Ohio Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Ohio recorded 1,157 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.2 a day, 9.7 per 100,000 people (below the US average, rank #35 of 51). 3 Ohio accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Ohio is the 34th-largest state by area, at 44,825 sq mi (116,100 km2), and the seventh-most populous state, with a population of nearly 11.9 million.
- Capital
- Columbus
- Population
- 11,799,448 (2020)
- Area
- 116,096 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,157
- Deaths / 100k
- 9.7
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Ohio Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Ohio
With a population of 11,883,304 and 116,036 million vehicle miles travelled, Ohio recorded 1,157 crash deaths in 2024: 9.7 per 100,000 people and 1 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 17% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 11%, motorcyclists 19%, bicyclists 2%.
About 424 deaths (37%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 73 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.
Ohio on this site
- Cincinnati official crash map
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- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | #35 | 1,157 | 9.7 | 1 |
| Virginia | #32 | 917 | 10.4 | 1.04 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | 595 | 10 | 0.86 |
| California | #34 | 3,876 | 9.8 | 1.19 |
| Alaska | #36 | 70 | 9.5 | 1.27 |
| New Hampshire | #37 | 133 | 9.4 | 0.96 |
| Illinois | #38 | 1,177 | 9.3 | 1.13 |