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Fatal car crashes in Indiana, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 4,541 people died in 4,222 crashes on Indiana roads. That is 13.1 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 12.1, and the 22nd highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Marion County had the most deaths (698). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-465 (Ramp 040) in Marion County (48). In 2024, 832 people were killed, 7% fewer than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

4,541

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

13.1

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 22nd highest of 51 (US 12.1)

519

pedestrians killed, 11% of deaths (US 18%)

27%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Adams County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsAllen County: 10.3 per 100,000 a year, 205 deathsBartholomew County: 13.2 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsBlackford County: 25.4 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsBoone County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsBrown County: 15.3 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsCarroll County: 19.3 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsCass County: 16.5 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsClark County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 68 deathsClay County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsClinton County: 21.3 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsCrawford County: 30.4 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsDaviess County: 14.1 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsDearborn County: 12.1 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsDecatur County: 18.2 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsDeKalb County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsDelaware County: 15.2 per 100,000 a year, 86 deathsDubois County: 11.9 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsElkhart County: 15.4 per 100,000 a year, 160 deathsFayette County: 13.7 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsFloyd County: 9 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsFountain County: 17.8 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsFranklin County: 13.8 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsFulton County: 20 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsGibson County: 12.1 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsGrant County: 17.8 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsGreene County: 17.3 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsHamilton County: 5.5 per 100,000 a year, 104 deathsHancock County: 10.8 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsHarrison County: 24 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsHendricks County: 6.8 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsHenry County: 17.9 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsHoward County: 12.4 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsHuntington County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsJackson County: 17.3 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsJasper County: 24.6 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsJay County: 23.8 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsJefferson County: 18.8 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsJennings County: 25.3 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsJohnson County: 6.6 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsKnox County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsKosciusko County: 17.9 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsLaGrange County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsLake County: 11.2 per 100,000 a year, 282 deathsLaPorte County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 100 deathsLawrence County: 10.6 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsMadison County: 14 per 100,000 a year, 94 deathsMarion County: 14.2 per 100,000 a year, 698 deathsMarshall County: 19.8 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsMiami County: 12.4 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsMonroe County: 7.7 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsMontgomery County: 19.7 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsMorgan County: 13.5 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsNewton County: 32.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsNoble County: 11.3 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsOrange County: 13.1 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsOwen County: 11.9 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsParke County: 12.1 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsPerry County: 15.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsPorter County: 11.4 per 100,000 a year, 100 deathsPosey County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsPulaski County: 37 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsPutnam County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsRandolph County: 18.9 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsRipley County: 13.7 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsRush County: 19.1 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsSt. Joseph County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 143 deathsScott County: 28.3 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsShelby County: 22.3 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsSpencer County: 27.7 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsStarke County: 25.6 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsSteuben County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsSullivan County: 20.2 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsTippecanoe County: 8 per 100,000 a year, 77 deathsTipton County: 23.5 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsVanderburgh County: 11.3 per 100,000 a year, 102 deathsVermillion County: 19.3 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsVigo County: 15.3 per 100,000 a year, 81 deathsWabash County: 11.7 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsWarren County: 26 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsWarrick County: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsWashington County: 21.9 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsWayne County: 11.1 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsWells County: 13.2 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsWhite County: 32.2 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsWhitley County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 36 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in Indiana

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-465 Ramp 040 Marion County, IN 48 51
2 I-80 Lake County, IN 36 38
3 I-65 Marion County, IN 21 22
4 I-70 Marion County, IN 19 22
5 38Th St Marion County, IN 19 20
6 US-40 Washington St Marion County, IN 18 18
7 US-12 Lake County, IN 17 19
8 Shadeland Ave Marion County, IN 16 16
9 Michigan Rd Marion County, IN 15 15
10 US-27 Allen County, IN 14 15
11 Madison Ave Marion County, IN 14 15
12 I-80 LaGrange County, IN 14 14
13 10Th St Marion County, IN 12 15
14 I-65 Ramp 258 H Lake County, IN 12 14
15 I-65 Clark County, IN 12 13

