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State Route 83

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 35Deaths 41Counties 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.

State Route 83 in Ohio was the trafficway in 35 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 41 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 5% from 37 in 2005–2014 to 35 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Wayne County (10), Coshocton County (7) and Lorain County (5) and 5 other counties.

20.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 25.7% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 2.4% and motorcyclists 19.5% of those killed.

35fatal crashes, 2015–2024-5% vs 2005–2014
41people killed1.2 per fatal crash
20%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
26%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 3 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 4 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 7 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 6 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 83 (OH) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 83Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20243511,013
Deaths, 2015–20244111,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-5%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver25.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed2.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed19.5%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes25.7%

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-83Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Wayne County1029%142
2Coshocton County720%65
3Lorain County514%248
4Medina County514%116
5Holmes County39%47
6Morgan County26%36
7Noble County26%32
8Guernsey County13%61

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am2.9%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am0%
7am0%
8am5.7%
9am0%
10am2.9%
11am5.7%
12pm5.7%
1pm14.3%
2pm8.6%
3pm11.4%
4pm5.7%
5pm14.3%
6pm5.7%
7pm8.6%
8pm2.9%
9pm5.7%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 83 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–101131%
Mile 0–5926%
Mile 10–15514%
Mile 15–20411%
Mile 20–25411%
Mile 25–3026%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% 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 83 in Ohio?

35 fatal crashes with 41 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 83 had the most fatal crashes?

Wayne County (10), Coshocton County (7), Lorain County (5), Medina County (5) and Holmes County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 83 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 25.7% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 83?

25.7% 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.