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2024

Indiana · year

Indiana in 2024

Deaths 832Fatal crashes 785Per 100,000 12.0US deaths 39,254

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. 2024 is the latest data year; NHTSA may revise it in a later release.

In 2024, 832 people died in 785 fatal crashes in Indiana, 12.0 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally.

The death toll fell 8% from 904 in 2023 to 832 in 2024.

Indiana accounted for 2.1% of the 39,254 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

21.8% 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 (25%).

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

Compared with 2023 and the nation

MeasureIndiana 2024Indiana 2023United States 2024
Deaths83290439,254
Fatal crashes78584836,297
Deaths per 100,000 residents12.013.111.5
Crashes with a drinking driver22%24%25%

Counties in 2024

Every county with a fatal crash in 2024, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 89 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Marion County12512813.01,218
Allen County374110.3385
Lake County35367.2539
Elkhart County293215.4278
St. Joseph County23238.4259
Porter County222313.1194
LaPorte County192219.8185
Vanderburgh County202111.6180
Hamilton County18184.7176
Delaware County171815.9152
Tippecanoe County16178.9157
Kosciusko County151721.1137
Shelby County151532.998
Clark County131411.0132
Hendricks County12147.3130
Jasper County121338.976
Vigo County111110.4142
Harrison County101025.0104
Madison County10107.5171
Marshall County101021.585
Grant County91015.0107
Bartholomew County9910.6138
Hancock County9910.195
Monroe County996.4101
Warrick County9913.663
DeKalb County8920.367
LaGrange County8921.971
Jennings County7932.674
Johnson County795.3105
Dearborn County7815.666
Lawrence County7817.760
Gibson County7721.272
Howard County778.3126
Huntington County7718.970
Jackson County7714.892
Spencer County6734.760
Daviess County4720.555
Boone County667.680
Clinton County6618.267
Decatur County6622.749
Henry County6612.284
Knox County6616.755
Noble County6612.563
Putnam County6615.968
Steuben County6617.273
Whitley County6617.260
Floyd County567.379
Newton County5642.553
Wabash County5619.558
Washington County5621.264
Crawford County4657.031
Montgomery County5512.968
Pulaski County5540.339
Sullivan County5524.141
Wells County5517.443
Scott County4520.265
White County4520.166
Adams County4410.952
Blackford County4433.922
Greene County4412.858
Jay County4419.846
Morgan County445.497
Parke County4424.229
Wayne County446.070
Posey County3416.028
Cass County338.062
Dubois County336.945
Fountain County3317.823
Fulton County3315.039
Miami County338.461
Orange County3315.126
Perry County3315.527
Vermillion County3319.337
Ripley County1–2310.350
Benton County1–21–2—22
Carroll County1–21–2—36
Clay County1–21–2—50
Fayette County1–21–2—37
Franklin County1–21–2—34
Jefferson County1–21–2—58
Pike County1–21–2—22
Randolph County1–21–2—55
Starke County1–21–2—47
Tipton County1–21–2—37
Union County1–21–2—15
Brown County1–21–2—29
Martin County1–21–2—22
Owen County1–21–2—34
Rush County1–21–2—25

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

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

Weekday

Sunday13%
Monday15%
Tuesday10%
Wednesday13%
Thursday17%
Friday15%
Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial25%
Minor arterial23%
Major collector20%
Local13%
Interstate12%
Minor collector6%
Other freeways and expressways2%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Indiana in 2024?

832 people in 785 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2024 file, or 12.0 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Indiana had the most crash deaths in 2024?

Marion County with 128 deaths in 125 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2024 compare with 2023 in Indiana?

832 deaths against 904 in 2023 (+-8%). Nationally the 2024 total was 39,254.

Provenance

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