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

Car accident deaths in Marion County by year

Car accident deaths in Marion County ranged from 111 to 129 across the five years from 2020 through 2024. The county recorded 122 deaths in 2020, 129 in 2021, 119 in 2022, 111 in 2023 and 117 in 2024. The highest year was 2021, with 129 deaths, and the lowest year was 2023, with 111 deaths. From 2020 to 2024, the count was 5 deaths lower, moving from 122 to 117.^{[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 Marion County car accidents

Among the 598 people killed in car accidents in Marion County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans made up the largest share at 368 deaths, or 61.5%, representing a majority of the total. People in other vehicles accounted for 77 deaths, or 12.9%, the smallest of the three categories. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 153 deaths, or 25.6%, over the same period.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision data for Marion County's 598 car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024 show Angle (side impact) crashes as the largest category among collisions with another motor vehicle in transport, at 165 deaths, or 27.6%, while Sideswipe crashes accounted for 10 deaths, or 1.7%. Head-on crashes recorded 61 deaths, or 10.2%, and Rear-end crashes recorded 60 deaths, or 10.0%. The largest single row overall was Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, at 299 deaths, or 50.0%. This row covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, including striking a pedestrian, a cyclist, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 598 car accident deaths recorded in Marion County from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime hours between 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. accounted for 396 deaths, or 66.2%, a majority of the total, while Daytime hours between 6 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. accounted for 202 deaths, or 33.8%. By land use, Urban areas accounted for 585 deaths, or 97.8%, while Rural areas accounted for 12 deaths, or 2.0%. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 48 car accident deaths, or 8.0% of the county total.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Indiana and the United States

Marion County's average annual rate of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024 was 12.2 per 100,000 residents. That figure is higher than the Indiana state rate of 11.4 and higher than the national rate of 10.5 per 100,000 residents over the same period. Among the areas compared, Marion County's rate of 12.2 was the highest and the national rate of 10.5 was the lowest. This rate reflects average annual deaths per 100,000 residents and does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[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

Looking at all fatal crashes in Marion County regardless of vehicle type, recorded characteristics as shares of all traffic deaths from 2020 through 2024 show Roadway departure as the largest listed category, at 238 deaths, or 34.1%, and In a work zone as the smallest, at 25 deaths, or 3.6%. At an intersection was recorded in 228 deaths, or 32.7%, Speeding-related in 202 deaths, or 28.9%, Pedestrian involved in 179 deaths, or 25.6%, Motorcycle involved in 113 deaths, or 16.2%, Hit-and-run in 112 deaths, or 16.0%, and Driver distraction reported in 29 deaths, or 4.2%. A single crash can carry several of these characteristics, so the shares overlap rather than sum to a total.^{[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

These figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways open to the public where a death occurs within 30 days of the crash. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred rather than by where the people killed lived. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while the 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and may change once NHTSA issues the Final File for that year. Rates divide the five-year death total by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not part of these statistics.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Indiana car accident statistics (2020-2024)