I-35 in Kansas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 116 fatal crashes on I-35 in Kansas killed 130 people, the 2nd most of any numbered road in Kansas. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 11 counties of Kansas. All fatal crashes in Kansas. I-35 in every state.
Deaths on I-35 in Kansas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on I-35 in Kansas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Johnson County County had the most fatal crashes on I-35 from 2015 to 2024: 34, with 37 deaths. Johnson, Franklin and Sedgwick counties together held 56% of fatal crashes in I-35 in Kansas from 2015 to 2024; the 8 listed held 94%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 5 | 34 | 37 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 1 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Sedgwick County | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | Sumner County | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 5 | Chase County | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Lyon County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Butler County | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Wyandotte County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 I-35 in Kansas
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 | 6.1 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 7.0 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan8.6%
- Feb9.5%
- Mar11.2%
- Apr11.2%
- May6.9%
- Jun7.8%
- Jul8.6%
- Aug6.9%
- Sep7.8%
- Oct4.3%
- Nov11.2%
- Dec6.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Fatal crashes per mile on I-35 in Kansas
4.93 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 235 miles of I-35 in Kansas, against 4.46 for all interstates in Kansas. That ranks 1 of 2 interstates in Kansas and 132 of 171 interstate pages on this site.
Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log (table 1), the only figure here not counted from FARS. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle: FARS records crashes, not traffic.
What fatal crashes on I-35 in Kansas first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 33%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 31%, a rollover in 16%, a pedestrian in 14%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 38 | 33% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 36 | 31% |
| Rollover | 18 | 16% |
| Pedestrian | 16 | 14% |
| Parked vehicle | 5 | 4.3% |
| Other | 2 | 1.7% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.9% |
| 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 on I-35 in Kansas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 20% of fatal crashes in I-35 in Kansas from 2015 to 2024, below the Kansas share of 23%; speeding in 22%, below the Kansas share of 24%; a hit-and-run in 6.9%, above the Kansas share of 3.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 15%, below the Kansas share of 23%; 38% 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.
| I-35 | Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 57% | 63% | below the Kansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 0.9% | 25% | below the Kansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 44% | 26% | above the Kansas share |
| A drinking driver | 20% | 23% | below the Kansas share |
| Speeding | 22% | 24% | below the Kansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 15% | 23% | below the Kansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 38% | 51% | below the Kansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.9% | 3.7% | above the Kansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 6.9% | 14% | below the Kansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 16% | 8.3% | above 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 I-35 in Kansas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-35 in Kansas?
- 116 fatal crashes killed 130 people on I-35 in Kansas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths.
- Where on I-35 in Kansas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Johnson County had the most fatal crashes on I-35 from 2015 to 2024: 34, with 37 deaths. Franklin County was second with 17.
- How dangerous is I-35 in Kansas per mile?
- 4.93 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 235 miles of road, against 4.46 for all interstates in Kansas. That ranks 1 of 2 interstates in Kansas and 132 of 171 interstate pages on this site. FARS records crashes, not traffic, so this is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
Other roads in Kansas with a page
All fatal crashes in Kansas, with every road ranked.
Where the I-35 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-35 in Kansas (filed under 6 spellings, such as "I-35", "I-35 KS TPK", "I-35 KTA TPKE", "I-35 N"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.