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Check my caseFatal crashes in Kansas
Every fatal crash in Kansas is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.
Fatal crashes in Kansas, by year1975–2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)All 50 years as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 314 | 339 |
| 2023 | 353 | 387 |
| 2022 | 364 | 410 |
| 2021 | 380 | 423 |
| 2020 | 382 | 426 |
| 2019 | 361 | 410 |
| 2018 | 367 | 405 |
| 2017 | 407 | 461 |
| 2016 | 381 | 429 |
| 2015 | 322 | 355 |
| 2014 | 341 | 385 |
| 2013 | 327 | 350 |
| 2012 | 368 | 405 |
| 2011 | 350 | 386 |
| 2010 | 376 | 431 |
| 2009 | 348 | 386 |
| 2008 | 347 | 384 |
| 2007 | 379 | 416 |
| 2006 | 427 | 468 |
| 2005 | 384 | 428 |
| 2004 | 390 | 459 |
| 2003 | 419 | 469 |
| 2002 | 445 | 507 |
| 2001 | 432 | 494 |
| 2000 | 405 | 461 |
| 1999 | 457 | 540 |
| 1998 | 440 | 492 |
| 1997 | 420 | 482 |
| 1996 | 442 | 490 |
| 1995 | 394 | 442 |
| 1994 | 381 | 442 |
| 1993 | 375 | 428 |
| 1992 | 337 | 387 |
| 1991 | 350 | 409 |
| 1990 | 391 | 444 |
| 1989 | 371 | 428 |
| 1988 | 406 | 483 |
| 1987 | 415 | 491 |
| 1986 | 413 | 500 |
| 1985 | 429 | 486 |
| 1984 | 451 | 510 |
| 1983 | 361 | 411 |
| 1982 | 436 | 498 |
| 1981 | 510 | 580 |
| 1980 | 506 | 595 |
| 1979 | 451 | 519 |
| 1978 | 498 | 572 |
| 1977 | 483 | 552 |
| 1976 | 463 | 549 |
| 1975 | 433 | 509 |
The fifteen Kansas counties with the most fatal crashes2024
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)| County | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick 20173 | 57 | 61 |
| Shawnee 20177 | 23 | 24 |
| Johnson 20091 | 22 | 23 |
| Wyandotte 20209 | 20 | 21 |
| Montgomery 20125 | 9 | 10 |
| Cowley 20035 | 7 | 7 |
| Leavenworth 20103 | 7 | 7 |
| Butler 20015 | 6 | 7 |
| Crawford 20037 | 6 | 6 |
| Douglas 20045 | 6 | 8 |
| Neosho 20133 | 6 | 6 |
| Saline 20169 | 6 | 7 |
| Atchison 20005 | 5 | 5 |
| Clay 20027 | 5 | 7 |
| Geary 20061 | 5 | 5 |
Which roads, in Kansas2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Highway | 88 | 97 | 42% |
| Not Signed | 46 | 48 | 22% |
| Interstate | 37 | 39 | 17% |
| State Highway | 35 | 40 | 17% |
| County | 4 | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Municipal | 1 | 1 | 0% |
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