Fatal crashes in Converse County, Wyoming
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Converse County, 125.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 54 fatal crashes and 58 deaths, the 8th most of any county in Wyoming.
Deaths in Converse County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Converse County
I-25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Converse County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 16 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 69% of all fatal crashes in Converse County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 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 | I-25 | 16 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2 | State Highway 59 | 10 | 11 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | US 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | no page |
| 4 | US 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Douglas 5. 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 Converse 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 | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 11.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 9.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan1.9%
- Feb0.0%
- Mar7.4%
- Apr7.4%
- May9.3%
- Jun13.0%
- Jul13.0%
- Aug7.4%
- Sep7.4%
- Oct18.5%
- Nov9.3%
- Dec5.6%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Converse County first hit
The first harmful event was a rollover in 32%; a collision with another vehicle in 28%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 24%, a pedestrian in 3.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rollover | 17 | 32% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 15 | 28% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 13 | 24% |
| Other | 5 | 9.3% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 3.7% |
| Cyclist | 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 Converse County compare with Wyoming
A drinking driver was recorded in 37% of fatal crashes in Converse County from 2015 to 2024, above the Wyoming share of 33%; speeding in 37%, above the Wyoming share of 35%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, about the Wyoming share; a driver recorded as distracted in 11%, above the Wyoming share of 9.6%; 74% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Wyoming share of 61%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Wyoming. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Converse | Wyoming | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 87% | 81% | above the Wyoming share |
| At or near an intersection | 7.4% | 9.5% | below the Wyoming share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 52% | 33% | above the Wyoming share |
| A drinking driver | 37% | 33% | above the Wyoming share |
| Speeding | 37% | 35% | above the Wyoming share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 11% | 9.6% | above the Wyoming share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 74% | 61% | above the Wyoming share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 0.8% | about the same as the Wyoming share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 16% | below the Wyoming share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.2% | 5.6% | about the same as the Wyoming 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 Converse County
- How many people died in car accidents in Converse County in 2024?
- 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Converse County, Wyoming, in 2024, 125.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Converse County?
- I-25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Converse County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 16 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Converse County involved a drinking driver?
- 20 of 54 fatal crashes in Converse County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 37%, against 33% across Wyoming.
Other counties in Wyoming with a page
- Laramie County
- Sweetwater County
- Fremont County
- Natrona County
- Carbon County
- Albany County
- Campbell County
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Where the Converse County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Converse County (county code 9). 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.