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Noble County

Residents 10,896Deaths 2024 0Deaths 2015–2024 46Latest 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 46 people killed in 41 fatal crashes in Noble County, Oklahoma, between 2015 and 2024, no of them in 2024.

With 10,896 residents, that is 41.3 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, about 2.4 times the Oklahoma rate of 17.0 and above the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll fell 33% from 69 in 2005–2014 to 46 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): 24.4% against 26.5% for Oklahoma.

36% of the county's fatal crashes happened between noon to 6pm, and Thursday was the most common day (32%).

0deaths in 20240 fatal crashes
21deaths, 2020–202446 over ten years
41.3per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 0.0
+143%vs Oklahoma ratestate 17.0 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

0918197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 4 deaths1976: 3 deaths1977: 11 deaths1978: 8 deaths1979: 3 deaths1980: 15 deaths1981: 8 deaths1982: 12 deaths1983: 13 deaths1984: 6 deaths1985: 3 deaths1986: 9 deaths1987: 1–2 deaths1988: 3 deaths1989: 5 deaths1990: 6 deaths1991: 1–2 deaths1992: 3 deaths1993: 8 deaths1994: 5 deaths1995: 6 deaths1996: 6 deaths1997: 3 deaths1998: 8 deaths1999: 3 deaths2000: 1–2 deaths2001: 5 deaths2002: 7 deaths2003: 5 deaths2004: 4 deaths2005: 5 deaths2006: 18 deaths2007: 4 deaths2008: 5 deaths2009: 7 deaths2010: 8 deaths2011: 7 deaths2012: 3 deaths2013: 9 deaths2014: 3 deaths2015: 1–2 deaths2016: 4 deaths2017: 7 deaths2018: 9 deaths2019: 4 deaths2020: 4 deaths2021: 5 deaths2022: 9 deaths2023: 3 deaths2024: 0 deaths
People killed in crashes in Noble County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 0 deaths.

Ten-year total down 33% (69 in 2005–2014, 46 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 Oklahoma and the nation

MeasureNobleOklahomaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202441.317.011.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20240.015.711.5
Deaths, 2015–2024466,765389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024416,172358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-33%-7%+7%
Crashes on rural roads93%60%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 10,896 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking24.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed6.5%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used47.2%
In darknesscrashes after dark39%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads92.7%

tick marks the Oklahoma 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 Noble County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 39 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Thursday32%
Tuesday20%
Saturday15%
Friday12%
Sunday10%
Monday7%
Wednesday5%

Light condition

Daylight54%
Dark, not lighted39%
Dawn5%
Dusk2%
Dark, lighted0%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Interstate32%
Minor arterial29%
Other principal arterial15%
Major collector15%
Local10%
Other freeways and expressways0%
Minor collector0%

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

Weather

Clear65%
Cloudy20%
Rain10%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain3%
Fog, smog or smoke3%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Noble

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 35Interstate1320423327%23%
2US Route 64US highway711312321%27%
3US Route 177US highway79010326%14%
4US Route 77US highway49410225%19%
5US Route 412US highway3718014%21%

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
2024000—OK 2024
2023331–227.5OK 2023
202279482.6OK 2022
2021451–245.9OK 2021
2020441–236.7OK 2020
2019441–236.7OK 2019
2018891–282.6OK 2018
201767064.2OK 2017
201644036.7OK 2016
20151–21–20—OK 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 Noble County, Oklahoma?

no people died in no fatal crashes in 2024; 21 over 2020–2024 and 46 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Noble compare with Oklahoma?

41.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 17.0 for Oklahoma and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Noble involved alcohol?

24.4% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 26.5% in Oklahoma. The factor furthest above the state share was alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) at 24.4%.

Which roads in Noble see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, Interstate 35 (13 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024), US Route 64 (7 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and US Route 177 (7 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Noble?

Most often between noon to 6pm (36% of crashes) and on Thursdays (32%); 39.0% 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.