Linn County, Oregon: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 25 deaths in 23 fatal crashes in Linn County in 2024.

FARS records 242 deaths in 218 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Oregon in the same years is 12.4.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Linn County was number 8 of 36 counties of Oregon.

Deaths in Linn County rose by 30.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (185) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (242).

In the counties of Oregon the deaths rose by 34.7% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 74.8% of the fatal crashes in Linn County with a known setting were rural, against 55.2% in Oregon.

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 Linn 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.Linn County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	25	23	7
2023	35	29	8
2022	27	24	6
2021	16	16	5
2020	29	27	5
2019	24	22	8
2018	26	25	5
2017	16	15	3
2016	18	16	5
2015	26	21	6
2015 to 2024	242	218	58

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 45 (1987)2024: 25

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

Table 2.Linn County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	25	23
2023	35	29
2022	27	24
2021	16	16
2020	29	27
2019	24	22
2018	26	25
2017	16	15
2016	18	16
2015	26	21
2014	16	12
2013	16	16
2012	11	10
2011	10	10
2010	11	10
2009	18	17
2008	18	18
2007	28	23
2006	31	25
2005	26	23
2004	18	15
2003	27	25
2002	14	13
2001	21	16
2000	17	17
1999	12	12
1998	28	23
1997	24	20
1996	16	15
1995	43	32
1994	21	16
1993	29	24
1992	22	21
1991	17	16
1990	19	19
1989	41	34
1988	45	37
1987	45	41
1986	22	19
1985	21	20
1984	26	22
1983	20	19
1982	13	13
1981	23	22
1980	26	24
1979	29	25
1978	25	24
1977	33	30
1976	25	23
1975	22	20

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.Linn County beside Oregon and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Linn County	Oregon	United States
2024	18.9	12.6	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	18.9	12.4	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. Linn County had 132,584 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Linn County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Oregon
A driver recorded as drinkingof 218 fatal crashes	58	218 fatal crashes	26.6%	31.0%
A speeding-related driverof 218 fatal crashes	60	218 fatal crashes	27.5%	30.1%
No restraint usedof 153 occupant deaths with restraint use known	38	153 occupant deathswith restraint use known	24.8%	35.0%
Pedestriansof 242 deaths	28	242 deaths	11.6%	16.2%
Bicyclistsof 242 deaths	6	242 deaths	2.5%	2.3%
Motorcyclistsof 242 deaths	36	242 deaths	14.9%	13.9%
On a rural roadof 218 fatal crashes with the condition reported	163	218 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	74.8%	55.2%
In the darkof 216 fatal crashes with the condition reported	89	216 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	41.2%	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.Linn 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	9	7	8	8	32
Monday	3	6	11	9	29
Tuesday	3	12	11	10	36
Wednesday	5	6	7	7	25
Thursday	3	5	17	8	33
Friday	4	12	7	7	30
Saturday	12	6	4	9	31
All days	39	54	65	58	216

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.Linn County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Oregon
Interstate	22	10.1%	8.4%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	0.8%
Other principal arterial	72	33.0%	39.6%
Minor arterial	42	19.3%	22.1%
Major collector	60	27.5%	18.9%
Minor collector	7	3.2%	3.9%
Local	15	6.9%	6.3%
Not reported	0	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.Linn County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	116
Dark, not lighted	76
Dark, lighted	11
Dawn	5
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Linn County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	129
Cloudy	37
Rain	22
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	16
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	12

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Linn County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Linn	In all of Oregon
Interstate 5	Interstate	22	212
State Route 22	State highway	7	64
State Route 34	State highway	20	29
State Route 99	State highway	5	160
State Route 99E	State highway	5	55
State Route 126	State highway	1 or 2	65
US Route 20	US highway	38	150

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 Oregon

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Linn County on the county map of Oregon

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

Fewer than 104 counties
10 to 14.910 counties
15 to 19.95 counties
20 to 29.97 counties
30 or more10 counties
Linn County: 18.9

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 Oregon

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Linn County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Benton County	Oregon	10	87	9.3
Deschutes County	Oregon	17	209	10.7
Jefferson County	Oregon	7	75	30.7
Lane County	Oregon	49	457	12.1
Marion County	Oregon	39	428	12.4
Polk County	Oregon	10	113	13.1

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of Oregon have a population nearest to that of Linn 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.
Oregon Transportation Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Oregon.

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 Linn in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 185 deaths in Linn County from 2005 to 2014. It records 242 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Linn in 2024?

The rate of Linn County in 2024 was 18.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Oregon was 12.6. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 58 of 218 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 Linn?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 99 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.