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Ohio fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,157 deaths in 1,077 fatal crashes in Ohio in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 9.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Ohio and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.00 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Ohio and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Ohio was number 34 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Ohio fell by 6.8% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 55.4% of the occupants killed in Ohio with restraint use known had no restraint, against 49.0% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Ohio by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Ohio by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adams County: 18.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAllen County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAshland County: 14.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAshtabula County: 17.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAthens County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAuglaize County: 11.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBelmont County: 10.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBrown County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearButler County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarroll County: 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChampaign County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClark County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClermont County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClinton County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbiana County: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoshocton County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 10.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCuyahoga County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDarke County: 16.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDefiance County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelaware County: 7.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearErie County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFairfield County: 9.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFayette County: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 8.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFulton County: 21.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGallia County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGeauga County: 12.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 7.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGuernsey County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamilton County: 7.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHancock County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHardin County: 16.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarrison County: 31.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenry County: 25.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHighland County: 15.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHocking County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHolmes County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHuron County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 7.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKnox County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLake County: 4.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLicking County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLogan County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLorain County: 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLucas County: 9.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMahoning County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMedina County: 6.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMeigs County: 22.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMercer County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMiami County: 11.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 11.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 27.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorrow County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMuskingum County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNoble County: 24.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOttawa County: 12.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPaulding County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 16.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPickaway County: 17.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPike County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPortage County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPreble County: 23.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPutnam County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichland County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRoss County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSandusky County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScioto County: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSeneca County: 12.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShelby County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStark County: 8.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSummit County: 7.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTrumbull County: 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTuscarawas County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVan Wert County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVinton County: 27.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWarren County: 7.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 11.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWilliams County: 18.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWood County: 13.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWyandot County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1022 counties
  • 10 to 14.929 counties
  • 15 to 19.927 counties
  • 20 to 29.99 counties
  • 30 or more1 county

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 22 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 29 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 27 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 9 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 1 county has a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Ohio: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adams County27,64245118.5
Allen County100,9521012211.9
Ashland County52,43577514.2
Ashtabula County96,7482117117.5
Athens County63,08057812.2
Auglaize County45,93665311.5
Belmont County64,76446810.2
Brown County44,16335913.5
Butler County397,781352957.6
Carroll County26,56734215.5
Champaign County38,71776617.0
Clark County136,1701818313.5
Clermont County214,314191868.9
Clinton County42,04647818.6
Columbiana County99,67611888.6
Coshocton County36,99966618.0
Crawford County41,5401 or 24210.1
Cuyahoga County1,233,6141189497.6
Darke County51,44548716.9
Defiance County38,33365213.6
Delaware County236,863201597.4
Erie County73,6451010013.4
Fairfield County167,706131489.3
Fayette County28,7091 or 26321.9
Franklin County1,352,656891,0578.1
Fulton County42,075139221.8
Gallia County28,9561 or 25117.2
Geauga County95,3001012212.9
Greene County172,148191337.9
Guernsey County38,329116717.3
Hamilton County837,859636267.6
Hancock County74,7611410513.9
Hardin County30,2541 or 25116.5
Harrison County14,0991 or 24631.1
Henry County27,50597025.6
Highland County43,70466815.7
Hocking County27,46074917.4
Holmes County44,74345312.0
Huron County58,22847613.0
Jackson County32,74146018.4
Jefferson County63,8688467.0
Knox County63,56437111.4
Lake County232,140111094.7
Lawrence County55,9574508.5
Licking County184,3401722112.4
Logan County46,07247716.8
Lorain County321,159262708.6
Lucas County424,255354209.8
Madison County45,78877617.2
Mahoning County224,777182109.2
Marion County64,87789414.4
Medina County184,275191226.7
Meigs County21,56245122.7
Mercer County42,520106816.3
Miami County111,872612511.6
Monroe County13,0671 or 22619.1
Montgomery County536,9306560611.3
Morgan County13,60553927.6
Morrow County36,008138223.3
Muskingum County86,3211412013.9
Noble County14,26433524.4
Ottawa County39,72945112.6
Paulding County18,7571 or 22915.4
Perry County35,705115816.2
Pickaway County62,2071610517.8
Pike County27,07635419.6
Portage County163,207121499.2
Preble County40,71849523.2
Putnam County34,1601 or 2288.2
Richland County124,9571612810.4
Ross County75,9981011615.1
Sandusky County58,651810017.0
Scioto County71,8241010414.0
Seneca County54,694136712.2
Shelby County47,95297816.1
Stark County373,240283018.1
Summit County536,945374057.5
Trumbull County199,814181829.1
Tuscarawas County92,2321211011.9
Union County71,98356410.3
Van Wert County28,86644315.1
Vinton County12,55733527.3
Warren County255,039111677.0
Washington County58,59957111.9
Wayne County116,5751015613.4
Williams County36,62166718.2
Wood County133,0721917413.3
Wyandot County21,5591 or 23717.0

