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2023

Indiana · year

Indiana in 2023

Deaths 904Fatal crashes 848Per 100,000 13.1US deaths 41,025

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 2023.

In 2023, 904 people died in 848 fatal crashes in Indiana, 13.1 deaths per 100,000 residents against 12.2 nationally.

The death toll fell 7% from 976 in 2022 to 904 in 2023.

Indiana accounted for 2.2% of the 41,025 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

23.8% 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 (27%).

32% of the crashes happened between noon to 6pm; Saturday was the most common day.

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Compared with 2022 and the nation

MeasureIndiana 2023Indiana 2022United States 2023
Deaths90497641,025
Fatal crashes84891137,769
Deaths per 100,000 residents13.114.312.2
Crashes with a drinking driver24%18%26%

Counties in 2023

Every county with a fatal crash in 2023, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 87 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Marion County12513113.31,218
Lake County535510.9539
Allen County35399.8385
St. Joseph County283111.3259
LaPorte County232623.4185
Vanderburgh County242413.3180
Hamilton County23246.3176
Tippecanoe County202111.0157
Madison County192115.6171
Elkhart County18209.6278
Vigo County151817.0142
Delaware County141715.1152
Clark County151612.6132
Johnson County15169.4105
Porter County15169.1194
Howard County131517.8126
Kosciusko County141417.4137
Morgan County141419.097
Grant County131319.6107
Hancock County111112.495
Hendricks County11115.8130
Monroe County10117.8101
Whitley County91131.560
Montgomery County81128.568
Bartholomew County9910.6138
Greene County9928.858
Marshall County9919.485
Steuben County9925.873
Boone County8911.480
Jefferson County8927.358
Dubois County7920.645
DeKalb County8818.067
Jasper County8824.076
Randolph County8832.955
Henry County7816.384
Jackson County7816.992
Spencer County5839.660
Floyd County778.579
Harrison County7717.5104
Huntington County7718.970
LaGrange County7717.071
Shelby County7715.398
Wayne County7710.570
White County7728.266
Dearborn County6611.766
Jay County6629.846
Jennings County6621.774
Lawrence County6613.360
Perry County6631.127
Warrick County669.063
Daviess County5617.655
Fulton County5630.039
Brown County5531.929
Cass County5513.362
Clinton County5515.267
Franklin County5521.634
Knox County5513.955
Newton County5535.453
Scott County5520.265
Starke County5521.347
Putnam County4513.268
Decatur County4415.149
Miami County4411.261
Owen County4418.334
Pulaski County3432.239
Carroll County3314.536
Clay County3311.450
Posey County3312.028
Rush County3317.925
Tipton County3319.637
Vermillion County3319.337
Warren County3335.522
Washington County3310.664
Crawford County1–2328.531
Fayette County1–21–2—37
Fountain County1–21–2—23
Orange County1–21–2—26
Pike County1–21–2—22
Ripley County1–21–2—50
Sullivan County1–21–2—41
Switzerland County1–21–2—22
Wells County1–21–2—43
Blackford County1–21–2—22
Adams County1–21–2—52
Benton County1–21–2—22
Martin County1–21–2—22
Parke County1–21–2—29

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

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

Weekday

Sunday15%
Monday13%
Tuesday14%
Wednesday12%
Thursday13%
Friday15%
Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial27%
Major collector22%
Minor arterial20%
Local14%
Interstate11%
Minor collector4%
Other freeways and expressways2%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Indiana in 2023?

904 people in 848 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2023 file, or 13.1 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Indiana had the most crash deaths in 2023?

Marion County with 131 deaths in 125 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2023 compare with 2022 in Indiana?

904 deaths against 976 in 2022 (+-7%). Nationally the 2023 total was 41,025.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2023 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.