491
Fatal crashes
518
Fatalities
26%
Drunk driver
70
Avg per year
Deadliest fatal-crash clusters in Salt 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.
3 fatal crashes
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4 fatalities · 2019–2021
Principal Arterial - Other · West Valley City
40.653, -112.045
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2017–2022
Principal Arterial - Other · Midvale
40.615, -111.891
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2018–2022
Principal Arterial - Other · Herriman
40.482, -111.987
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2019–2020
Principal Arterial - Other · Taylorsville
40.668, -111.958
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2021–2022
Interstate · Draper
40.472, -111.908
Crashes by year
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Drunk driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 65 | 69 | 19 |
| 2018 | 64 | 67 | 18 |
| 2019 | 65 | 67 | 15 |
| 2020 | 68 | 71 | 20 |
| 2021 | 80 | 82 | 19 |
| 2022 | 88 | 94 | 23 |
| 2023 | 61 | 68 | 15 |
Cities in Salt Lake County
Fatal crashes by city within Salt 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SALT LAKE CITY | 150 | 159 |
| WEST VALLEY CITY | 79 | 86 |
| TAYLORSVILLE | 33 | 34 |
| SOUTH SALT LAKE | 30 | 31 |
| WEST JORDAN | 29 | 30 |
| MURRAY | 27 | 28 |
| DRAPER | 22 | 22 |
| SANDY CITY | 21 | 21 |
| KEARNS | 13 | 14 |
| MIDVALE | 12 | 12 |
| MAGNA | 11 | 13 |
| SOUTH JORDAN | 11 | 11 |
| RIVERTON | 10 | 10 |
| HERRIMAN | 10 | 12 |
| SANDY | 10 | 10 |
When crashes happen
By month
| Month | Crashes |
|---|---|
| January | 34 |
| February | 30 |
| March | 44 |
| April | 35 |
| May | 33 |
| June | 41 |
| July | 49 |
| August | 48 |
| September | 46 |
| October | 47 |
| November | 40 |
| December | 44 |
Most dangerous hours
| Hour | Crashes |
|---|---|
| 20:00 | 33 |
| 22:00 | 31 |
| 00:00 | 29 |
| 21:00 | 29 |
| 19:00 | 27 |
| 01:00 | 26 |
| 18:00 | 25 |
| 23:00 | 25 |
| 06:00 | 24 |
| 16:00 | 22 |
Vehicles involved in fatal crashes
| Make | Vehicles involved |
|---|---|
| Ford | 86 |
| Honda | 79 |
| Toyota | 69 |
| Chevrolet | 66 |
| Nissan/Datsun | 50 |
| Dodge | 45 |
| Subaru | 35 |
| Hyundai | 31 |
| Jeep / Kaiser-Jeep / Willys- Jeep | 27 |
| Harley-Davidson | 25 |
Conditions
Weather
| Weather | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 374 |
| Cloudy | 85 |
| Rain | 18 |
| Reported as Unknown | 7 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
Collision type
| Type | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Single vehicle / pedestrian / object | 291 |
| Angle | 105 |
| Front-to-Rear | 40 |
| Front-to-Front | 38 |
| Sideswipe - Same Direction | 7 |
| Sideswipe - Opposite Direction | 7 |
| Reported as Unknown | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Need crash data for a specific location in Salt 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.
For programmatic access to Salt Lake County crash data, see the API guide. $19/mo for full access.
Data source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2017-2023. Updated annually.
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