NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Indiana
Quick answer: I-65 is the deadliest road in Indiana: 114 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Marion County (11 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-80 (73) and I-69 (72).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-65 Interstate |
114 | 103 | 16 → 24 | near Marion County: 11 deaths map | Marion County, Lake County, Clark County, Jasper County |
| 2 | I-80 Interstate · live page |
73 | 67 | 9 → 10 | near Lake County: 15 deaths map | Lake County, LaGrange County, St. Joseph County, Elkhart County |
| 3 | I-69 Interstate |
72 | 65 | 9 → 25 | near Daviess County: 7 deaths map | Allen County, Hamilton County, Daviess County, Madison County |
| 4 | I-70 Interstate · live page |
64 | 55 | 10 → 13 | near Marion County: 7 deaths map | Marion County, Hancock County, Clay County, Wayne County |
| 5 | US-41 U.S. Highway |
62 | 54 | 13 → 12 | near Vanderburgh County: 7 deaths map | Vanderburgh County, Vigo County, Lake County, Knox County |
| 6 | US-31 U.S. Highway |
60 | 58 | 7 → 14 | near Marion County: 5 deaths map | Hamilton County, Marshall County, Bartholomew County, Johnson County |
| 7 | SR-37 State Highway |
57 | 48 | 4 → 15 | near Lawrence County: 5 deaths map | Lawrence County, Grant County, Crawford County, Monroe County |
| 8 | US-20 U.S. Highway |
56 | 53 | 9 → 11 | near Porter County: 5 deaths map | Porter County, St. Joseph County, Elkhart County, LaPorte County |
| 9 | I-465 Interstate |
52 | 49 | 5 → 9 | near Marion County: 13 deaths map | Marion County, Hamilton County |
| 10 | SR-67 State Highway |
43 | 37 | 5 → 7 | near Marion County: 7 deaths map | Delaware County, Morgan County, Marion County, Jay County |
| 11 | US-231 U.S. Highway |
42 | 35 | 5 → 8 | near Spencer County: 5 deaths map | Dubois County, Spencer County, Tippecanoe County, Putnam County |
| 12 | US-30 U.S. Highway |
42 | 36 | 3 → 11 | near Lake County: 4 deaths map | Whitley County, Lake County, Starke County, Porter County |
| 13 | US-40 U.S. Highway |
38 | 37 | 2 → 13 | near Marion County: 8 deaths map | Marion County, Hendricks County, Hancock County, Putnam County |
| 14 | US-421 U.S. Highway |
37 | 31 | 6 → 8 | near LaPorte County: 3 deaths map | LaPorte County, Clinton County, Ripley County, Carroll County |
| 15 | SR-3 State Highway |
37 | 33 | 2 → 8 | near Jennings County: 5 deaths map | Jennings County, Henry County, Decatur County, Clark County |
| 16 | I-74 Interstate |
34 | 33 | 5 → 7 | near Shelby County: 4 deaths map | Shelby County, Marion County, Fountain County, Decatur County |
| 17 | SR-9 State Highway |
33 | 31 | 1 → 10 | near Shelby County: 4 deaths map | Shelby County, Madison County, Hancock County, Grant County |
| 18 | US-24 U.S. Highway |
31 | 27 | 7 → 8 | near Allen County: 5 deaths map | White County, Allen County, Huntington County, Cass County |
| 19 | US-35 U.S. Highway |
31 | 30 | 2 → 7 | near LaPorte County: 8 deaths map | LaPorte County, Delaware County, Howard County, Wayne County |
| 20 | US-50 U.S. Highway |
29 | 26 | 2 → 7 | near Jackson County: 3 deaths map | Jackson County, Jennings County, Dearborn County, Daviess County |
| 21 | SR-135 State Highway |
28 | 24 | 8 → 6 | near Harrison County: 5 deaths map | Harrison County, Johnson County, Marion County, Washington County |
| 22 | SR-62 State Highway |
26 | 26 | 4 → 3 | near Jefferson County: 4 deaths map | Jefferson County, Clark County, Vanderburgh County, Harrison County |
| 23 | SR-19 State Highway |
26 | 21 | 5 → 8 | near Elkhart County: 7 deaths map | Elkhart County, Hamilton County, Miami County, Kosciusko County |
| 24 | US-33 U.S. Highway |
25 | 24 | 6 → 5 | near Allen County: 6 deaths map | Elkhart County, Allen County, Noble County, Whitley County |
| 25 | SR-32 State Highway |
25 | 22 | 6 → 4 | near Delaware County: 5 deaths map | Delaware County, Hamilton County, Boone County, Randolph County |
| 26 | US-12 U.S. Highway |
25 | 23 | 3 → 5 | near Lake County: 8 deaths map | Lake County, Porter County, LaPorte County |
| 27 | SR-66 State Highway |
25 | 25 | 3 → 3 | near Vanderburgh County: 5 deaths map | Vanderburgh County, Warrick County, Spencer County, Crawford County |
| 28 | US-52 U.S. Highway |
24 | 23 | 4 → 5 | near Dearborn County: 3 deaths map | Tippecanoe County, Franklin County, Boone County, Dearborn County |
| 29 | US-6 U.S. Highway |
23 | 23 | 5 → 2 | near Lake County: 4 deaths map | Porter County, LaPorte County, Elkhart County, Marshall County |
