Traffic fatalities in Illinois
Traffic fatalities in Illinois was 1,177 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 5.2% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Traffic fatalities in Illinois, 1975 to 2024
All 50 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,177 Provisional |
| 2023 | 1,241 |
| 2022 | 1,268 |
| 2021 | 1,334 |
| 2020 | 1,193 |
| 2019 | 1,009 |
| 2018 | 1,035 |
| 2017 | 1,090 |
| 2016 | 1,078 |
| 2015 | 998 |
| 2014 | 924 |
| 2013 | 991 |
| 2012 | 956 |
| 2011 | 918 |
| 2010 | 927 |
| 2009 | 911 |
| 2008 | 1,043 |
| 2007 | 1,248 |
| 2006 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 1,363 |
| 2004 | 1,355 |
| 2003 | 1,454 |
| 2002 | 1,420 |
| 2001 | 1,414 |
| 2000 | 1,418 |
| 1999 | 1,456 |
| 1998 | 1,393 |
| 1997 | 1,397 |
| 1996 | 1,477 |
| 1995 | 1,586 |
| 1994 | 1,554 |
| 1993 | 1,392 |
| 1992 | 1,384 |
| 1991 | 1,448 |
| 1990 | 1,589 |
| 1989 | 1,748 |
| 1988 | 1,837 |
| 1987 | 1,654 |
| 1986 | 1,596 |
| 1985 | 1,534 |
| 1984 | 1,547 |
| 1983 | 1,526 |
| 1982 | 1,651 |
| 1981 | 1,821 |
| 1980 | 1,975 |
| 1979 | 2,017 |
| 1978 | 2,140 |
| 1977 | 2,126 |
| 1976 | 2,031 |
| 1975 | 2,041 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,177 |
| United States | 39,254 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, Illinois, 1975 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), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Illinois, 1975 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/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), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, Illinois, 1975 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/illinois.
Harvard
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Illinois, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{national_traffic_fatalities_illinois_2024,
author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, Illinois, 1975 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/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), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
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What is the traffic fatalities in Illinois?
Traffic fatalities in Illinois was 1,177 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 5.2% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 51 states 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), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest traffic fatalities in Illinois?
2,140 in 1978, the highest value since 1975 in this series.