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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 87Deaths 96Counties 6Latest 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. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 87 fatal crashes on Interstate 15 in Idaho, with 96 deaths.

That is 4% of the 2,159 fatal crashes in Idaho over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 28% from 68 in 2005–2014 to 87 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Bannock County (28), Bingham County (26) and Bonneville County (11) and 3 other counties.

27.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Idaho: 31.2%) and 10.3% had a speeding-related driver (22.4%); pedestrians were 5.2% and motorcyclists 7.3% of those killed.

87fatal crashes, 2015–2024+28% vs 2005–2014
96people killed1.1 per fatal crash
28%with a drinking driverIdaho: 31%
10%speeding-relatedIdaho: 22%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 8 crashes2001: 10 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 12 crashes2004: 11 crashes2005: 9 crashes2006: 10 crashes2007: 7 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 5 crashes2010: 8 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 7 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 12 crashes2016: 8 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 13 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 13 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 8 crashes2024: 6 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 15 (ID) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 6 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Idaho

MeasureInterstate 15Idaho
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024872,159
Deaths, 2015–2024962,387
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+28%+8%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking27.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver10.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed7.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes44.2%

tick marks the Idaho share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on I-15Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Bannock County2832%84
2Bingham County2630%85
3Bonneville County1113%116
4Clark County89%10
5Oneida County89%12
6Jefferson County67%33

Hour of day

12am1.2%
1am0%
2am5.8%
3am3.5%
4am2.3%
5am3.5%
6am7%
7am2.3%
8am3.5%
9am3.5%
10am3.5%
11am2.3%
12pm1.2%
1pm5.8%
2pm3.5%
3pm3.5%
4pm12.8%
5pm7%
6pm4.7%
7pm7%
8pm1.2%
9pm4.7%
10pm4.7%
11pm5.8%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 15 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Idaho share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 80–8589%
Mile 115–12067%
Mile 65–7056%
Mile 70–7556%
Mile 90–9556%
Mile 95–10056%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 94.3% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Idaho

All routes and counties in Idaho

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 15 in Idaho?

87 fatal crashes with 96 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along Interstate 15 had the most fatal crashes?

Bannock County (28), Bingham County (26), Bonneville County (11), Clark County (8) and Oneida County (8).

What share of crashes on Interstate 15 involved alcohol or speeding?

27.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 10.3% a speeding-related driver, against 31.2% and 22.4% for all fatal crashes in Idaho.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 15?

44.2% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.