Car accident statistics for Lane County, Oregon (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Lane County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 24 in 2020 to 47 in 2021 and 49 in 2022. They fell to 35 in 2023, then rose to 40 in 2024. The highest count was 49 in 2022; the lowest was 24 in 2020. The 2024 count was 16 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 30 in 2020, 56 in 2021, 56 in 2022, 41 in 2023 and 49 in 2024. The share attributed to car accidents was 80.0%, 83.9%, 87.5%, 85.4% and 81.6%, respectively. That share reached its highest value in 2022 and its lowest value in 2020. Each year's share uses that year's all-traffic death count.^{[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 Lane County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 139 car accident deaths, or 71.3%, from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, or 7.2%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 42 deaths, or 21.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These categories describe the people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, with counts assigned by crash location. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is the county where the crash happened, rather than where the person lived.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event in a car accident. Head-on collisions accounted for 37 deaths, or 19.0%; Angle (side impact) for 31, or 15.9%; Rear-end for 11, or 5.6%; and Sideswipe for 8, or 4.1%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 108 deaths, or 55.4%. It means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; physical movement is not the test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, defined as 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 107 car accident deaths, or 54.9%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 85 deaths, or 43.6%. The time was unknown for 3 deaths, or 1.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 90 deaths in urban areas, or 46.2%, and 105 in rural areas, or 53.8%. Separately, car accidents that also involved a large truck accounted for 21 deaths, or 10.8%. That truck figure counts deaths in passenger-vehicle-involved crashes that also involved a large truck.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Oregon and the United States

Lane County's car accident death rate was 10.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Oregon's rate was 11.2, and the national rate was 10.5. Lane County's rate was lower than each of those rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Douglas County had a rate of 23.9, Klamath County 32.5 and Linn County 17.1. Klamath County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, and Linn County had the lowest. Lane County's rate was lower than all the listed neighbors' rates. These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[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 Lane County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accidents. Shares use all traffic deaths: speeding-related, 26.7%; roadway departure, 59.5%; at an intersection, 20.3%; pedestrian involved, 17.7%; motorcycle involved, 14.2%; hit-and-run, 7.8%; driver distraction reported, 7.3%; and in a work zone, 1.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Roadway departure had the largest share among the listed characteristics, while in a work zone had the smallest. A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, 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 counts fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes involving a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts use crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Data for 2020 through 2023 are Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File, subject to revision when replaced by the Final File.^[8][6][7]

Car accident rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000 for average annual deaths per 100,000 residents. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The separately displayed July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Oregon car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Lane County, Oregon (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)