| 30 | US-27 U.S. Highway |
23 | 22 | 1 → 9 | near Allen County: 9 deaths map | Allen County, Wayne County, Adams County, Jay County |
| 31 | SR-2 State Highway |
22 | 20 | 1 → 5 | near St. Joseph County: 6 deaths map | St. Joseph County, LaPorte County, Lake County, Porter County |
| 32 | SR-64 State Highway |
21 | 20 | 1 → 4 | near Harrison County: 5 deaths map | Harrison County, Crawford County, Gibson County, Floyd County |
| 33 | US-36 U.S. Highway |
20 | 19 | 1 → 5 | near Marion County: 5 deaths map | Marion County, Hendricks County, Hancock County, Putnam County |
| 34 | I-94 Interstate · live page |
18 | 16 | 3 → 1 | near LaPorte County: 7 deaths map | LaPorte County, Porter County, Lake County |
| 35 | SR-120 State Highway |
18 | 15 | 1 → 8 | near Elkhart County: 5 deaths map | Elkhart County, LaGrange County, Steuben County |
| 36 | SR-1 State Highway |
17 | 17 | 3 → 4 | near Fayette County: 3 deaths map | Fayette County, Wayne County, Wells County, DeKalb County |
| 37 | SR-46 State Highway |
17 | 17 | 3 → 2 | near Bartholomew County: 3 deaths map | Monroe County, Bartholomew County, Decatur County, Owen County |
| 38 | US-150 U.S. Highway |
17 | 14 | 2 → 4 | near Washington County: 3 deaths map | Vigo County, Washington County, Sullivan County, Knox County |
| 39 | SR-28 State Highway |
17 | 16 | 2 → 7 | near Tipton County: 3 deaths map | Tipton County, Tippecanoe County, Madison County, Warren County |
| 40 | SR-25 State Highway |
16 | 15 | 2 → 4 | near Cass County: 3 deaths map | Cass County, Carroll County, Jefferson County, Tippecanoe County |
| 41 | SR-39 State Highway |
16 | 16 | 5 → 4 | — | LaPorte County, Morgan County, Boone County, Pulaski County |
| 42 | SR-56 State Highway |
16 | 15 | 2 → 4 | near Scott County: 3 deaths map | Washington County, Switzerland County, Scott County, Dubois County |
| 43 | SR-15 State Highway |
15 | 13 | 3 → 8 | near Elkhart County: 6 deaths map | Elkhart County, Kosciusko County, Wabash County, Grant County |
| 44 | SR-26 State Highway |
15 | 13 | 5 → 5 | near Grant County: 3 deaths map | Tippecanoe County, Grant County, Howard County, Clinton County |
| 45 | I-64 Interstate |
15 | 14 | 1 → 7 | near Floyd County: 3 deaths map | Floyd County, Harrison County, Warrick County, Perry County |
| 46 | SR-38 State Highway |
14 | 13 | 3 → 0 | — | Hamilton County, Henry County, Clinton County, Wayne County |
| 47 | SR-14 State Highway |
14 | 11 | 2 → 0 | near Whitley County: 4 deaths map | Whitley County, Fulton County, Jasper County, Pulaski County |
| 48 | SR-8 State Highway |
14 | 14 | 0 → 3 | near Marshall County: 3 deaths map | Porter County, Starke County, DeKalb County, Marshall County |
| 49 | I-65S Interstate |
13 | 12 | 10 → 0 | — | Bartholomew County, Jasper County, Jackson County, Boone County |
| 50 | I-65N Interstate |
12 | 10 | 7 → 0 | near Boone County: 3 deaths map | Boone County, Bartholomew County, Marion County, Lake County |
| 51 | SR-5 State Highway |
12 | 12 | 3 → 2 | — | LaGrange County, Whitley County, Grant County, Huntington County |
| 52 | SR-23 State Highway |
12 | 12 | 2 → 4 | near St. Joseph County: 3 deaths map | St. Joseph County, Starke County |
| 53 | US-31S U.S. Highway |
11 | 10 | 9 → 1 | — | Johnson County, Marshall County, Miami County, Jackson County |
| 54 | SR-55 State Highway |
11 | 9 | 5 → 1 | near Lake County: 3 deaths map | Lake County, Montgomery County, Newton County, Fountain County |
| 55 | US-41N U.S. Highway |
11 | 10 | 6 → 0 | near Lake County: 3 deaths map | Lake County, Vigo County, Warren County, Newton County |
| 56 | SR-53 State Highway |
11 | 11 | 3 → 1 | near Lake County: 7 deaths map | Lake County |
| 57 | SR-13 State Highway |
11 | 11 | 1 → 4 | — | Elkhart County, Madison County, Kosciusko County, Grant County |
| 58 | I-70E Interstate |
10 | 10 | 4 → 0 | — | Marion County, Hendricks County, Clay County, Henry County |
| 59 | US-30E U.S. Highway |
10 | 7 | 3 → 0 | — | Kosciusko County, Starke County, Marshall County, Lake County |
| 60 | SR-45 State Highway |
10 | 10 | 0 → 1 | near Monroe County: 5 deaths map | Monroe County, Greene County, Brown County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in Indiana?
I-65 is the deadliest road in Indiana: 114 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Marion County (11 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-80 (73) and I-69 (72). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.