Traffic fatalities in DeKalb County

Traffic fatalities in DeKalb County was 9 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 43.8% from 2023. That is the 24th highest of 102 counties in 2024.

2024, count9 Provisional

Change on 2023-43.8%

Rank24th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high202008

Series low52016

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Traffic fatalities in DeKalb County, 2000 to 2024

count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.

All 25 values

Period	count
2024	9 Provisional
2023	16
2022	16
2021	13
2020	9
2019	6
2018	12
2017	11
2016	5
2015	12
2014	10
2013	8
2012	7
2011	6
2010	7
2009	10
2008	20
2007	16
2006	8
2005	15
2004	12
2003	15
2002	10
2001	15
2000	11

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2024
DeKalb County	9
Illinois	1,177
United States	39,254

DeKalb County compared with nearby places

Under 1
1 to 3
3 to 4
4 to 6
6 to 12
12 and over

Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. DeKalb County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by traffic fatalities 51 places
Counties in Illinois by traffic fatalities 102 places

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Traffic fatalities, DeKalb County, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, DeKalb County, 2000 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/dekalb-county-illinois. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Traffic fatalities, DeKalb County, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/dekalb-county-illinois.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, DeKalb County, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/dekalb-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/dekalb-county-illinois. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the traffic fatalities in DeKalb County?

Traffic fatalities in DeKalb County was 9 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 43.8% from 2023. That is the 24th highest of 102 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in DeKalb County?

20 in 2008, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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