Tippecanoe County, Indiana Car Accident Statistics
17 people died in 16 fatal crashes in Tippecanoe County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 8.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12 for Indiana and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 92 traffic deaths in 87 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Tippecanoe County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
Who died
People killed in Tippecanoe County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-65 | 6 | 6 |
| US-52 | 5 | 6 |
| US-231 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-25 | 3 | 3 |
| 9th St | 3 | 3 |
| SR-28 | 3 | 3 |
| SR-26 | 3 | 3 |
| CR-jackson Hwy | 2 | 2 |
| CR-900 | 2 | 2 |
| SR-25S | 2 | 3 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 25 | 25 |
| West Lafayette | 10 | 11 |
| Buck Creek | 1 | 1 |
| Westpoint | 1 | 1 |
| Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Battle Ground | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Tuesday)
44% of fatal crashes in Tippecanoe County happened in the dark, and 57% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Indiana
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Indiana's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Personal injury lawyers in Lafayette
Lawbamba lists 20 personal injury lawyers with an office in Lafayette, Indiana, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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