Car accident statistics for Montgomery County, Ohio (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Montgomery County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 59 in 2020 to 61 in 2021, then fell to 58 in 2022 and 51 in 2023. The count rose to 58 in 2024. The highest count was 61 in 2021, and the lowest was 51 in 2023. The 2024 count was 1 death lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 71 in 2020, 74 in 2021, 68 in 2022, 64 in 2023 and 65 in 2024. Car accident deaths represented 83.1%, 82.4%, 85.3%, 79.7% and 89.2% of those respective annual totals. The highest annual share was 89.2% in 2024, while the lowest was 79.7% in 2023.^{[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 Montgomery County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 208 deaths, or 72.5% of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024. People in other vehicles accounted for 30 deaths, or 10.5%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 49 deaths, or 17.1%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans was the largest category, while People in other vehicles was the smallest. Each category counts deaths in crashes involving a passenger vehicle. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location, rather than where the people killed lived.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

By manner of collision, Angle (side impact) accounted for 69 deaths, or 24.0%; Head-on for 28, or 9.8%; Rear-end for 19, or 6.6%; and Sideswipe for 12, or 4.2%. Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 159 deaths, or 55.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

This classification describes the first harmful event in a car accident. The latter row includes events such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. It does not mean that another vehicle had to be moving: a motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, defined as 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 119 car accident deaths, or 41.5%. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 168 deaths, or 58.5%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count for 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 277 deaths as Urban, or 96.5%, and 9 as Rural, or 3.1%. Unknown accounted for 1 death, or 0.3%. In a separate measure of vehicle involvement, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 22, representing 7.7% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Ohio and the United States

Montgomery County's car accident death rate was 10.7 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. The Ohio rate was 8.9, and the United States rate was 10.5. Listed neighboring Butler County had a rate of 7.0. Montgomery County's rate was higher than each of these comparison rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The corresponding death counts were 287 in Montgomery County, 5,262 in Ohio, 176,219 nationally and 137 in Butler County. Rates divide deaths during the period by the sum of annual Census population estimates and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's separately displayed 2024 population estimate of 536,930 is not the denominator used for this rate.^{[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 Montgomery County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares of all traffic deaths were 21.1% for Speeding-related, 52.6% for Roadway departure, 29.5% for At an intersection and 16.7% for Pedestrian involved.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 15.5%, Hit-and-run for 11.1%, Driver distraction reported for 5.0% and In a work zone for 3.8%. A crash can carry several characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These recorded 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 vehicle occupant or nonoccupant dying within 30 days. Counts use the county where the crash happened, not the deceased person's residence. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures 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 their denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Ohio car accident statistics (2020-2024)