Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Indiana

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January 4, 2023
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Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Indiana

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 Indiana 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.

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#50. Hamilton County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 7.0 per 100K people (#1,552 nationally, 24 deaths)
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#49. Floyd County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 8.8 per 100K people (#1,459 nationally, 7 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#48. Allen County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 9.2 per 100K people (#1,429 nationally, 35 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 11 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#47. Hancock County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 10.2 per 100K people (#1,375 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#46. Noble County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 10.6 per 100K people (#1,344 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#45. Vanderburgh County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 11.1 per 100K people (#1,313 nationally, 20 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-41 (6 fatalities)
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#44. Boone County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 11.5 per 100K people (#1,286 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#43. Porter County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 11.6 per 100K people (#1,277 nationally, 20 deaths)
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#42. Lake County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 11.7 per 100K people (#1,266 nationally, 58 deaths)
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 15 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#41. St. Joseph County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 11.8 per 100K people (#1,263 nationally, 32 deaths)
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#40. Howard County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 12.0 per 100K people (#1,248 nationally, 10 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#39. LaGrange County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 12.5 per 100K people (#1,212 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#38. Clark County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 12.5 per 100K people (#1,209 nationally, 15 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#37. LaPorte County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 13.4 per 100K people (#1,160 nationally, 15 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#36. Grant County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 13.5 per 100K people (#1,151 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#35. Madison County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 13.8 per 100K people (#1,125 nationally, 18 deaths)
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#34. Adams County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 14.0 per 100K people (#1,114 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#33. Steuben County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 14.5 per 100K people (#1,088 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#32. Elkhart County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 14.5 per 100K people (#1,083 nationally, 30 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#31. Bartholomew County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 14.7 per 100K people (#1,071 nationally, 12 deaths)
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#30. Vigo County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 15.0 per 100K people (#1,044 nationally, 16 deaths)
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#29. Clinton County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 15.1 per 100K people (#1,039 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#28. Delaware County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 15.1 per 100K people (#1,034 nationally, 17 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#27. Marion County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 15.1 per 100K people (#1,032 nationally, 146 deaths)
- 43 pedestrian deaths
- 8 bicyclist deaths
- 37 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: 38TH ST (7 fatalities)
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#26. Morgan County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 15.4 per 100K people (#1,017 nationally, 11 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#25. Marshall County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 17.3 per 100K people (#900 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#24. Kosciusko County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 17.5 per 100K people (#887 nationally, 14 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#23. Wells County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 17.8 per 100K people (#876 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#22. Dearborn County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 17.8 per 100K people (#872 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#21. Wayne County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 18.0 per 100K people (#863 nationally, 12 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#20. Miami County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 19.4 per 100K people (#789 nationally, 7 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#19. Jackson County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 19.6 per 100K people (#772 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#18. Shelby County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 20.1 per 100K people (#751 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#17. Henry County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 20.5 per 100K people (#731 nationally, 10 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#16. Washington County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 21.4 per 100K people (#704 nationally, 6 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#15. Putnam County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 21.7 per 100K people (#690 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#14. Montgomery County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 23.7 per 100K people (#628 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#13. Jay County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 24.3 per 100K people (#607 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#12. Harrison County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 25.3 per 100K people (#569 nationally, 10 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-135 (7 fatalities)
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#11. Cass County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 26.4 per 100K people (#526 nationally, 10 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#10. Jasper County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 27.3 per 100K people (#494 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#9. Knox County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 27.5 per 100K people (#488 nationally, 10 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#8. White County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 28.5 per 100K people (#457 nationally, 7 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#7. Fulton County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 29.4 per 100K people (#427 nationally, 6 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#6. DeKalb County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 30.2 per 100K people (#409 nationally, 13 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#5. Tipton County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 32.7 per 100K people (#361 nationally, 5 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#4. Scott County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 32.9 per 100K people (#356 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#3. Starke County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 38.7 per 100K people (#253 nationally, 9 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#2. Jefferson County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 42.4 per 100K people (#217 nationally, 14 deaths)
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
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#1. Pulaski County, Indiana

- Motor vehicle crash fatalities: 64.0 per 100K people (#78 nationally, 8 deaths)
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities

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