Fatal crashes in Cowley County, Kansas
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Cowley County, 40.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 50 fatal crashes and 54 deaths, the 15th most of any county in Kansas.
Deaths in Cowley County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Cowley County
US 160 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cowley County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 13 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 52% of all fatal crashes in Cowley County from 2015 to 2024; 3 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 160 | 12 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2 | US 77 | 9 | 9 | 4 | no page |
| 3 | US 166 | 5 | 5 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Arkansas City 7. 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 Cowley 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 | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan10.0%
- Feb4.0%
- Mar8.0%
- Apr8.0%
- May10.0%
- Jun12.0%
- Jul8.0%
- Aug8.0%
- Sep8.0%
- Oct10.0%
- Nov12.0%
- Dec2.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Cowley 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 30%, a rollover in 8.0%, a pedestrian in 6.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 20 | 40% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 30% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Rollover | 4 | 8.0% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 6.0% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 2.0% |
| 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 in Cowley County compare with Kansas
A drinking driver was recorded in 14% of fatal crashes in Cowley County from 2015 to 2024, below the Kansas share of 23%; speeding in 20%, below the Kansas share of 24%; a hit-and-run in 4.0%, about the Kansas share; a driver recorded as distracted in 14%, below the Kansas share of 23%; 57% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Kansas share of 51%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Kansas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Cowley | Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 72% | 63% | above the Kansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 28% | 25% | above the Kansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 40% | 26% | above the Kansas share |
| A drinking driver | 14% | 23% | below the Kansas share |
| Speeding | 20% | 24% | below the Kansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 14% | 23% | below the Kansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 57% | 51% | above the Kansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.0% | 3.7% | about the same as the Kansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 20% | 14% | above the Kansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.4% | 8.3% | about the same as the Kansas 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 Cowley County
- How many people died in car accidents in Cowley County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Cowley County, Kansas, in 2024, 40.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Cowley County?
- US 160 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cowley County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 13 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Cowley County involved a drinking driver?
- 7 of 50 fatal crashes in Cowley County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 14%, against 23% across Kansas.
Other counties in Kansas with a page
- Sedgwick County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Shawnee County
- Leavenworth County
- Butler County
- Reno County
- Douglas County
- Montgomery County
- Saline County
- Franklin County
- Crawford County
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Where the Cowley County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Cowley County (county code 35). 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.