US 34 in Illinois: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 67 fatal crashes on US 34 in Illinois killed 74 people. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 10 counties of Illinois. All fatal crashes in Illinois.
Deaths on US 34 in Illinois by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 34 in Illinois: the counties with the most fatal crashes
DuPage County County had the most fatal crashes on US 34 from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 17 deaths. DuPage, Knox and Bureau counties together held 51% of fatal crashes in US 34 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024; the 7 listed held 90%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DuPage County | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | Knox County | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Bureau County | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | LaSalle County | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Kendall County | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Warren County | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Cook County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 34 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 | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.5%
- Feb6.0%
- Mar11.9%
- Apr6.0%
- May9.0%
- Jun9.0%
- Jul11.9%
- Aug4.5%
- Sep14.9%
- Oct9.0%
- Nov10.4%
- Dec3.0%
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 34 in Illinois first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 48%; a pedestrian in 25%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 18%, a cyclist in 3.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 32 | 48% |
| Pedestrian | 17 | 25% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 12 | 18% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.0% |
| Other | 2 | 3.0% |
| Rollover | 1 | 1.5% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.5% |
| 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 34 in Illinois compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in US 34 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024, below the Illinois share of 27%; speeding in 34%, below the Illinois share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 7.5%, about the Illinois share; 29% 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 34 | Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 39% | 34% | above the Illinois share |
| At or near an intersection | 36% | 30% | above the Illinois share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 29% | 25% | above the Illinois share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 27% | below the Illinois share |
| Speeding | 34% | 37% | below the Illinois share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 29% | 46% | below the Illinois share |
| Hit-and-run | 7.5% | 8.4% | about the same as the Illinois share |
| A motorcycle involved | 10% | 14% | below the Illinois share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 24% | 16% | above 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 34 in Illinois
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 34 in Illinois?
- 67 fatal crashes killed 74 people on US 34 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
- Where on US 34 in Illinois do the most fatal crashes happen?
- DuPage County had the most fatal crashes on US 34 from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 17 deaths. Knox County was second with 9.
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Where the US 34 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 34 in Illinois (filed under 17 spellings, such as "US- 34", "US-34", "US-34 (6TH)", "US-34 (MARKET ST)"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.