Fatal crashes in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Pittsburg County, 100.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 95 fatal crashes and 103 deaths, the 19th most of any county in Oklahoma.
Deaths in Pittsburg County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 13 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Pittsburg County
US 69 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Pittsburg County from 2015 to 2024: 24, with 24 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 52% of all fatal crashes in Pittsburg County from 2015 to 2024; 2 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 69 | 24 | 24 | 9 | |
| 2 | US 270 | 15 | 16 | 2 | |
| 3 | State Highway 31 | 10 | 14 | 3 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Mcalester 15. 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 Pittsburg 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 | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.4 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.2%
- Feb3.2%
- Mar5.3%
- Apr10.5%
- May4.2%
- Jun11.6%
- Jul11.6%
- Aug8.4%
- Sep8.4%
- Oct10.5%
- Nov12.6%
- Dec9.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Pittsburg County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 38%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 24%, a rollover in 15%, a pedestrian in 8.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 36 | 38% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 24% |
| Rollover | 14 | 15% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Pedestrian | 8 | 8.4% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.1% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.1% |
| 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 Pittsburg County compare with Oklahoma
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in Pittsburg County from 2015 to 2024, about the Oklahoma share; speeding in 25%, about the Oklahoma share; a hit-and-run in 2.1%, below the Oklahoma share of 4.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 8.4%, about the Oklahoma share; 70% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Oklahoma share of 53%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Oklahoma. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Pittsburg | Oklahoma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 78% | 60% | above the Oklahoma share |
| At or near an intersection | 18% | 21% | below the Oklahoma share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 34% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 27% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| Speeding | 25% | 26% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 8.4% | 8.5% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 70% | 53% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.1% | 4.9% | below the Oklahoma share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 14% | below the Oklahoma share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.7% | 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 Pittsburg County
- How many people died in car accidents in Pittsburg County in 2024?
- 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, in 2024, 100.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Pittsburg County?
- US 69 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Pittsburg County from 2015 to 2024: 24, with 24 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Pittsburg County involved a drinking driver?
- 26 of 95 fatal crashes in Pittsburg County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 27%, 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 Pittsburg County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Pittsburg County (county code 121). 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.