US 24 in Illinois: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 57 fatal crashes on US 24 in Illinois killed 70 people. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 11 counties of Illinois. All fatal crashes in Illinois.
Deaths on US 24 in Illinois by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along US 24 in Illinois
Adams, Tazewell and Peoria counties together held 37% of fatal crashes in US 24 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024; the 6 listed held 70%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Tazewell County | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Peoria County | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Fulton County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Woodford County | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | McLean County | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on US 24 in Illinois
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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 8.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.0%
- Feb1.8%
- Mar5.3%
- Apr7.0%
- May14.0%
- Jun8.8%
- Jul7.0%
- Aug7.0%
- Sep1.8%
- Oct12.3%
- Nov14.0%
- Dec14.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 24 in Illinois first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 72%; a pedestrian in 11%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 8.8%, a rollover in 5.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 41 | 72% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 11% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 5 | 8.8% |
| Rollover | 3 | 5.3% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.8% |
| Other | 1 | 1.8% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 on US 24 in Illinois compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 18% of fatal crashes in US 24 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024, below the Illinois share of 27%; speeding in 26%, below the Illinois share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Illinois share of 8.4%; a driver recorded as distracted in 11%, about the Illinois share; 24% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Illinois share of 46%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Illinois. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 24 | Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 77% | 34% | above the Illinois share |
| At or near an intersection | 32% | 30% | above the Illinois share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 28% | 25% | above the Illinois share |
| A drinking driver | 18% | 27% | below the Illinois share |
| Speeding | 26% | 37% | below the Illinois share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 11% | 9.8% | about the same as the Illinois share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 24% | 46% | below the Illinois share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 8.4% | below the Illinois share |
| A motorcycle involved | 12% | 14% | below the Illinois share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.6% | 16% | below the Illinois 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 US 24 in Illinois
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 24 in Illinois?
- 57 fatal crashes killed 70 people on US 24 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
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Where the US 24 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 24 in Illinois (filed under 15 spellings, such as "US- 24", "US-24", "US-24 ADAMS", "US-24 SR-9"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.