Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Oklahoma
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Oklahoma
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 Oklahoma 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.
#44. Payne County, Oklahoma
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#43. Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
- 25 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 20 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-40 (11 fatalities)
#42. Garfield County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Cleveland County, Oklahoma
- 13 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 14 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#40. Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- 18 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 19 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-44 (7 fatalities)
#38. Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#37. Creek County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#36. Cherokee County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#35. Kay County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#34. Stephens County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-81 (5 fatalities)
#33. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#32. Rogers County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#31. Logan County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#28. Canadian County, Oklahoma
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-40 (7 fatalities)
#27. Custer County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#25. Carter County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#24. Le Flore County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Adair County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. Grady County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Bryan County, Oklahoma
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. Ottawa County, Oklahoma
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Delaware County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Garvin County, Oklahoma
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#15. Beckham County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#14. McClain County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-35 (5 fatalities)
#13. Marshall County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Caddo County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Hughes County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Mayes County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-412 (5 fatalities)
#9. McCurtain County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Love County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#7. McIntosh County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-266 (5 fatalities)
#6. Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Seminole County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. Jefferson County, Oklahoma
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#2. Beaver County, Oklahoma
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#1. Major County, Oklahoma
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities