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Ohio Traffic Fatality Data
Ohio ranks 20th in total pedestrian deaths but only 39th by rate. That is a gap of 19 places once you adjust for population.
This page tracks Ohio's standing across four kinds of traffic death: pedestrian, motorcyclist, large-truck crash, and bicyclist. Each is ranked against all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We rank by total count and by rate for every 100,000 residents. Every number below comes from our national crash record. We show the latest full year and the average of the last five years.
122
pedestrian deaths in Ohio, 2024
No. 39 of 51 by rate: 1.03 for every 100,000 residents.
From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals
Ohio by the numbers
Pedestrian deaths
122
2024 total · 5-year average 151 · 1.03 per 100,000 · No. 20 of 51 by total, No. 39 by rate
See the full 50-state pedestrian deaths ranking → Read pedestrian accident statistics and injury claims →
Motorcyclist deaths
222
2024 total · 5-year average 223 · 1.87 per 100,000 · No. 4 of 51 by total, No. 28 by rate
See the full 50-state motorcyclist deaths ranking → Read motorcycle accident statistics and injury claims →
Large truck crash deaths
174
2024 total · 5-year average 185 · 1.46 per 100,000 · No. 6 of 51 by total, No. 33 by rate
See the full 50-state large-truck crash deaths ranking → Read truck accident statistics and injury claims →
Bicyclist deaths
24
2024 total · 5-year average 20 · 0.20 per 100,000 · No. 12 of 51 by total, No. 32 by rate
Where Ohio sits on the pedestrian-death map
Signals in the data
These are the patterns Ohio's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.
- Ohio ranks 20th in total pedestrian deaths but only 39th by rate. That is a gap of 19 places once you adjust for population.
- Ohio's pedestrian deaths fell 19% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 151 a year.
- Ohio ranks 4th in total motorcyclist deaths but only 28th by rate. That is a gap of 24 places once you adjust for population.
- Ohio ranks in the top 10 nationally for total motorcyclist deaths, at No. 4 of 51.
- Ohio ranks 6th in total deaths in large-truck crashes but only 33rd by rate. That is a gap of 27 places once you adjust for population.
- Ohio ranks in the top 10 nationally for total deaths in large-truck crashes, at No. 6 of 51.
For journalists
Every number on this page traces back to a documented method and the national ranking behind it. Cite the category page you're pulling from, or request the full state cut →.
Cite this data: "Ohio Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/ohio/
Methodology
We pulled this from federal fatal-crash records, 2000-2024. Read the full methodology →
Updated July 2026
Which years the numbers cover: totals and rates use each category's latest complete year. Which states are counted: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 rows). Full source list on our data sources page.