How many people die on Idaho roads?
In 2024, NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) recorded 219 fatal crashes in Idaho, in which 238 people died. Over the whole period the file covers, 1975 to 2024, it records 12,702 deaths.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) exported 2026-09-11
Fatal crashes in Idaho by year
Fatal crashes in Idaho1975–2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)All 50 years as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 219 | 238 |
| 2023 | 242 | 275 |
| 2022 | 194 | 215 |
| 2021 | 246 | 273 |
| 2020 | 188 | 214 |
| 2019 | 201 | 224 |
| 2018 | 215 | 234 |
| 2017 | 224 | 245 |
| 2016 | 232 | 253 |
| 2015 | 198 | 216 |
| 2014 | 175 | 186 |
| 2013 | 200 | 214 |
| 2012 | 169 | 184 |
| 2011 | 152 | 167 |
| 2010 | 185 | 209 |
| 2009 | 199 | 226 |
| 2008 | 212 | 232 |
| 2007 | 218 | 252 |
| 2006 | 239 | 267 |
| 2005 | 243 | 275 |
| 2004 | 240 | 260 |
| 2003 | 261 | 293 |
| 2002 | 230 | 264 |
| 2001 | 225 | 259 |
| 2000 | 241 | 276 |
| 1999 | 245 | 278 |
| 1998 | 224 | 265 |
| 1997 | 220 | 259 |
| 1996 | 228 | 258 |
| 1995 | 233 | 262 |
| 1994 | 219 | 250 |
| 1993 | 199 | 230 |
| 1992 | 207 | 243 |
| 1991 | 221 | 264 |
| 1990 | 210 | 244 |
| 1989 | 212 | 238 |
| 1988 | 228 | 257 |
| 1987 | 242 | 260 |
| 1986 | 220 | 258 |
| 1985 | 218 | 255 |
| 1984 | 215 | 242 |
| 1983 | 231 | 263 |
| 1982 | 212 | 256 |
| 1981 | 256 | 293 |
| 1980 | 287 | 331 |
| 1979 | 285 | 333 |
| 1978 | 277 | 327 |
| 1977 | 275 | 325 |
| 1976 | 232 | 279 |
| 1975 | 235 | 281 |
1975 opened at 235 fatal crashes and 2024 closed at 219. A year the source holds no rows for is left blank rather than drawn through.
The counties with the most
Idaho counties with the most fatal crashes2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)Counted over the whole period the export covers. A county with more road on it records more crashes; this is not a safety ranking.
| County | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Ada 16001 | 29 | 29 |
| Canyon 16027 | 21 | 23 |
| Bonneville 16019 | 16 | 23 |
| Idaho 16049 | 13 | 15 |
| Twin Falls 16083 | 13 | 14 |
| Kootenai 16055 | 12 | 12 |
| Cassia 16031 | 11 | 12 |
| Payette 16075 | 9 | 9 |
| Bannock 16005 | 7 | 8 |
| Bingham 16011 | 7 | 8 |
| Gooding 16047 | 7 | 7 |
| Jerome 16053 | 7 | 7 |
| Nez Perce 16069 | 7 | 7 |
| Bonner 16017 | 5 | 6 |
| Franklin 16041 | 5 | 5 |
Which roads carry the deaths
Fatal crashes by road class2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.
| Road class | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Signed | 98 | 100 | 45% |
| U.S. Highway | 63 | 75 | 29% |
| State Highway | 32 | 35 | 15% |
| Interstate | 26 | 28 | 12% |
Where these numbers come from
These figures come from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). They are exported into this repository by export_fars_state.py, reviewed, and committed, so the page is static and the
number on it cannot change between a reader loading it and citing it.
The export covers 1975 to 2024 and was generated on 2026-09-11. Every year in that span carries rows.
Counties are keyed by FIPS code rather than by name, because a county name is not unique across the country and thirty states have a Washington County. The code is printed beside each name so a row can be joined to any other federal file.
You are welcome to quote these figures. Please cite NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) as the source, which is where they come from, and link this page if the compilation was useful.
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