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US Route 40
Fatal crashes 2015–2024 56Deaths 60Counties 8Latest 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.
US Route 40 in Indiana was the trafficway in 56 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 60 people died.
That is 0.7% of the 8,116 fatal crashes in Indiana over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 33% from 42 in 2005–2014 to 56 in 2015–2024.
The crashes were concentrated in Marion County (23), Hendricks County (12) and Hancock County (8) and 5 other counties.
17.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Indiana: 19.6%) and 16.1% had a speeding-related driver (25.7%); pedestrians were 21.7% and motorcyclists 15.0% of those killed.
Fatal crashes per year
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 Indiana
| Measure | US Route 40 | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes, 2015–2024 | 56 | 8,116 |
| Deaths, 2015–2024 | 60 | 8,773 |
| Deaths per fatal crash | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Share of state fatal crashes | 0.7% | 100% |
| Change vs previous ten years | +33% | +10% |
Factor shares
Counties along the route
| # | County | Fatal crashes on US-40 | Share of route | County total, all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 23 | 41% | 1,152 |
| 2 | Hendricks County | 12 | 21% | 119 |
| 3 | Hancock County | 8 | 14% | 91 |
| 4 | Putnam County | 5 | 9% | 62 |
| 5 | Vigo County | 4 | 7% | 127 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 2 | 4% | 67 |
| 7 | Clay County | 1 | 2% | 45 |
| 8 | Henry County | 1 | 2% | 81 |
Hour of day
Share of fatal crashes on US Route 40 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Indiana share for all roads.
Other routes in Indiana
- Interstate 65 169
- Interstate 80 112
- US Route 31 101
- Interstate 70 96
- US Route 20 91
- US Route 41 88
- Interstate 69 88
- State Route 37 73
- Interstate 465 65
- US Route 231 61
- US Route 30 57
- US Route 50 57
All routes and counties in Indiana
Questions and answers
How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 40 in Indiana?
56 fatal crashes with 60 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 US Route 40 had the most fatal crashes?
Marion County (23), Hendricks County (12), Hancock County (8), Putnam County (5) and Vigo County (4).
What share of crashes on US Route 40 involved alcohol or speeding?
17.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 16.1% a speeding-related driver, against 19.6% and 25.7% for all fatal crashes in Indiana.
When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 40?
43.6% 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.