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Fatal crashes in Montana

Every fatal crash in Montana 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 Montana, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 289 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 193 206
2023 196 208
2022 186 215
2021 222 239
2020 190 213
2019 166 184
2018 167 181
2017 169 186
2016 171 190
2015 204 224
2014 176 192
2013 203 229
2012 192 205
2011 187 209
2010 161 189
2009 198 221
2008 208 229
2007 250 277
2006 227 264
2005 224 251
2004 209 229
2003 239 262
2002 232 269
2001 201 230
2000 203 237
1999 194 220
1998 208 237
1997 223 265
1996 179 200
1995 186 215
1994 182 202
1993 167 195
1992 172 192
1991 172 200
1990 190 212
1989 163 181
1988 183 198
1987 198 234
1986 193 222
1985 194 223
1984 204 238
1983 253 286
1982 215 254
1981 289 338
1980 276 325
1979 275 332
1978 233 270
1977 258 316
1976 248 299
1975 241 291

The fifteen Montana counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Flathead 30029 23 23
Yellowstone 30111 23 24
Gallatin 30031 19 21
Missoula 30063 14 15
Cascade 30013 11 11
Lake 30047 8 9
Big Horn 30003 7 10
Jefferson 30043 7 7
Lewis and Clark 30049 6 6
Stillwater 30095 6 7
Beaverhead 30001 5 6
Deer Lodge 30023 5 5
Glacier 30035 5 5
Carbon 30009 4 4
Park 30067 4 4

Which roads, in Montana2024

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 60 64 31%
Not Signed 52 57 27%
Interstate 28 29 15%
State Highway 25 28 13%
Secondary Route 19 19 10%
Parkway Marker or Forest Route Marker [Specify:] 5 5 3%
Off-Interstate Business Marker 1 1 1%
County 1 1 1%
Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 1 1%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 1 1 1%

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