Fatal crashes in Knox County, Ohio
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Knox County, 57.1% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 67 fatal crashes and 71 deaths.
Deaths in Knox County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Numbered roads with fatal crashes in Knox County
The 4 roads listed held 42% of all fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route, 3 state highways. 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 | State Highway 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
| 3 | State Highway 229 | 6 | 6 | 0 | no page |
| 4 | US 36 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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 Knox 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 | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.0%
- Feb4.5%
- Mar9.0%
- Apr7.5%
- May10.4%
- Jun11.9%
- Jul6.0%
- Aug13.4%
- Sep9.0%
- Oct9.0%
- Nov10.4%
- Dec6.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Knox County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 42%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 36%, a rollover in 7.5%, a pedestrian in 3.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 28 | 42% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 24 | 36% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Rollover | 5 | 7.5% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.0% |
| 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 Knox County compare with Ohio
A drinking driver was recorded in 36% of fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024, above the Ohio share of 32%; speeding in 33%, above the Ohio share of 23%; a hit-and-run in 1.5%, below the Ohio share of 5.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 7.5%, above the Ohio share of 5.0%; 43% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Ohio share of 55%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Ohio. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Knox | Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 84% | 42% | above the Ohio share |
| At or near an intersection | 24% | 27% | below the Ohio share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 27% | 25% | above the Ohio share |
| A drinking driver | 36% | 32% | above the Ohio share |
| Speeding | 33% | 23% | above the Ohio share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 7.5% | 5.0% | above the Ohio share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 43% | 55% | below the Ohio share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.5% | 5.9% | below the Ohio share |
| A motorcycle involved | 22% | 17% | above the Ohio share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 2.8% | 12% | below the Ohio 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 Knox County
- How many people died in car accidents in Knox County in 2024?
- 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Knox County, Ohio, in 2024, 57.1% fewer than in 2023.
- How many fatal crashes in Knox County involved a drinking driver?
- 24 of 67 fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 36%, against 32% across Ohio.
Other counties in Ohio with a page
- Franklin County
- Cuyahoga County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Lucas County
- Summit County
- Stark County
- Butler County
- Lorain County
- Licking County
- Mahoning County
- Clark County
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Where the Knox County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Knox County (county code 83). 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.