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US Route 224

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 54Deaths 59Counties 10Latest 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 224 in Ohio was the trafficway in 54 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 59 people died.

That is 0.5% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 11% from 61 in 2005–2014 to 54 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Mahoning County (10), Portage County (8) and Seneca County (7) and 7 other counties.

29.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 5.6% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 15.3% and motorcyclists 11.9% of those killed.

54fatal crashes, 2015–2024-11% vs 2005–2014
59people killed1.1 per fatal crash
30%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
6%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

06112000200520102015202020242000: 10 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 10 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 11 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 4 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 7 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 8 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 7 crashes2016: 10 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 9 crashes2020: 3 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 8 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 224 (OH) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 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

MeasureUS Route 224Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20245411,013
Deaths, 2015–20245911,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years-11%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking29.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver5.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed15.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.9%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes37%

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 US-224Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Mahoning County1019%194
2Portage County815%138
3Seneca County713%62
4Medina County611%116
5Hancock County59%94
6Van Wert County59%38
7Huron County47%73
8Summit County47%380
9Ashland County36%66
10Putnam County24%26

Hour of day

12am1.9%
1am0%
2am1.9%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am7.4%
7am5.6%
8am1.9%
9am1.9%
10am1.9%
11am1.9%
12pm1.9%
1pm11.1%
2pm3.7%
3pm9.3%
4pm5.6%
5pm11.1%
6pm5.6%
7pm3.7%
8pm9.3%
9pm5.6%
10pm5.6%
11pm3.7%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 224 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 15–201324%
Mile 5–101120%
Mile 10–151120%
Mile 0–51019%
Mile 20–2559%
Mile 25–3036%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 98.1% 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 US Route 224 in Ohio?

54 fatal crashes with 59 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 224 had the most fatal crashes?

Mahoning County (10), Portage County (8), Seneca County (7), Medina County (6) and Hancock County (5).

What share of crashes on US Route 224 involved alcohol or speeding?

29.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 5.6% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 224?

37.0% 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.