310
Fatal crashes
336
Fatalities
32%
Drunk driver
44
Avg per year
Deadliest fatal-crash clusters in Lake County
Locations with multiple fatal crashes on the same road segment, 2017-2023. Click any location to pull the full report — every individual crash with vehicle, person, and contributing-factor detail.
2 fatal crashes
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3 fatalities · 2017
Interstate · North Chicago
42.310, -87.893
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2019–2021
Principal Arterial - Other
42.317, -88.121
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2017–2021
Principal Arterial - Other · North Chicago
42.320, -87.880
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2017–2021
Minor Arterial · Fox Lake
42.369, -88.169
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2019–2021
Principal Arterial - Other · Gurnee
42.377, -87.934
Crashes by year
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Drunk driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45 | 46 | 16 |
| 2018 | 38 | 40 | 9 |
| 2019 | 35 | 43 | 14 |
| 2020 | 44 | 50 | 20 |
| 2021 | 36 | 37 | 11 |
| 2022 | 55 | 60 | 17 |
| 2023 | 57 | 60 | 13 |
Cities in Lake County
Fatal crashes by city within Lake County. Need crash history at a specific address or intersection? Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate.
| City | Crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| WAUKEGAN | 51 | 53 |
| NORTH CHICAGO | 18 | 19 |
| ZION | 15 | 15 |
| GURNEE | 15 | 18 |
| ROUND LAKE BEACH | 11 | 13 |
| WAUCONDA | 10 | 12 |
| LIBERTYVILLE | 8 | 8 |
| WADSWORTH | 8 | 8 |
| MUNDELEIN | 7 | 7 |
| Other | 7 | 9 |
| GRAYSLAKE | 6 | 6 |
| BEACH | 5 | 5 |
| LAKE ZURICH | 5 | 5 |
| FOX LAKE | 5 | 5 |
| ROUND LAKE | 5 | 6 |
When crashes happen
By month
| Month | Crashes |
|---|---|
| January | 25 |
| February | 18 |
| March | 23 |
| April | 24 |
| May | 20 |
| June | 28 |
| July | 27 |
| August | 24 |
| September | 34 |
| October | 33 |
| November | 25 |
| December | 29 |
Most dangerous hours
| Hour | Crashes |
|---|---|
| 21:00 | 22 |
| 22:00 | 21 |
| 17:00 | 19 |
| 19:00 | 18 |
| 20:00 | 17 |
| 23:00 | 16 |
| 10:00 | 15 |
| 16:00 | 15 |
| 13:00 | 14 |
| 01:00 | 14 |
Vehicles involved in fatal crashes
| Make | Vehicles involved |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 64 |
| Ford | 56 |
| Toyota | 45 |
| Honda | 27 |
| KIA | 20 |
| Harley-Davidson | 19 |
| Nissan/Datsun | 19 |
| Dodge | 18 |
| Jeep / Kaiser-Jeep / Willys- Jeep | 16 |
| Freightliner | 14 |
Conditions
Weather
| Weather | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 254 |
| Rain | 25 |
| Cloudy | 17 |
| Snow | 9 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Reported as Unknown | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Collision type
| Type | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Single vehicle / pedestrian / object | 156 |
| Angle | 63 |
| Front-to-Front | 40 |
| Front-to-Rear | 27 |
| Sideswipe - Same Direction | 12 |
| Sideswipe - Opposite Direction | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
Need crash data for a specific location in Lake County?
Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate — with a map, event sequence, contributing factors, vehicle and person details. Used by attorneys for discovery and insurance teams for risk assessment.
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Data source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2017-2023. Updated annually.
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