Fatal crashes in Dallas County, Iowa
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Dallas County, 85.7% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 53 fatal crashes and 60 deaths, the 11th most of any county in Iowa.
Deaths in Dallas County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 Dallas County
I-80 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dallas County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 17 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 49% of all fatal crashes in Dallas County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route, 1 state highway. 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 | I-80 | 13 | 17 | 5 | |
| 2 | US 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | State Highway 141 | 6 | 7 | 5 | no page |
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 Dallas 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 | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 9.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.5%
- Feb11.3%
- Mar7.5%
- Apr11.3%
- May3.8%
- Jun3.8%
- Jul11.3%
- Aug17.0%
- Sep3.8%
- Oct9.4%
- Nov7.5%
- Dec5.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Dallas County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 40%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 28%, a rollover in 9.4%, a pedestrian in 5.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 21 | 40% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 28% |
| Rollover | 5 | 9.4% |
| Other | 5 | 9.4% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 5.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 5.7% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.9% |
| 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 Dallas County compare with Iowa
A drinking driver was recorded in 30% of fatal crashes in Dallas County from 2015 to 2024, above the Iowa share of 25%; speeding in 19%, below the Iowa share of 20%; a hit-and-run in 1.9%, about the Iowa share; a driver recorded as distracted in 3.8%, below the Iowa share of 7.0%; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Iowa share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Iowa. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Dallas | Iowa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 83% | 72% | above the Iowa share |
| At or near an intersection | 19% | 27% | below the Iowa share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 45% | 28% | above the Iowa share |
| A drinking driver | 30% | 25% | above the Iowa share |
| Speeding | 19% | 20% | below the Iowa share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 3.8% | 7.0% | below the Iowa share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 45% | above the Iowa share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.9% | 2.0% | about the same as the Iowa share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 17% | below the Iowa share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.3% | 7.1% | above the Iowa 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 Dallas County
- How many people died in car accidents in Dallas County in 2024?
- 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Dallas County, Iowa, in 2024, 85.7% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Dallas County?
- I-80 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dallas County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 17 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Dallas County involved a drinking driver?
- 16 of 53 fatal crashes in Dallas County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 30%, against 25% across Iowa.
Other counties in Iowa with a page
- Polk County
- Scott County
- Linn County
- Pottawattamie County
- Black Hawk County
- Woodbury County
- Johnson County
- Dubuque County
- Lee County
- Webster County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Warren County
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Where the Dallas County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Dallas County (county code 49). 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.