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2021

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Indiana in 2021

Deaths 932Fatal crashes 863Per 100,000 13.7US deaths 43,230

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 2021.

In 2021, 932 people died in 863 fatal crashes in Indiana, 13.7 deaths per 100,000 residents against 13.0 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2020 (897) and 2021 (932).

Indiana accounted for 2.2% of the 43,230 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

17.1% 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%).

31% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 202020212022 →All years

Compared with 2020 and the nation

MeasureIndiana 2021Indiana 2020United States 2021
Deaths93289743,230
Fatal crashes86381539,785
Deaths per 100,000 residents13.713.213.0
Crashes with a drinking driver17%20%26%

Counties in 2021

Every county with a fatal crash in 2021, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 92 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Marion County14114915.21,218
Lake County657214.3539
Allen County424511.3385
Elkhart County263215.4278
St. Joseph County303111.3259
Madison County293123.1171
Hamilton County18205.3176
Delaware County161916.8152
Vanderburgh County181810.0180
Bartholomew County171821.2138
Kosciusko County141822.3137
LaPorte County171715.3185
Porter County17179.7194
Grant County141624.1107
Tippecanoe County14157.8157
Monroe County13139.2101
Clinton County101339.567
Howard County121214.3126
Morgan County121216.397
Vigo County121211.3142
Hendricks County11126.3130
White County101248.366
Henry County111122.484
Starke County81146.947
Noble County81020.963
Huntington County9924.470
Boone County8911.480
Clay County8934.150
Sullivan County6943.341
LaGrange County8819.571
Scott County8832.365
Fayette County7834.337
Jennings County7828.974
Marshall County7817.285
Shelby County7817.598
Clark County775.5132
Hancock County777.995
Johnson County774.1105
Spencer County7734.760
Warrick County7710.663
DeKalb County6715.867
Jackson County5714.892
Adams County6616.452
Floyd County667.379
Wabash County6619.558
Wayne County669.070
Montgomery County5615.568
Putnam County4615.968
Decatur County5518.949
Dubois County5511.545
Jasper County5515.076
Miami County5514.061
Randolph County5520.555
Washington County5517.664
Wells County4517.443
Jefferson County4412.258
Lawrence County448.960
Newton County4428.353
Owen County4418.334
Ripley County4413.750
Rush County4423.925
Steuben County3411.573
Brown County3319.229
Carroll County3314.536
Cass County338.062
Crawford County3328.531
Daviess County338.855
Dearborn County335.866
Franklin County3313.034
Gibson County339.172
Greene County339.658
Harrison County337.5104
Parke County3318.229
Tipton County3319.637
Orange County1–2315.126
Blackford County1–21–2—22
Fulton County1–21–2—39
Jay County1–21–2—46
Posey County1–21–2—28
Pulaski County1–21–2—39
Vermillion County1–21–2—37
Warren County1–21–2—22
Whitley County1–21–2—60
Benton County1–21–2—22
Fountain County1–21–2—23
Knox County1–21–2—55
Martin County1–21–2—22
Ohio County1–21–2—8
Perry County1–21–2—27
Pike County1–21–2—22
Switzerland County1–21–2—22
Union County1–21–2—15

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

Weekday

Sunday15%
Monday12%
Tuesday15%
Wednesday10%
Thursday13%
Friday17%
Saturday18%

Road type

Other principal arterial29%
Minor arterial22%
Major collector19%
Local14%
Interstate11%
Minor collector3%
Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Indiana in 2021?

932 people in 863 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2021 file, or 13.7 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Indiana had the most crash deaths in 2021?

Marion County with 149 deaths in 141 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2021 compare with 2020 in Indiana?

932 deaths against 897 in 2020 (+4%). Nationally the 2021 total was 43,230.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2021 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.