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Trumbull County

Residents 200,300Deaths 2024 18Deaths 2015–2024 182Latest 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 182 people killed in 171 fatal crashes in Trumbull County, Ohio, between 2015 and 2024, 18 of them in 2024.

With 200,300 residents, that is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, close to the Ohio rate of 10.1 and below the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll fell 23% from 236 in 2005–2014 to 182 in 2015–2024.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is alcohol (a driver reported as drinking): 37.4% against 31.7% for Ohio.

33% of the county's fatal crashes happened between 6pm to midnight, and Sunday was the most common day (18%).

18deaths in 202417 fatal crashes
107deaths, 2020–2024182 over ten years
9.1per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 9.0
-10%vs Ohio ratestate 10.1 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

03060197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 33 deaths1976: 47 deaths1977: 43 deaths1978: 60 deaths1979: 60 deaths1980: 40 deaths1981: 45 deaths1982: 47 deaths1983: 33 deaths1984: 32 deaths1985: 30 deaths1986: 31 deaths1987: 46 deaths1988: 44 deaths1989: 56 deaths1990: 39 deaths1991: 43 deaths1992: 31 deaths1993: 35 deaths1994: 39 deaths1995: 30 deaths1996: 32 deaths1997: 26 deaths1998: 39 deaths1999: 22 deaths2000: 41 deaths2001: 37 deaths2002: 33 deaths2003: 26 deaths2004: 19 deaths2005: 19 deaths2006: 30 deaths2007: 22 deaths2008: 31 deaths2009: 14 deaths2010: 32 deaths2011: 22 deaths2012: 33 deaths2013: 21 deaths2014: 12 deaths2015: 18 deaths2016: 14 deaths2017: 12 deaths2018: 12 deaths2019: 19 deaths2020: 21 deaths2021: 29 deaths2022: 15 deaths2023: 24 deaths2024: 18 deaths
People killed in crashes in Trumbull County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 18 deaths.

Ten-year total down 23% (236 in 2005–2014, 182 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 Ohio and the nation

MeasureTrumbullOhioUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–20249.110.111.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20249.09.711.5
Deaths, 2015–202418211,899389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–202417111,013358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-23%+6%+7%
Crashes on rural roads43%42%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 200,300 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking37.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver18.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.5%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used61%
In darknesscrashes after dark48.5%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads43.2%

tick marks the Ohio 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 Trumbull County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 171 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Sunday18%
Saturday18%
Friday16%
Wednesday14%
Monday13%
Tuesday11%
Thursday10%

Light condition

Daylight48%
Dark, not lighted33%
Dark, lighted16%
Dusk3%
Dawn1%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Major collector26%
Minor arterial21%
Other principal arterial20%
Local17%
Interstate8%
Other freeways and expressways7%
Minor collector1%

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

Weather

Clear56%
Cloudy36%
Rain5%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain2%
Fog, smog or smoke1%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Trumbull

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 80Interstate1311113122%14%
2State Route 82State highway10252912%12%
3US Route 62US highway711812632%16%
4State Route 7State highway5839324%12%
5US Route 422US highway4556036%31%

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
2024171859.0OH 2024
202320241212.0OH 2023
2022151567.5OH 2022
202127291114.5OH 2021
20201921610.5OH 2020
2019181999.5OH 2019
2018121236.0OH 2018
201712121–26.0OH 2017
2016131447.0OH 2016
2015181869.0OH 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 Trumbull County, Ohio?

18 people died in 17 fatal crashes in 2024; 107 over 2020–2024 and 182 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Trumbull compare with Ohio?

9.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 10.1 for Ohio and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Trumbull involved alcohol?

37.4% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 31.7% in Ohio. The factor furthest above the state share was alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) at 37.4%.

Which roads in Trumbull see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, Interstate 80 (13 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024), State Route 82 (10 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and US Route 62 (7 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Trumbull?

Most often between 6pm to midnight (33% of crashes) and on Sundays (18%); 48.5% 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.