Fatal crashes in Umatilla County, Oregon
In 2024, 11 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Umatilla County, 35.3% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 120 fatal crashes and 125 deaths, the 12th most of any county in Oregon.
13.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.6 across Oregon in 2024; 15.9 against 12.4 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 80,491, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Oregon.
Deaths in Umatilla County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Umatilla County
I-84 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Umatilla County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 36 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 54% of all fatal crashes in Umatilla County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route, 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 | 32 | 36 | 12 | |
| 2 | State Highway 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | no page |
| 3 | US 395 | 10 | 11 | 1 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 207 | 8 | 8 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Hermiston 9, Pendleton 6. 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 Umatilla 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 | 6.0 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.8%
- Feb6.7%
- Mar4.2%
- Apr9.2%
- May7.5%
- Jun5.0%
- Jul9.2%
- Aug9.2%
- Sep15.0%
- Oct10.0%
- Nov5.0%
- Dec13.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Umatilla County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 38%; a rollover in 20%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 19%, a pedestrian in 14%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 46 | 38% |
| Rollover | 24 | 20% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 19% |
| Pedestrian | 17 | 14% |
| Other | 6 | 5.0% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 2.5% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 0.8% |
| 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 Umatilla County compare with Oregon
A drinking driver was recorded in 28% of fatal crashes in Umatilla County from 2015 to 2024, below the Oregon share of 31%; speeding in 26%, below the Oregon share of 30%; a hit-and-run in 6.7%, above the Oregon share of 4.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 8.3%, above the Oregon share of 5.7%; 39% 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.
| Umatilla | Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 61% | 55% | above the Oregon share |
| At or near an intersection | 18% | 20% | below the Oregon share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 37% | 28% | above the Oregon share |
| A drinking driver | 28% | 31% | below the Oregon share |
| Speeding | 26% | 30% | below the Oregon share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 8.3% | 5.7% | above the Oregon share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 39% | 34% | above the Oregon share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.7% | 4.6% | above the Oregon share |
| A motorcycle involved | 8.3% | 15% | below the Oregon share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 15% | 16% | about the same as 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 Umatilla County
- How many people died in car accidents in Umatilla County in 2024?
- 11 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Umatilla County, Oregon, in 2024, 35.3% fewer than in 2023. That is 13.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.6 across Oregon.
- What is the deadliest road in Umatilla County?
- I-84 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Umatilla County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 36 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Umatilla County involved a drinking driver?
- 34 of 120 fatal crashes in Umatilla County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 28%, against 31% across Oregon.
Other counties in Oregon with a page
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- Clackamas County
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- Douglas County
- Jackson County
- Linn County
- Deschutes County
- Josephine County
- Klamath County
- Coos County
All fatal crashes in Oregon, with every county ranked.
Where the Umatilla County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Umatilla County (county code 59). 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.