US 36 in Indiana: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 43 fatal crashes on US 36 in Indiana killed 45 people. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 8 counties of Indiana. All fatal crashes in Indiana.
Deaths on US 36 in Indiana by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 36 in Indiana: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Marion County County had the most fatal crashes on US 36 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 2 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | Hendricks County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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 36 in Indiana
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 | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.0%
- Feb4.7%
- Mar11.6%
- Apr11.6%
- May4.7%
- Jun4.7%
- Jul11.6%
- Aug9.3%
- Sep2.3%
- Oct11.6%
- Nov11.6%
- Dec9.3%
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 36 in Indiana first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 63%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 21%, a pedestrian in 7.0%, a cyclist in 7.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 27 | 63% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 9 | 21% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 7.0% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 7.0% |
| Other | 1 | 2.3% |
| Rollover | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 36 in Indiana compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in US 36 in Indiana from 2015 to 2024, about the Indiana share; speeding in 26%, about the Indiana share; a hit-and-run in 4.7%, about the Indiana share; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.3%, above the Indiana share of 5.7%; 32% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Indiana share of 46%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Indiana. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 36 | Indiana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 47% | 58% | below the Indiana share |
| At or near an intersection | 51% | 27% | above the Indiana share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 26% | 31% | below the Indiana share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 20% | about the same as the Indiana share |
| Speeding | 26% | 26% | about the same as the Indiana share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.3% | 5.7% | above the Indiana share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 32% | 46% | below the Indiana share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.7% | 5.3% | about the same as the Indiana share |
| A motorcycle involved | 19% | 16% | above the Indiana share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.7% | 11% | below the Indiana 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 36 in Indiana
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 36 in Indiana?
- 43 fatal crashes killed 45 people on US 36 in Indiana from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths.
- Where on US 36 in Indiana do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Marion County had the most fatal crashes on US 36 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths. Hendricks County was second with 9.
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All fatal crashes in Indiana, with every road ranked.
Where the US 36 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 36 in Indiana (filed under 5 spellings, such as "US- 36", "US-36", "US-36 E", "US-36 ROCKVILLE RD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.