
2010	30	28
2009	32	30
2008	31	31
2007	46	43
2006	37	35
2005	41	41
2004	44	41
2003	40	39
2002	43	39
2001	43	39
2000	36	34
1999	35	34
1998	46	40
1997	34	31
1996	28	27
1995	46	39
1994	39	36
1993	38	38
1992	52	47
1991	44	42
1990	39	36
1989	52	47
1988	51	46
1987	66	63
1986	63	58
1985	76	72
1984	62	58
1983	63	59
1982	71	66
1981	63	60
1980	71	67
1979	93	85
1978	81	74
1977	47	46
1976	79	68
1975	81	73

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.Summit County beside Ohio and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Summit County	Ohio	United States
2024	6.9	9.8	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	7.5	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. Summit County had 536,945 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Summit County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Ohio
A driver recorded as drinkingof 380 fatal crashes	133	380 fatal crashes	35.0%	31.7%
A speeding-related driverof 380 fatal crashes	102	380 fatal crashes	26.8%	22.7%
No restraint usedof 195 occupant deaths with restraint use known	128	195 occupant deathswith restraint use known	65.6%	55.4%
Pedestriansof 405 deaths	61	405 deaths	15.1%	11.7%
Bicyclistsof 405 deaths	12	405 deaths	3.0%	1.8%
Motorcyclistsof 405 deaths	86	405 deaths	21.2%	16.3%
On a rural roadof 375 fatal crashes with the condition reported	11	375 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	2.9%	42.3%
In the darkof 379 fatal crashes with the condition reported	184	379 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	48.5%	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.Summit 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	18	8	15	18	59
Monday	8	14	20	10	52
Tuesday	5	6	17	20	48
Wednesday	13	5	18	17	53
Thursday	4	8	19	16	47
Friday	8	6	14	28	56
Saturday	19	8	17	21	65
All days	75	55	120	130	380

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.Summit County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Ohio
Interstate	71	18.9%	11.6%
Other freeways and expressways	21	5.6%	3.4%
Other principal arterial	43	11.5%	19.5%
Minor arterial	112	29.9%	21.6%
Major collector	65	17.3%	24.5%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.3%	4.2%
Local	62	16.5%	15.2%
Not reported	5	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.Summit County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	183
Dark, not lighted	46
Dark, lighted	138
Dawn	7
Dusk	5
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Summit County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	209
Cloudy	129
Rain	23
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	17
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Summit County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Summit	In all of Ohio
Interstate 76	Interstate	18	51
Interstate 77	Interstate	26	85
Interstate 80	Interstate	6	111
Interstate 271	Interstate	7	29
Interstate 480	Interstate	6	60
State Route 8	State highway	16	20
State Route 18	State highway	12	51
State Route 82	State highway	1 or 2	25
State Route 93	State highway	7	57
State Route 303	State highway	6	27
US Route 224	US highway	4	54

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.Summit 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
Summit County: 7.5

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 Summit County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Cuyahoga County	Ohio	118	949	7.6
Medina County	Ohio	19	122	6.7
Portage County	Ohio	12	149	9.2
Stark County	Ohio	28	301	8.1
Wayne County	Ohio	10	156	13.4

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 Summit 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 Summit in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 342 deaths in Summit County from 2005 to 2014. It records 405 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Summit in 2024?

The rate of Summit County in 2024 was 6.9 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 Summit had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 133 of 380 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 Summit?

11 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 110 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.