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Oklahoma

Residents 4,095,393Deaths 2024 645Deaths 2015–2024 6,765Counties 77Routes with pages 41

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. Latest data year: 2024.

In 2024, 645 people died in 594 fatal crashes in Oklahoma; the ten years 2015–2024 total 6,765 deaths in 6,172 crashes.

That is 17.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 44% higher than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total fell 7% from 7,241 in 2005–2014 to 6,765 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) stands out most: 26.5% of fatal crashes against 26.3% nationally. 59.5% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 45.2% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Love County (57.1), Choctaw County (40.6) and McCurtain County (40.4).

645deaths in 2024594 fatal crashes
17.0per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
-7%ten-year change in deaths7,241 → 6,765
27%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

05271,054197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 757 deaths1976: 832 deaths1977: 852 deaths1978: 901 deaths1979: 853 deaths1980: 959 deaths1981: 990 deaths1982: 1,054 deaths1983: 848 deaths1984: 797 deaths1985: 744 deaths1986: 698 deaths1987: 597 deaths1988: 638 deaths1989: 648 deaths1990: 641 deaths1991: 652 deaths1992: 613 deaths1993: 671 deaths1994: 687 deaths1995: 669 deaths1996: 772 deaths1997: 838 deaths1998: 755 deaths1999: 741 deaths2000: 650 deaths2001: 682 deaths2002: 739 deaths2003: 671 deaths2004: 774 deaths2005: 803 deaths2006: 765 deaths2007: 766 deaths2008: 750 deaths2009: 737 deaths2010: 668 deaths2011: 696 deaths2012: 709 deaths2013: 678 deaths2014: 669 deaths2015: 645 deaths2016: 687 deaths2017: 657 deaths2018: 655 deaths2019: 640 deaths2020: 653 deaths2021: 762 deaths2022: 710 deaths2023: 711 deaths2024: 645 deaths
People killed in crashes in Oklahoma by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 645 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

011232000200520102015202020242000: 18.82001: 19.72002: 21.22003: 19.12004: 222005: 22.62006: 21.32007: 21.12008: 20.42009: 19.82010: 17.82011: 18.42012: 18.62013: 17.62014: 17.22015: 16.52016: 17.52017: 16.72018: 16.62019: 16.22020: 16.52021: 19.12022: 17.62023: 17.52024: 15.7
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Oklahoma and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 15.7. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureOklahomaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202417.011.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202415.711.5
Deaths, 2015–20246,765389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-7%+7%
Share of the national toll1.7%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking26.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver26%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12.9%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used53.7%
In darknesscrashes after dark45.2%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads59.5%

