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Ohio Car Accident Statistics by County

1,157 people died in traffic crashes in Ohio in 2024, 9.7 per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally. That's up 0% from 2019. Pick a county below for its deadliest roads, who was killed and when crashes happen.

1,157Deaths in 2024
9.7Per 100,000 residents
19%Fatal crashes with a drinking driver (police-reported)
23%Fatal crashes involving speeding

Traffic deaths in Ohio by year

05001k1.5k1,15320191,23020201,35420211,27420221,24220231,1572024

Who died, 2019–2024

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)5,079 (69%)
Motorcyclists1,276 (17%)
Pedestrians878 (12%)
Bicyclists127 (2%)

Fatal crashes by county

CountyDeaths 2024Per 100kDeaths 2019–2024
Franklin County89 6.6700
Cuyahoga County118 9.5634
Hamilton County63 7.5401
Montgomery County65 12.1394
Lucas County35 8.2267
Summit County37 6.9258
Butler County35 8.8182
Stark County28 7.5178
Lorain County26 8.1144
Mahoning County18 8129
Licking County17 9.2127
Trumbull County18 9126
Clermont County19 8.9124
Clark County18 13.3113
Warren County11 4.3103
Wayne County10 8.6100
Portage County12 7.398
Ashtabula County21 21.798
Wood County19 14.397
Delaware County20 8.494
Fairfield County13 7.793
Richland County16 12.887
Greene County19 1185
Muskingum County14 16.284
Geauga County10 10.578
Medina County19 10.377
Allen County10 9.977
Miami County6 5.476
Pickaway County16 25.767
Tuscarawas County12 1365
Erie County10 13.564
Ross County10 13.162
Hancock County14 18.762
Lake County11 4.762
Columbiana County11 1161
Scioto County10 13.960
Darke County4 7.857
Sandusky County8 13.656
Marion County8 12.356
Fulton County13 30.955
Preble County4 9.855
Clinton County4 9.555
Athens County5 7.954
Mercer County10 23.450
Ashland County7 13.447
Shelby County9 18.846
Seneca County13 23.845
Logan County4 8.744
Madison County7 15.444
Huron County4 6.944
Morrow County13 36.244
Perry County11 30.842
Guernsey County11 28.842
Highland County6 13.741
Champaign County7 1839
Coshocton County6 16.239
Belmont County4 6.239
Washington County5 8.638
Holmes County4 938
Union County5 738
Knox County3 4.738
Brown County3 6.835
Williams County6 16.435
Henry County9 32.735
Lawrence County4 7.234
Pike County3 11.132
Fayette County1 3.532
Adams County4 14.532
Gallia County2 6.931
Jackson County4 12.231
Auglaize County6 13.130

Counties with fewer than 30 traffic deaths over 2019–2024: Ottawa County (29), Hocking County (29), Hardin County (29), Meigs County (28), Carroll County (27), Van Wert County (27), Wyandot County (26), Noble County (26), Crawford County (26), Defiance County (26), Jefferson County (26), Harrison County (25), Morgan County (21), Monroe County (18), Vinton County (17), Putnam County (16), Paulding County (14).

After a crash in Ohio

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Car accident lawyers in Ohio

Lawbamba lists 57 car accident lawyers with an office in Ohio, 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).

Alan Spivak
SPIVAK & SAKELLARIOU, LLC
Car Accidents
Cincinnati · 5.0★ from 106 reviews
Alexander Pal
Obral, Silk & Associates, LLC
Car Accidents
Cleveland · 5.0★ from 17 reviews
Mark Rafidi
Rafidi, Pallante & Melewski LLC
Car Accidents
Canfield · 5.0★ from 17 reviews
Joseph Paulozzi
Paulozzi LPA
Car Accidents
Cleveland · 5.0★ from 15 reviews

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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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.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.