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State Route 4

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 87Deaths 99Counties 12Latest 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 State Route 4 in Ohio, with 99 deaths.

That is 0.8% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 14% from 76 in 2005–2014 to 87 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Montgomery County (30), Butler County (23) and Hamilton County (10) and 9 other counties.

23.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 16.1% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 12.1% and motorcyclists 12.1% of those killed.

87fatal crashes, 2015–2024+14% vs 2005–2014
99people killed1.1 per fatal crash
23%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
16%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

07142000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 9 crashes2002: 9 crashes2003: 6 crashes2004: 7 crashes2005: 10 crashes2006: 14 crashes2007: 9 crashes2008: 10 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 9 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 8 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 10 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 4 crashes2019: 8 crashes2020: 10 crashes2021: 10 crashes2022: 8 crashes2023: 14 crashes2024: 8 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 4 (OH) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 8 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 Ohio

MeasureState Route 4Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20248711,013
Deaths, 2015–20249911,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.8%100%
Change vs previous ten years+14%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking23%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver16.1%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes46%

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.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-4Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Montgomery County3034%541
2Butler County2326%281
3Hamilton County1011%593
4Marion County67%90
5Champaign County45%57
6Clark County45%171
7Crawford County33%40
8Erie County33%90
9Delaware County11%144
10Greene County11%116
11Huron County11%73
12Seneca County11%62

Hour of day

12am4.6%
1am2.3%
2am3.4%
3am0%
4am0%
5am3.4%
6am2.3%
7am1.1%
8am0%
9am6.9%
10am5.7%
11am8%
12pm2.3%
1pm1.1%
2pm4.6%
3pm6.9%
4pm10.3%
5pm4.6%
6pm5.7%
7pm6.9%
8pm10.3%
9pm2.3%
10pm4.6%
11pm2.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 4 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–52428%
Mile 5–102225%
Mile 10–151517%
Mile 20–251214%
Mile 15–201011%
Mile 25–3011%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 96.6% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 4 in Ohio?

87 fatal crashes with 99 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 State Route 4 had the most fatal crashes?

Montgomery County (30), Butler County (23), Hamilton County (10), Marion County (6) and Champaign County (4).

What share of crashes on State Route 4 involved alcohol or speeding?

23.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 16.1% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 4?

46.0% 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.