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Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Illinois
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Illinois
Media outlets were quick during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns that defined the summer and fall of 2020 to note just how little traffic there was as a result. Simple logic would suggest that less traffic equals a lower likelihood of accidents and thus fewer injuries and fatalities. Sadly, this was not the case.
Nationwide, traffic fatalities rose 7.2% in 2020 to nearly 39,000. That number was the highest recorded since 2007. Qualifying this disturbing fact is a sticky wicket—common denominators behind traffic deaths such as impaired driving, failure to use a seat belt, and excessive speed were certainly contributing factors, but they alone do not account for a rise in deaths commensurate with a 430-million-mile drop in the number of miles people traveled across the course of the year. What can be qualified, however, is where fatal crashes took place.
Citing data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Stacker identified the counties in Illinois that had the most fatalities from motor vehicle crashes in 2020. The number of accident fatalities are ranked by the number of deaths per 100,000 people, with the raw number functioning as a tiebreaker. The analysis only looked at counties with at least five deaths during 2020. Additional data is included on pedestrian, bicyclist, and drunk-driving-related deaths. In counties where at least five fatalities happened on the same street or interstate, the road with the most deaths is also included.
#50. Lake County, Illinois
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#49. Cook County, Illinois
- 98 pedestrian deaths
- 11 bicyclist deaths
- 34 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-94 (15 fatalities)
#48. McHenry County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#47. Champaign County, Illinois
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 4 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#46. Winnebago County, Illinois
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#45. Will County, Illinois
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 11 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: I-55, I-80 (5 fatalities each)
#44. DeKalb County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#43. Rock Island County, Illinois
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#42. Sangamon County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Boone County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#40. Ogle County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Knox County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#38. Vermilion County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#37. Madison County, Illinois
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 11 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#36. Kankakee County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#35. Franklin County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#34. St. Clair County, Illinois
- 10 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#33. Whiteside County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#32. Peoria County, Illinois
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#31. Jackson County, Illinois
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Williamson County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. Macoupin County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#28. Marion County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#27. Clinton County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Adams County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-104 BROADWAY ST (5 fatalities)
#25. Effingham County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#24. Randolph County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. Christian County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Fulton County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. Macon County, Illinois
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 11 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Logan County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Jefferson County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. LaSalle County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Coles County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Grundy County, Illinois
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-80 (5 fatalities)
#15. Livingston County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#14. Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Hancock County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Bond County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Douglas County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Richland County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#9. Fayette County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Iroquois County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#7. Ford County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#6. Lawrence County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. Washington County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Clark County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. Bureau County, Illinois
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-80 (6 fatalities)
#2. Pike County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#1. Schuyler County, Illinois
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities