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2020

Indiana · year

Indiana in 2020

Deaths 897Fatal crashes 815Per 100,000 13.2US deaths 39,007

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. Final FARS file for 2020.

In 2020, 897 people died in 815 fatal crashes in Indiana, 13.2 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.8 nationally.

The death toll rose 11% from 810 in 2019 to 897 in 2020.

Indiana accounted for 2.3% of the 39,007 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

20% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on other principal arterial roads (29%).

33% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

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Compared with 2019 and the nation

MeasureIndiana 2020Indiana 2019United States 2020
Deaths89781039,007
Fatal crashes81575235,935
Deaths per 100,000 residents13.212.011.8
Crashes with a drinking driver20%19%27%

Counties in 2020

Every county with a fatal crash in 2020, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 91 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Marion County13514614.91,218
Lake County525811.5539
Allen County32358.8385
St. Joseph County273211.7259
Elkhart County293014.5278
Hamilton County21246.3176
Porter County182011.4194
Vanderburgh County152011.1180
Madison County171813.4171
Delaware County171715.1152
Vigo County151615.1142
Clark County151511.8132
LaPorte County141513.5185
Jefferson County131442.558
Kosciusko County111417.4137
DeKalb County101329.367
Bartholomew County121214.2138
Hendricks County11126.3130
Wayne County91218.170
Morgan County111114.997
Howard County101011.9126
Henry County91020.484
Knox County91027.955
Harrison County71025.0104
Cass County61026.662
Dearborn County9917.566
Jackson County9919.092
Shelby County9919.798
Starke County9938.447
Grant County8913.5107
Montgomery County8923.368
Tippecanoe County894.7157
Jasper County7927.076
Marshall County8817.285
Monroe County885.7101
Putnam County8821.268
Whitley County8822.960
Hancock County789.095
Johnson County784.7105
Pulaski County7864.439
Scott County7832.365
Boone County6810.280
Floyd County578.579
Miami County5719.761
White County5728.266
Fulton County6630.039
Washington County6621.264
Adams County5513.752
Clinton County5515.267
Jay County5524.846
Noble County5510.563
Steuben County5514.373
Tipton County5532.637
Wells County5517.443
LaGrange County4512.271
Clay County4415.150
Fountain County4423.823
Huntington County4410.870
Newton County4428.353
Randolph County4416.455
Warren County4447.322
Warrick County446.063
Blackford County3433.922
Vermillion County3425.837
Union County1–2458.115
Carroll County3314.536
Decatur County3311.449
Dubois County336.945
Franklin County3313.034
Gibson County339.172
Jennings County3310.974
Lawrence County336.660
Orange County3315.126
Ripley County3310.350
Switzerland County3330.022
Wabash County339.758
Benton County1–21–2—22
Brown County1–21–2—29
Daviess County1–21–2—55
Greene County1–21–2—58
Owen County1–21–2—34
Perry County1–21–2—27
Pike County1–21–2—22
Posey County1–21–2—28
Crawford County1–21–2—31
Fayette County1–21–2—37
Ohio County1–21–2—8
Parke County1–21–2—29
Rush County1–21–2—25
Spencer County1–21–2—60
Sullivan County1–21–2—41

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am3.8%
1am2.8%
2am4.4%
3am2.5%
4am3.4%
5am2.6%
6am2.8%
7am3.1%
8am3.6%
9am2.8%
10am2.3%
11am3.6%
12pm3.6%
1pm6.1%
2pm5%
3pm4.2%
4pm6%
5pm4.7%
6pm5%
7pm6.5%
8pm6.1%
9pm7.1%
10pm4.4%
11pm3.6%

Weekday

Sunday16%
Monday13%
Tuesday12%
Wednesday12%
Thursday13%
Friday16%
Saturday18%

Road type

Other principal arterial29%
Minor arterial20%
Major collector19%
Local15%
Interstate11%
Minor collector5%
Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Indiana in 2020?

897 people in 815 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2020 file, or 13.2 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Indiana had the most crash deaths in 2020?

Marion County with 146 deaths in 135 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2020 compare with 2019 in Indiana?

897 deaths against 810 in 2019 (+11%). Nationally the 2020 total was 39,007.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.