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Ohio by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 2,281 (1979)2024: 1,157

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Ohio: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,1571,0779.81.00
20231,2421,15010.51.10
20221,2741,17910.81.15
20211,3541,24211.51.20
20201,2301,15410.41.19
20191,1531,0399.91.01
20181,0689969.10.93
20171,1791,09410.10.99
20161,1321,0539.70.95
20151,1101,0299.60.98
20141,0069178.7n/a
20139899178.5n/a
20121,1211,0229.7n/a
20111,0179428.8n/a
20101,0809849.4n/a
20091,0229458.9n/a
20081,1911,09910.3n/a
20071,2551,16110.9n/a
20061,2381,14110.8n/a
20051,3211,22311.5n/a
20041,2861,16311.2n/a
20031,2741,16511.1n/a
20021,4181,28512.4n/a
20011,3781,25712.1n/a
20001,3661,24412.0n/a
19991,4301,284n/an/a
19981,4221,289n/an/a
19971,4411,270n/an/a
19961,3911,244n/an/a
19951,3601,219n/an/a
19941,3701,207n/an/a
19931,4781,327n/an/a
19921,4391,302n/an/a
19911,6361,451n/an/a
19901,6381,479n/an/a
19891,7721,574n/an/a
19881,7481,586n/an/a
19871,7721,588n/an/a
19861,6731,503n/an/a
19851,6461,480n/an/a
19841,6461,479n/an/a
19831,5821,416n/an/a
19821,6071,447n/an/a
19811,7761,566n/an/a
19802,0331,805n/an/a
19792,2812,010n/an/a
19782,0471,800n/an/a
19771,8351,636n/an/a
19761,8931,669n/an/a
19751,7661,593n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Ohio beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodOhioUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20249.811.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year10.111.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.001.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.051.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Ohio had 11,860,621 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Ohio had 116,036 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Ohio: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 11,013 fatal crashes3,48611,013 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 11,013 fatal crashes2,50311,013 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 7,282 occupant deaths with restraint use known4,0357,282 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 11,899 deaths1,39711,899 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 11,899 deaths21111,899 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 11,899 deaths1,94511,899 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 10,912 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,61710,912 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 10,989 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,94510,989 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Ohio: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday4721744714861,603
Monday2242834944221,423
Tuesday1673114734221,373
Wednesday2203234684631,474
Thursday2262824774701,455
Friday3013005306421,773
Saturday4872575066601,910
All days2,0971,9303,4193,56511,011

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Ohio: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,26411.6%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways3733.4%4.4%
Other principal arterial2,13319.5%29.8%
Minor arterial2,35821.6%22.1%
Major collector2,67924.5%15.5%
Minor collector4564.2%3.4%
Local1,65915.2%12.2%
Not reported91n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

72 signed routes in Ohio have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Ohio

Interstate routes

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Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Ohio in ten years?

FARS records 11,899 deaths in 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio from 2015 to 2024. It records 11,240 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Ohio?

Ohio had 1,157 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.9 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Ohio had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 3,486 of 11,013 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 2,503 of them.

How many pages does Ohio have?

Ohio has 88 county pages, 72 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.