Deaths by year

Every Indiana county

86 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 6 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Marion County 698 14.2 178 981,628
Lake County 282 11.2 41 502,955
Allen County 205 10.3 22 399,295
Elkhart County 160 15.4 14 207,436
St. Joseph County 143 10.4 22 273,744
Hamilton County 104 5.5 9 379,704
Vanderburgh County 102 11.3 15 180,387
LaPorte County 100 18.0 6 111,348
Porter County 100 11.4 11 175,860
Madison County 94 14.0 17 134,222
Delaware County 86 15.2 7 112,951
Vigo County 81 15.3 10 106,166
Tippecanoe County 77 8.0 11 191,650
Kosciusko County 72 17.9 2 80,669
Clark County 68 10.7 6 127,479
Hendricks County 65 6.8 5 190,629
Grant County 59 17.8 3 66,458
Bartholomew County 56 13.2 12 84,741
Johnson County 56 6.6 8 170,614
Monroe County 54 7.7 6 140,702
Howard County 52 12.4 4 84,082
Shelby County 51 22.3 3 45,654
Morgan County 50 13.5 3 73,825
Hancock County 48 10.8 2 88,810
Harrison County 48 24.0 1 39,978
Marshall County 46 19.8 4 46,464
Henry County 44 17.9 0 49,081
Boone County 42 10.7 5 78,773
Jackson County 41 17.3 3 47,420
Jasper County 41 24.6 1 33,387
DeKalb County 40 18.0 3 44,330
White County 40 32.2 0 24,833
Huntington County 38 20.6 1 36,944
Montgomery County 38 19.7 2 38,633
Floyd County 37 9.0 4 81,931
LaGrange County 37 18.0 7 41,122
Wayne County 37 11.1 2 66,410
Whitley County 36 20.6 1 34,885
Clinton County 35 21.3 2 32,895
Jennings County 35 25.3 4 27,634
Scott County 35 28.3 2 24,751
Putnam County 34 18.0 2 37,804
Cass County 31 16.5 0 37,559
Dearborn County 31 12.1 6 51,435
Jefferson County 31 18.8 2 32,921
Warrick County 31 9.3 3 66,339
Washington County 31 21.9 2 28,345
Starke County 30 25.6 1 23,463
Knox County 29 16.2 3 35,872
Steuben County 29 16.6 2 34,862
Spencer County 28 27.7 1 20,192
Greene County 27 17.3 0 31,219
Noble County 27 11.3 3 47,811
Dubois County 26 11.9 1 43,629
Daviess County 24 14.1 2 34,097
Decatur County 24 18.2 2 26,421
Jay County 24 23.8 1 20,164
Lawrence County 24 10.6 2 45,192
Clay County 23 17.4 4 26,424
Newton County 23 32.6 1 14,131
Pulaski County 23 37.0 1 12,421
Randolph County 23 18.9 0 24,337
Miami County 22 12.4 3 35,613
Sullivan County 21 20.2 0 20,768
Carroll County 20 19.3 0 20,747
Fulton County 20 20.0 2 20,004
Gibson County 20 12.1 1 33,038
Ripley County 20 13.7 1 29,214
Adams County 19 10.4 1 36,584
Wells County 19 13.2 1 28,798
Tipton County 18 23.5 1 15,324
Wabash County 18 11.7 1 30,777
Crawford County 16 30.4 0 10,523
Fayette County 16 13.7 2 23,335
Franklin County 16 13.8 0 23,136
Rush County 16 19.1 1 16,759
Blackford County 15 25.4 0 11,816
Fountain County 15 17.8 1 16,833
Perry County 15 15.5 1 19,320
Vermillion County 15 19.3 1 15,516
Orange County 13 13.1 0 19,824
Owen County 13 11.9 0 21,851
Posey County 13 10.4 0 25,067
Brown County 12 15.3 0 15,650
Warren County 11 26.0 0 8,451
Parke County 10 12.1 1 16,508

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Benton County (9 deaths), Martin County (6 deaths), Ohio County (2 deaths), Pike County (9 deaths), Switzerland County (7 deaths), Union County (9 deaths).

What was involved

FactorIndianaShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 1,144 27% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 846 20% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 717 17% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 224 5% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 519 11% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 704 16% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 108 2% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 340 7% 7%

After a crash in Indiana

  1. Get the crash report

    Local agencies' reports are in the same BuyCrash repository. The City of Indianapolis says: "You can find accident reports online at BuyCrash.com. An accident report costs $12. You must provide the date, time, and location of the acc[ident]" (search-result excerpt of indy.gov).

    How to get an Indiana crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Indiana gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4(a)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A claim against a city, county or other political subdivision is barred unless written notice is filed with its governing body (and the risk management commission, if applicable) within 180 days after the loss; claims against the State have a separate 270-day notice rule (not fetched).

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Indiana is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Indiana car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, but you recover nothing if your fault is greater than the fault of everyone else who contributed to your damages (more than 50%).

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Indiana is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).

    Every state’s minimums

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