Illinois Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Illinois recorded 1,177 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.2 a day, 9.3 per 100,000 people (below the US average, rank #38 of 51). 3 Illinois accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area.
- Capital
- Springfield
- Population
- 12,719,141 (2025)
- Area
- 149,998 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,177
- Deaths / 100k
- 9.3
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Illinois Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Illinois
With a population of 12,710,158 and 104,290 million vehicle miles travelled, Illinois recorded 1,177 crash deaths in 2024: 9.3 per 100,000 people and 1.13 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 36% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 18%, motorcyclists 13%, bicyclists 3%.
About 338 deaths (29%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 86 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #38 | 1,177 | 9.3 | 1.13 |
| Ohio | #35 | 1,157 | 9.7 | 1 |
| Alaska | #36 | 70 | 9.5 | 1.27 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 133 | 9.4 | 0.96 |
| Maryland | #39 | 578 | 9.2 | 1.01 |
| Washington | #40 | 730 | 9.2 | 1.21 |
| Vermont | #41 | 59 | 9.1 | 0.82 |