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Interstate 84

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 160Deaths 178Counties 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 160 fatal crashes on Interstate 84 in Oregon, with 178 deaths.

That is 3.4% of the 4,753 fatal crashes in Oregon over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 45% from 110 in 2005–2014 to 160 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Multnomah County (40), Umatilla County (35) and Baker County (22) and 7 other counties.

25.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oregon: 31.0%) and 24.4% had a speeding-related driver (30.1%); pedestrians were 17.4% and motorcyclists 10.7% of those killed.

160fatal crashes, 2015–2024+45% vs 2005–2014
178people killed1.1 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverOregon: 31%
24%speeding-relatedOregon: 30%

Fatal crashes per year

011212000200520102015202020242000: 8 crashes2001: 12 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 13 crashes2004: 11 crashes2005: 9 crashes2006: 10 crashes2007: 20 crashes2008: 13 crashes2009: 15 crashes2010: 10 crashes2011: 10 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 13 crashes2015: 13 crashes2016: 13 crashes2017: 12 crashes2018: 21 crashes2019: 15 crashes2020: 13 crashes2021: 19 crashes2022: 17 crashes2023: 17 crashes2024: 20 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 84 (OR) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 20 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 Oregon

MeasureInterstate 84Oregon
Fatal crashes, 2015–20241604,753
Deaths, 2015–20241785,211
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes3.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+45%+36%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver24.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes56.1%

tick marks the Oregon 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-84Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Multnomah County4025%652
2Umatilla County3522%120
3Baker County2214%54
4Union County159%34
5Wasco County138%73
6Malheur County96%70
7Hood River County85%22
8Morrow County85%24
9Gilliam County64%14
10Sherman County43%17

Hour of day

12am3.2%
1am3.8%
2am7%
3am3.2%
4am3.8%
5am8.3%
6am7%
7am0.6%
8am2.5%
9am2.5%
10am4.5%
11am3.2%
12pm1.9%
1pm4.5%
2pm4.5%
3pm2.5%
4pm5.1%
5pm5.1%
6pm3.8%
7pm5.7%
8pm5.1%
9pm5.7%
10pm1.3%
11pm5.1%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 84 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Oregon share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–15138%
Mile 5–1074%
Mile 205–21074%
Mile 15–2064%
Mile 0–553%
Mile 210–21553%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 99.4% 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 Interstate 84 in Oregon?

160 fatal crashes with 178 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 84 had the most fatal crashes?

Multnomah County (40), Umatilla County (35), Baker County (22), Union County (15) and Wasco County (13).

What share of crashes on Interstate 84 involved alcohol or speeding?

25.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 24.4% a speeding-related driver, against 31.0% and 30.1% for all fatal crashes in Oregon.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 84?

56.1% 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.