Franklin County, Ohio Car Accident Statistics
89 people died in 83 fatal crashes in Franklin County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 6.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.7 for Ohio and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 700 traffic deaths in 654 crashes, and 24% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Franklin County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89 | 83 |
| 2023 | 129 | 118 |
| 2022 | 125 | 118 |
| 2021 | 125 | 117 |
| 2020 | 123 | 117 |
| 2019 | 109 | 101 |
Who died
People killed in Franklin County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-270 | 35 | 36 |
| I-71 | 32 | 38 |
| I-70 | 25 | 26 |
| US-40 BROAD ST | 22 | 23 |
| SR-16 BROAD ST | 15 | 17 |
| CR-17 MORSE RD | 14 | 14 |
| I-270 JACK NICKLAUS FWY | 13 | 15 |
| US-23 HIGH ST | 12 | 12 |
| SR-161 DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD | 10 | 10 |
| SR-3 CLEVELAND AVE | 8 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 471 | 509 |
| Grove City | 20 | 20 |
| Dublin | 12 | 13 |
| Gahanna | 9 | 9 |
| Groveport | 7 | 7 |
| Hilliard | 6 | 6 |
| Obetz | 5 | 5 |
| Reynoldsburg | 5 | 5 |
| Westerville | 3 | 4 |
| Worthington | 3 | 3 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
59% of fatal crashes in Franklin County happened in the dark, and 2% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Ohio
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Ohio's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Columbus
Lawbamba lists 13 car accident lawyers with an office in Columbus, 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).
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.