Fatal crashes in Garfield County, Oklahoma
In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Garfield County, 25.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 66 fatal crashes and 69 deaths.
16.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.7 across Oklahoma in 2024; 11.1 against 17 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 62,007, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Oklahoma.
Deaths in Garfield County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
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 Garfield County
The 5 roads listed held 48% of all fatal crashes in Garfield County from 2015 to 2024; 4 US routes, 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 | US 64 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2 | US 60 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |
| 3 | US 81 | 6 | 6 | 3 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 132 | 5 | 6 | 4 | no page |
| 5 | US 412 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Enid 26. 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 Garfield 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 | 6.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan1.5%
- Feb6.1%
- Mar7.6%
- Apr7.6%
- May13.6%
- Jun12.1%
- Jul10.6%
- Aug9.1%
- Sep15.2%
- Oct3.0%
- Nov3.0%
- Dec10.6%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Garfield County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 44%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%, a rollover in 11%, a pedestrian in 6.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 29 | 44% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 29% |
| Rollover | 7 | 11% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 6.1% |
| Other | 4 | 6.1% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.5% |
| 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 Garfield County compare with Oklahoma
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in Garfield County from 2015 to 2024, below the Oklahoma share of 27%; speeding in 23%, below the Oklahoma share of 26%; a hit-and-run in 3.0%, below the Oklahoma share of 4.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 11%, above the Oklahoma share of 8.5%; 54% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Oklahoma share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Oklahoma. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Garfield | Oklahoma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 55% | 60% | below the Oklahoma share |
| At or near an intersection | 33% | 21% | above the Oklahoma share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 29% | 34% | below the Oklahoma share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 27% | below the Oklahoma share |
| Speeding | 23% | 26% | below the Oklahoma share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 11% | 8.5% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 54% | 53% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.0% | 4.9% | below the Oklahoma share |
| A motorcycle involved | 21% | 14% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.8% | 12% | below the Oklahoma 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 Garfield County
- How many people died in car accidents in Garfield County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Garfield County, Oklahoma, in 2024, 25.0% more than in 2023. That is 16.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.7 across Oklahoma.
- How many fatal crashes in Garfield County involved a drinking driver?
- 16 of 66 fatal crashes in Garfield County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 24%, against 27% across Oklahoma.
Other counties in Oklahoma with a page
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- Rogers County
- Pottawatomie County
- Creek County
- Grady County
- Payne County
- McCurtain County
- Le Flore County
- Bryan County
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Where the Garfield County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Garfield County (county code 47). 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.