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Fatal crashes in South Dakota

Every fatal crash in South Dakota 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 South Dakota, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 188 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 134 146
2023 128 140
2022 121 137
2021 131 148
2020 132 141
2019 88 102
2018 110 130
2017 111 129
2016 103 116
2015 116 134
2014 125 136
2013 121 135
2012 118 133
2011 101 111
2010 124 140
2009 112 131
2008 109 121
2007 130 146
2006 172 191
2005 158 186
2004 166 197
2003 173 203
2002 159 180
2001 154 171
2000 150 173
1999 136 150
1998 149 165
1997 128 148
1996 142 175
1995 140 158
1994 141 154
1993 118 140
1992 141 161
1991 130 143
1990 139 153
1989 134 152
1988 127 147
1987 107 134
1986 118 134
1985 109 130
1984 132 143
1983 147 175
1982 129 148
1981 162 177
1980 188 228
1979 169 211
1978 165 191
1977 179 208
1976 185 219
1975 160 195

The fifteen South Dakota counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Minnehaha 46099 14 16
Pennington 46103 11 12
Lawrence 46081 10 11
Charles Mix 46023 8 8
Lincoln 46083 7 8
Meade 46093 7 7
Codington 46029 5 5
McCook 46087 5 6
Beadle 46005 4 4
Fall River 46047 4 5
Lyman 46085 4 5
Yankton 46135 4 4
Buffalo 46017 3 4
Butte 46019 3 3
Deuel 46039 3 3

Which roads, in South Dakota2024

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 52 56 39%
State Highway 33 39 25%
U.S. Highway 23 24 17%
Interstate 21 22 16%
Bureau of Indian Affairs 4 4 3%
Parkway Marker or Forest Route Marker [Specify:] 1 1 1%

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