Fatal crashes in Gallatin County, Montana
In 2024, 21 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Gallatin County, 23.5% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 99 fatal crashes and 108 deaths, the 5th most of any county in Montana.
16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 18.1 across Montana in 2024; 9.3 against 18.9 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 126,984, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Montana.
Deaths in Gallatin County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 21 |
| 2023 | 15 | 17 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Gallatin County
I-90 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Gallatin County from 2015 to 2024: 27, with 32 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 42% of all fatal crashes in Gallatin County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route. 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-90 | 27 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2 | US 191 | 15 | 16 | 10 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Bozeman 10. 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 Gallatin 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 | 6.2 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 8.2 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.1%
- Feb2.0%
- Mar4.0%
- Apr9.1%
- May7.1%
- Jun4.0%
- Jul8.1%
- Aug19.2%
- Sep14.1%
- Oct13.1%
- Nov2.0%
- Dec8.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Gallatin County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%; a collision with another vehicle in 27%, a rollover in 26%, a pedestrian in 5.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 29 | 29% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 27 | 27% |
| Rollover | 26 | 26% |
| Other | 8 | 8.1% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 5.1% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 3.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.0% |
| 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 Gallatin County compare with Montana
A drinking driver was recorded in 49% of fatal crashes in Gallatin County from 2015 to 2024, above the Montana share of 44%; speeding in 42%, above the Montana share of 36%; a hit-and-run in 3.0%, about the Montana share; a driver recorded as distracted in 10%, above the Montana share of 8.7%; 64% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Montana share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Montana. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Gallatin | Montana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 78% | 84% | below the Montana share |
| At or near an intersection | 15% | 15% | about the same as the Montana share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 31% | 35% | below the Montana share |
| A drinking driver | 49% | 44% | above the Montana share |
| Speeding | 42% | 36% | above the Montana share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 10% | 8.7% | above the Montana share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 64% | 64% | about the same as the Montana share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.0% | 2.7% | about the same as the Montana share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the Montana share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.5% | 7.5% | about the same as the Montana 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 Gallatin County
- How many people died in car accidents in Gallatin County in 2024?
- 21 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Gallatin County, Montana, in 2024, 23.5% more than in 2023. That is 16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 18.1 across Montana.
- What is the deadliest road in Gallatin County?
- I-90 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Gallatin County from 2015 to 2024: 27, with 32 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Gallatin County involved a drinking driver?
- 48 of 99 fatal crashes in Gallatin County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 49%, against 44% across Montana.
Other counties in Montana with a page
- Yellowstone County
- Flathead County
- Missoula County
- Big Horn County
- Cascade County
- Lake County
- Lewis and Clark County
All fatal crashes in Montana, with every county ranked.
Where the Gallatin County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Gallatin County (county code 31). 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.