The deadliest roads in Indiana
I-65 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Indiana from 2015 to 2024: 178, with 199 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 35% of all fatal crashes in Indiana from 2015 to 2024; 11 are interstates, 21 US routes, 28 state highways.
431 numbered roads in Indiana recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 28 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Indiana.
Every numbered road in Indiana, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-65 | Interstate | 178 | 199 | 67 | Marion, Lake, Jasper |
| 2 | US 31 | US route | 115 | 121 | 44 | Miami, Hamilton, Bartholomew |
| 3 | US 20 | US route | 114 | 126 | 33 | LaPorte, Porter, Lake |
| 4 | I-80 | Interstate | 111 | 124 | 39 | Lake, LaGrange, St. Joseph |
| 5 | US 41 | US route | 107 | 116 | 42 | Lake, Vigo, Vanderburgh |
| 6 | I-70 | Interstate | 101 | 117 | 35 | Marion, Hancock, Henry |
| 7 | I-69 | Interstate | 97 | 113 | 48 | Allen, Vanderburgh, Madison |
| 8 | State Highway 37 | State highway | 94 | 113 | 34 | Monroe, Allen, Lawrence |
| 9 | US 231 | US route | 74 | 86 | 27 | Jasper, Dubois, Owen |
| 10 | US 30 | US route | 72 | 83 | 28 | Kosciusko, Lake, Porter |
| 11 | US 50 | US route | 68 | 78 | 22 | Jennings, Dearborn, Jackson |
| 12 | US 40 | US route | 67 | 74 | 26 | Marion, Hendricks, Hancock |
| 13 | I-465 | Interstate | 64 | 68 | 30 | Marion, Boone, Hamilton |
| 14 | US 421 | US route | 60 | 65 | 19 | LaPorte, Ripley, Clinton |
| 15 | State Highway 62 | State highway | 60 | 62 | 18 | Vanderburgh, Clark, Jefferson |
| 16 | State Highway 3 | State highway | 58 | 64 | 25 | Jennings, Henry, Decatur |
| 17 | US 35 | US route | 56 | 62 | 21 | LaPorte, Howard, Delaware |
| 18 | US 6 | US route | 56 | 57 | 14 | Elkhart, Porter, Marshall |
| 19 | State Highway 67 | State highway | 55 | 61 | 24 | Delaware, Morgan, Marion |
| 20 | I-74 | Interstate | 54 | 56 | 24 | Shelby, Decatur, Marion |
| 21 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 50 | 53 | 24 | Madison, Hancock, Shelby |
| 22 | US 24 | US route | 49 | 55 | 21 | Cass, Wabash, Allen |
| 23 | State Highway 135 | State highway | 43 | 50 | 17 | Harrison, Johnson, Washington |
| 24 | US 36 | US route | 43 | 45 | 15 | Marion, Hendricks, Putnam |
| 25 | US 27 | US route | 42 | 47 | 17 | Allen, Randolph, Adams |
| 26 | State Highway 32 | State highway | 40 | 46 | 14 | Boone, Delaware, Hamilton |
| 27 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 40 | 44 | 10 | Wells, DeKalb, Allen |
| 28 | US 33 | US route | 39 | 41 | 14 | Elkhart, Allen, Noble |
| 29 | State Highway 64 | State highway | 38 | 42 | 18 | Harrison, Gibson, Floyd |
| 30 | State Highway 56 | State highway | 38 | 40 | 13 | Jefferson, Scott, Dubois |
| 31 | State Highway 46 | State highway | 38 | 39 | 12 | Bartholomew, Owen, Monroe |
| 32 | US 52 | US route | 38 | 39 | 16 | Franklin, Tippecanoe, Boone |
| 33 | State Highway 2 | State highway | 37 | 40 | 12 | St. Joseph, LaPorte, Lake |
| 34 | State Highway 15 | State highway | 35 | 38 | 9 | Elkhart, Wabash, Kosciusko |
| 35 | State Highway 19 | State highway | 33 | 38 | 15 | Elkhart, Hamilton, Miami |
| 36 | State Highway 66 | State highway | 31 | 31 | 14 | Vanderburgh, Spencer, Warrick |
| 37 | US 12 | US route | 30 | 33 | 18 | Lake, Porter, LaPorte |
| 38 | I-64 | Interstate | 30 | 32 | 11 | Harrison, Floyd, Warrick |
| 39 | US 150 | US route | 28 | 32 | 9 | Washington, Vigo, Floyd |
| 40 | State Highway 39 | State highway | 27 | 29 | 10 | LaPorte, Boone, Pulaski |
| 41 | I-65S | Interstate | 25 | 27 | 0 | Marion, Jackson, Bartholomew |
| 42 | I-94 | Interstate | 24 | 26 | 11 | Porter, LaPorte, Lake |
| 43 | State Highway 26 | State highway | 23 | 25 | 8 | Tippecanoe, Howard, Clinton |
| 44 | State Highway 55 | State highway | 23 | 25 | 5 | Lake, Newton, Montgomery |
| 45 | I-70E | Interstate | 23 | 24 | 2 | Hendricks, Marion, Henry |
| 46 | State Highway 8 | State highway | 22 | 25 | 8 | Porter, LaPorte, Starke |
| 47 | State Highway 25 | State highway | 22 | 23 | 11 | Cass, Tippecanoe, Fulton |
| 48 | State Highway 38 | State highway | 21 | 22 | 7 | Henry, Hamilton, Madison |
| 49 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 21 | 21 | 7 | LaGrange, Huntington, Noble |
| 50 | State Highway 120 | State highway | 20 | 23 | 13 | Elkhart, LaGrange, Steuben |
| 51 | I-65N | Interstate | 20 | 22 | 1 | Bartholomew, Marion, Jackson |
| 52 | US 41N | US route | 20 | 22 | 1 | Lake, Knox, Vigo |
| 53 | US 36E | US route | 19 | 22 | 1 | Marion, Parke, Hendricks |
| 54 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 19 | 21 | 3 | Jennings, Jefferson, Bartholomew |
| 55 | State Highway 18 | State highway | 19 | 20 | 5 | White, Blackford, Grant |
| 56 | State Highway 28 | State highway | 19 | 20 | 13 | Tipton, Randolph, Tippecanoe |
| 57 | US 41S | US route | 18 | 19 | 1 | Lake, Gibson, Parke |
| 58 | State Highway 23 | State highway | 18 | 18 | 7 | St. Joseph, Starke |
| 59 | State Highway 53 | State highway | 18 | 18 | 5 | Lake |
| 60 | US 31S | US route | 17 | 20 | 1 | Johnson, Marshall, Miami |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Indiana as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/indiana/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Indiana per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Indiana. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
| Road | Per 100 miles a year | Fatal crashes | Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-80 | 7.3 | 111 | 152 |
| 2 | I-65 | 6.8 | 178 | 261 |
| 3 | I-70 | 6.5 | 101 | 155 |
| 4 | I-74 | 3.6 | 54 | 151 |
| 5 | I-69 | 3.0 | 97 | 321 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Indiana
- What is the deadliest road in Indiana?
- I-65 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Indiana from 2015 to 2024: 178, with 199 deaths. US 31 was second with 115 and US 20 third with 114. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Indiana is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-80, with 7.3 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 152 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Indiana happen on numbered roads?
- 4,162 of 8,116 fatal crashes in Indiana from 2015 to 2024 (51%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Indiana road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Indiana, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.