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Traffic fatalities in Ohio

Traffic fatalities in Ohio was 1,157 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 6.8% from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count1,157 Provisional
Change on 2023-6.8%
Rank9th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,2811979
Series low9892013

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Traffic fatalities in Ohio, 1975 to 2024

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019751983199119992007201520241975: 1,766 count1976: 1,893 count1977: 1,835 count1978: 2,047 count1979: 2,281 count1980: 2,033 count1981: 1,776 count1982: 1,607 count1983: 1,582 count1984: 1,646 count1985: 1,646 count1986: 1,673 count1987: 1,772 count1988: 1,748 count1989: 1,772 count1990: 1,638 count1991: 1,636 count1992: 1,439 count1993: 1,478 count1994: 1,370 count1995: 1,360 count1996: 1,391 count1997: 1,441 count1998: 1,422 count1999: 1,430 count2000: 1,366 count2001: 1,378 count2002: 1,418 count2003: 1,274 count2004: 1,286 count2005: 1,321 count2006: 1,238 count2007: 1,255 count2008: 1,191 count2009: 1,022 count2010: 1,080 count2011: 1,017 count2012: 1,121 count2013: 989 count2014: 1,006 count2015: 1,110 count2016: 1,132 count2017: 1,179 count2018: 1,068 count2019: 1,153 count2020: 1,230 count2021: 1,354 count2022: 1,274 count2023: 1,242 count2024: 1,157 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019751992200920241975: 1,766 count1976: 1,893 count1977: 1,835 count1978: 2,047 count1979: 2,281 count1980: 2,033 count1981: 1,776 count1982: 1,607 count1983: 1,582 count1984: 1,646 count1985: 1,646 count1986: 1,673 count1987: 1,772 count1988: 1,748 count1989: 1,772 count1990: 1,638 count1991: 1,636 count1992: 1,439 count1993: 1,478 count1994: 1,370 count1995: 1,360 count1996: 1,391 count1997: 1,441 count1998: 1,422 count1999: 1,430 count2000: 1,366 count2001: 1,378 count2002: 1,418 count2003: 1,274 count2004: 1,286 count2005: 1,321 count2006: 1,238 count2007: 1,255 count2008: 1,191 count2009: 1,022 count2010: 1,080 count2011: 1,017 count2012: 1,121 count2013: 989 count2014: 1,006 count2015: 1,110 count2016: 1,132 count2017: 1,179 count2018: 1,068 count2019: 1,153 count2020: 1,230 count2021: 1,354 count2022: 1,274 count2023: 1,242 count2024: 1,157 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 50 values
Periodcount
20241,157 Provisional
20231,242
20221,274
20211,354
20201,230
20191,153
20181,068
20171,179
20161,132
20151,110
20141,006
2013989
20121,121
20111,017
20101,080
20091,022
20081,191
20071,255
20061,238
20051,321
20041,286
20031,274
20021,418
20011,378
20001,366
19991,430
19981,422
19971,441
19961,391
19951,360
19941,370
19931,478
19921,439
19911,636
19901,638
19891,772
19881,748
19871,772
19861,673
19851,646
19841,646
19831,582
19821,607
19811,776
19802,033
19792,281
19782,047
19771,835
19761,893
19751,766

Compared with United States

Place2024
Ohio1,157
United States39,254

Ohio compared with nearby places

Alabama: 962 countAlaska: 70 countArizona: 1,229 countArkansas: 603 countCalifornia: 3,876 countColorado: 689 countConnecticut: 310 countDelaware: 126 countDistrict of Columbia: 47 countFlorida: 3,138 countGeorgia: 1,403 countHawaii: 102 countIdaho: 238 countIllinois: 1,177 countIndiana: 832 countIowa: 356 countKansas: 339 countKentucky: 707 countLouisiana: 752 countMaine: 177 countMaryland: 578 countMassachusetts: 363 countMichigan: 1,098 countMinnesota: 477 countMississippi: 753 countMissouri: 955 countMontana: 206 countNebraska: 251 countNevada: 417 countNew Hampshire: 133 countNew Jersey: 670 countNew Mexico: 409 countNew York: 1,101 countNorth Carolina: 1,619 countNorth Dakota: 90 countOhio: 1,157 countOklahoma: 645 countOregon: 538 countPennsylvania: 1,127 countRhode Island: 52 countSouth Carolina: 1,038 countSouth Dakota: 146 countTennessee: 1,197 countTexas: 4,160 countUtah: 277 countVermont: 59 countVirginia: 917 countWashington: 730 countWest Virginia: 256 countWisconsin: 595 countWyoming: 107 count
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Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. Ohio is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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), United States and states. 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), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, Ohio, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Ohio, 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/ohio. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, Ohio, 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/ohio.

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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), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Ohio, 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/ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, Ohio, 1975 to 2024}},
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What is the traffic fatalities in Ohio?

Traffic fatalities in Ohio was 1,157 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 6.8% from 2023. That is the 9th 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 Ohio?

2,281 in 1979, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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