{"meta":{"dataset":"fatal-crashes","title":"Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733739","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733738","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts from NHTSA's public crash census, kept for marketing planning. A county's count says nothing about who was at fault, and the newest year can change when NHTSA issues its final file.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-27","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/fatal-crashes/areas/41.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/fatal-crashes-by-county/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"41","records":[{"id":"fatal-crashes:41","area":"41","areaName":"Oregon","areaType":"state","state":"OR","year":2024,"status":"P","text":"Oregon: 491 fatal crashes killed 538 people in 2024, including 96 pedestrians, 11 bicyclists and 85 motorcyclists; 68 of the crashes involved a large truck (NHTSA FARS, annual report file, can change in the final file).","value":491,"unit":"fatal crashes","fatal_crashes":491,"fatalities":538,"large_truck_crashes":68,"large_truck_deaths":84,"motorcycle_crashes":83,"motorcyclist_deaths":85,"pedestrian_crashes":94,"pedestrian_deaths":96,"bicyclist_crashes":11,"bicyclist_deaths":11,"alcohol_impaired_crashes":164,"alcohol_impaired_deaths":178,"speeding_crashes":142,"work_zone_crashes":12,"rural_crashes":260,"urban_crashes":231,"population":4265324,"fatal_crashes_per_100k":11.51,"fatalities_per_100k":12.61,"file_status":"annual report file","fatal_crashes_2019":455,"fatal_crashes_2020":460,"fatal_crashes_2021":552,"fatal_crashes_2022":553,"fatal_crashes_2023":534,"fatal_crashes_2024":491,"change_pct_since_2019":7.9,"final_through":2023,"yearFields":["fatal_crashes","fatalities","large_truck_crashes","large_truck_deaths","motorcycle_crashes","motorcyclist_deaths","pedestrian_crashes","pedestrian_deaths","bicyclist_crashes","bicyclist_deaths","alcohol_impaired_crashes","alcohol_impaired_deaths","speeding_crashes","work_zone_crashes","rural_crashes","urban_crashes","population","fatal_crashes_per_100k","fatalities_per_100k"],"years":{"2019":[455,493,63,67,54,57,82,82,11,11,153,171,139,3,254,201,4217737,10.79,11.69],"2020":[460,507,61,73,68,69,71,71,14,14,167,184,120,5,257,203,4243544,10.84,11.95],"2021":[552,599,80,87,82,86,86,86,18,18,200,217,149,4,311,241,4254691,12.97,14.08],"2022":[553,602,75,87,101,98,118,123,12,12,214,236,191,11,291,262,4245964,13.02,14.18],"2023":[534,587,80,98,69,70,102,101,17,17,187,197,173,8,272,262,4250392,12.56,13.81],"2024":[491,538,68,84,83,85,94,96,11,11,164,178,142,12,260,231,4265324,11.51,12.61]},"effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","effectiveTo":"2024-12-31","sources":[{"label":"NHTSA FARS 2024 national CSV (annual report file); 2019-2023 for the trend","url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"},{"label":"Census Bureau county population estimates (Vintage 2025, Vintage 2019) and 2020 urban-rural classification","url":"https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"source":{"agency":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","file":"FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","table":"accident, vehicle, person, MIDRVACC","release":"FARS 2024 annual report file; 2019-2023 final files","vintage":"FARS 2019-2024","sha256":"5112727a8c0dc91ffee27ca05bddb073934f2d192ce4fae997da767dccdbe04f","url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars","accessed":"2026-10-27"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":true,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-27","note":"The newest year is NHTSA's first release and can change in the final file.","dataset":"fatal-crashes","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"preliminary figure"}]}