Fatal crashes in Nez Perce County, Idaho
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Nez Perce County, the same as in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 69 fatal crashes and 73 deaths, the 12th most of any county in Idaho.
Deaths in Nez Perce County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Nez Perce County
US 95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Nez Perce County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 24 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 51% of all fatal crashes in Nez Perce County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 95 | 22 | 24 | 8 | |
| 2 | US 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Lewiston 23. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Nez Perce County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan2.9%
- Feb7.2%
- Mar5.8%
- Apr14.5%
- May7.2%
- Jun11.6%
- Jul5.8%
- Aug7.2%
- Sep11.6%
- Oct8.7%
- Nov10.1%
- Dec7.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Nez Perce County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 42%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 32%, a rollover in 15%, a pedestrian in 7.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 29 | 42% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 22 | 32% |
| Rollover | 10 | 15% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 7.2% |
| Other | 2 | 2.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.4% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Nez Perce County compare with Idaho
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Nez Perce County from 2015 to 2024, about the Idaho share; speeding in 32%, above the Idaho share of 22%; a hit-and-run in 2.9%, above the Idaho share of 1.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 12%, below the Idaho share of 15%; 55% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Idaho share of 58%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Idaho. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Nez Perce | Idaho | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 65% | 75% | below the Idaho share |
| At or near an intersection | 20% | 21% | about the same as the Idaho share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 16% | 27% | below the Idaho share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 31% | about the same as the Idaho share |
| Speeding | 32% | 22% | above the Idaho share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 12% | 15% | below the Idaho share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 55% | 58% | below the Idaho share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.9% | 1.7% | above the Idaho share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 14% | above the Idaho share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.8% | 6.9% | about the same as the Idaho share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Nez Perce County
- How many people died in car accidents in Nez Perce County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Nez Perce County, Idaho, in 2024, the same as in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Nez Perce County?
- US 95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Nez Perce County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 24 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Nez Perce County involved a drinking driver?
- 22 of 69 fatal crashes in Nez Perce County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 31% across Idaho.
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Where the Nez Perce County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Nez Perce County (county code 69). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.