Car accident statistics for Allen County, Indiana (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Allen County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 34 in 2020 to 40 in 2021, then fell to 39 in 2022. The count fell again to 32 in 2023 before rising to 35 in 2024. The highest count was 40 in 2021, and the lowest was 32 in 2023. The 2024 count was 1 death higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual shares of all traffic deaths were 97.1% in 2020, 88.9% in 2021, 86.7% in 2022, 82.1% in 2023 and 85.4% in 2024. All traffic deaths followed a separate series: 35 in 2020, 45 in 2021, 45 in 2022, 39 in 2023 and 41 in 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Allen County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 134 deaths, or 74.4% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 20 deaths, or 11.1%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 26 deaths, or 14.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify the people who died in qualifying passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications and is not a literal test of position outside a vehicle. Its classification can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. For car accident deaths, Angle (side impact) accounted for 61 deaths, or 33.9%; Head-on for 16, or 8.9%; Rear-end for 16, or 8.9%; and Sideswipe for 2, or 1.1%. Other accounted for 1 death, or 0.6%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 84 deaths, or 46.7%. This means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as a rollover or impact with a fixed object or parked vehicle. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 88 car accident deaths, or 48.9%, from 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 92 deaths, or 51.1%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land-use classification, Urban recorded 103 deaths, or 57.2%, and Rural recorded 76 deaths, or 42.2%. Unknown accounted for 1 death, or 0.6%. In a separate measure of vehicle involvement, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 27 car accident deaths, or 15.0% of the qualifying deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Indiana and the United States

Allen County's car accident death rate was 9.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Indiana's rate was 11.4, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was lower than both. The corresponding death counts were 180 for Allen County, 3,889 for Indiana and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Each rate divides deaths during the period by the sum of annual Census population estimates, then multiplies by 100,000. This expresses an average annual rate rather than a rate for 2024 alone. The rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. Allen County's separately reported 2024 population estimate was 399,094; that single-year estimate is not the denominator used here.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Allen County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths, not just car accident deaths. Speeding-related recorded 78 deaths (38.0%); Roadway departure, 92 (44.9%); At an intersection, 73 (35.6%); and Pedestrian involved, 23 (11.2%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved recorded 29 deaths (14.1%); Hit-and-run, 10 (4.9%); Driver distraction reported, 9 (4.4%); and In a work zone, 7 (3.4%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The characteristics are not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Whether reading with a car accident lawyer in mind or another purpose, keep the grouping clear: crash location determines the county count, not residence.^[8][6][7]

Figures for 2020 through 2023 use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by the Final File. Rates use deaths divided by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Indiana car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Allen County, Indiana (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)