tick marks the US share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Cimarron County2,13323104.7518%27%
2Beaver County5,0253975.0828%7%
3Harper County3,2092160.2322%17%
4Love County10,4235857.1920%28%
5Major County7,5694153.51–216%22%
6Dewey County4,2682451.71–214%10%
7Noble County10,8964641.3024%22%
8Johnston County10,2934441.2320%14%
9Choctaw County14,1745940.6327%17%
10McCurtain County30,80512940.41244%23%
11Blaine County8,5733639.7025%13%
12Seminole County23,3519338.51027%29%
13Atoka County14,6005438.3328%26%
14Ottawa County30,40411737.81324%19%
15Okfuskee County11,3644437.7528%33%
16Grant County4,1231637.51–244%25%
17Cotton County5,5032137.1032%26%
18Pushmataha County10,8003935.6342%31%
19McIntosh County19,7106734.3444%44%
20Roger Mills County3,3041234.1325%17%
21Ellis County3,6011333.81–250%25%
22Murray County13,7544431.8530%18%
23Lincoln County34,97210831.2827%16%
24Mayes County40,14412531.01529%36%
25Garvin County26,1498330.9725%15%
26Caddo County26,3378630.8423%25%
27Washita County10,8393430.8021%18%
28Beckham County22,2486730.2521%25%
29Kiowa County8,2572630.1533%5%
30Kingfisher County15,8204629.5330%23%
31Nowata County9,5612929.31–215%15%
32McClain County48,43411928.2728%18%
33Alfalfa County5,7121627.8033%7%
34Jefferson County5,3741627.8020%30%
35Le Flore County49,85413627.51534%31%
36Adair County19,8215727.3730%48%
37Bryan County50,30512526.41532%31%
38Latimer County9,5092626.21–236%20%
39Pawnee County16,1114226.1316%16%
40Marshall County16,1474125.41–223%28%
41Greer County5,4331424.71–242%33%
42Grady County58,35313524.21124%21%
43Pittsburg County43,39510323.5827%25%
44Pontotoc County38,3108923.2521%18%
45Haskell County11,8112823.01–222%37%
46Hughes County13,3713022.4621%29%
47Texas County20,5774521.6320%30%
48Pottawatomie County74,44615521.31221%21%
49Custer County28,2665920.61–220%28%
50Creek County73,97114720.41526%23%
51Carter County49,1359820.21018%20%
52Delaware County41,7718219.6935%39%
53Woodward County19,9914019.6434%49%
54Osage County46,4958919.11133%28%
55Kay County43,4378419.1725%20%
56Sequoyah County40,5557718.9819%27%
57Craig County14,5062718.8012%12%
58Okmulgee County37,0847018.5530%30%
59Tillman County6,7361318.21–215%15%
60Cherokee County48,7298617.8617%32%
61Muskogee County66,75211617.2916%28%
62Payne County84,19913516.41229%19%
63Rogers County101,37115015.81624%23%
64Stephens County44,0756915.8822%12%
65Harmon County2,315415.60——
66Logan County53,8607515.2730%20%
67Jackson County24,5413714.9718%6%
68Coal County5,414814.71–2——
69Wagoner County91,25710612.81330%35%
70Tulsa County693,51479211.98429%31%
71Canadian County181,76017911.61829%24%
72Oklahoma County816,49091311.510224%29%
73Woods County8,5821011.3030%30%
74Garfield County62,0076911.11024%23%
75Washington County54,0605310.1927%25%
76Comanche County121,3961169.5831%24%
77Cleveland County303,9522408.32228%27%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 44Interstate26428727%23%
2Interstate 40Interstate26328918%22%
3Interstate 35Interstate20423327%23%
4US Route 69US highway13514816%17%
5US Route 62US highway12714115%17%
6US Route 64US highway11312321%27%
7US Route 70US highway10711821%13%
8US Route 75US highway10211223%21%
9US Route 77US highway9410225%19%
10State Route 51State highway9210323%16%
11US Route 270US highway919914%10%
12US Route 177US highway9010326%14%
13State Route 3State highway869027%15%
14State Route 9State highway798827%11%
15US Route 81US highway759216%15%
16US Route 412US highway718014%21%
17State Route 66State highway677125%13%
18US Route 59US highway626823%21%
19US Route 60US highway61648%13%
20State Route 33State highway586621%16%
21US Route 169US highway576526%26%
22State Route 20State highway525821%25%
23State Route 74State highway515524%16%
24Interstate 244Interstate465144%26%
25State Route 11State highway465122%26%
26State Route 7State highway455220%9%
27State Route 82State highway404533%30%
28US Route 259US highway384242%18%
29US Route 271US highway374535%19%
30State Route 18State highway353811%17%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 41 routes in Oklahoma qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Oklahoma by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 6,043 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday17%
Friday15%
Wednesday14%
Thursday14%
Sunday14%
Monday14%
Tuesday13%

Light condition

Daylight51%
Dark, not lighted34%
Dark, lighted11%
Dusk2%
Dawn2%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Other principal arterial26%
Major collector24%
Minor arterial20%
Local14%
Interstate14%
Other freeways and expressways2%
Minor collector1%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Oklahoma in 2024?

645 people in 594 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 6,765.

How does Oklahoma compare with the national rate?

17.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 15.7 against 11.5.

Which counties in Oklahoma have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Oklahoma County (913), Tulsa County (792) and Cleveland County (240). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Oklahoma involved alcohol or speeding?

26.5% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 26.0% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Oklahoma have the most fatal crashes?

Interstate 44 (264 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 40 (263 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and Interstate 35 (204 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.