Fatal crashes in Franklin County, Kansas
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Franklin County, 20.0% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 57 fatal crashes and 65 deaths, the 11th most of any county in Kansas.
Deaths in Franklin County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Franklin County
I-35 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Franklin County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 21 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 47% of all fatal crashes in Franklin County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 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-35 | 17 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2 | State Highway 68 | 10 | 13 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Ottawa 5. 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 Franklin 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 | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 8.9 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.0%
- Feb7.0%
- Mar15.8%
- Apr10.5%
- May8.8%
- Jun12.3%
- Jul1.8%
- Aug8.8%
- Sep5.3%
- Oct7.0%
- Nov12.3%
- Dec3.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Franklin County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 35%; a collision with another vehicle in 32%, a rollover in 18%, a pedestrian in 7.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 20 | 35% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 18 | 32% |
| Rollover | 10 | 18% |
| Other | 5 | 8.8% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 7.0% |
| Cyclist | 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 in Franklin County compare with Kansas
A drinking driver was recorded in 30% of fatal crashes in Franklin County from 2015 to 2024, above the Kansas share of 23%; speeding in 19%, below the Kansas share of 24%; a hit-and-run in 5.3%, above the Kansas share of 3.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 23%, about the Kansas share; 46% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| Franklin | Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 95% | 63% | above the Kansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 16% | 25% | below the Kansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 37% | 26% | above the Kansas share |
| A drinking driver | 30% | 23% | above the Kansas share |
| Speeding | 19% | 24% | below the Kansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 23% | 23% | about the same as the Kansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 46% | 51% | below the Kansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 5.3% | 3.7% | above the Kansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the Kansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.7% | 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 Franklin County
- How many people died in car accidents in Franklin County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Franklin County, Kansas, in 2024, 20.0% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Franklin County?
- I-35 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Franklin County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 21 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Franklin County involved a drinking driver?
- 17 of 57 fatal crashes in Franklin County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 30%, 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
- Crawford County
- Harvey County
All fatal crashes in Kansas, with every county ranked.
Where the Franklin County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Franklin County (county code 59). 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.