Fatal crashes in Baker County, Oregon
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Baker County, 14.3% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 54 fatal crashes and 58 deaths.
Deaths in Baker County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Baker County
I-84 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Baker County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 25 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 63% of all fatal crashes in Baker County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 2 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 | I-84 | 22 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2 | State Highway 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 86 | 5 | 5 | 3 | no page |
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 Baker 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 | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.7%
- Feb3.7%
- Mar7.4%
- Apr1.9%
- May9.3%
- Jun7.4%
- Jul11.1%
- Aug11.1%
- Sep16.7%
- Oct11.1%
- Nov9.3%
- Dec7.4%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Baker County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 41%; a collision with another vehicle in 24%, a rollover in 17%, a pedestrian in 7.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 22 | 41% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 13 | 24% |
| Rollover | 9 | 17% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 7.4% |
| 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 Baker County compare with Oregon
A drinking driver was recorded in 28% of fatal crashes in Baker County from 2015 to 2024, below the Oregon share of 31%; speeding in 19%, below the Oregon share of 30%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Oregon share of 4.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 3.7%, below the Oregon share of 5.7%; 56% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Oregon share of 34%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Oregon. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Baker | Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 89% | 55% | above the Oregon share |
| At or near an intersection | 5.6% | 20% | below the Oregon share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 28% | above the Oregon share |
| A drinking driver | 28% | 31% | below the Oregon share |
| Speeding | 19% | 30% | below the Oregon share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 3.7% | 5.7% | below the Oregon share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 56% | 34% | above the Oregon share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 4.6% | below the Oregon share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 15% | below the Oregon share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.9% | 16% | below the Oregon 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 Baker County
- How many people died in car accidents in Baker County in 2024?
- 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Baker County, Oregon, in 2024, 14.3% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Baker County?
- I-84 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Baker County from 2015 to 2024: 22, with 25 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Baker County involved a drinking driver?
- 15 of 54 fatal crashes in Baker County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 28%, against 31% across Oregon.
Other counties in Oregon with a page
- Multnomah County
- Lane County
- Marion County
- Clackamas County
- Washington County
- Douglas County
- Jackson County
- Linn County
- Deschutes County
- Josephine County
- Klamath County
- Umatilla County
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Where the Baker County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Baker County (county code 1). 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.