COUNTY FATALITY DATA
Clear Creek County: smaller FARS fatality book
Clear Creek County (CO) holds a smaller FARS book (23, #2,250 of 3,137) with 5 latest-year deaths.
- 23
- Total Fatalities (2016-2023)
- 5
- Latest Year Deaths
- Low count
- 0.7%
- of Colorado road deaths
- Stable
- Trend
Smaller fatality book
Clear Creek County ranks #2,250 of 3,137 by total FARS fatalities (23 across 2016-2023) - bottom-third book size.
Clear Creek County in the smaller-book third
According to NHTSA FARS, Clear Creek County carries a bottom-third fatality book (23 across 2016-2023, #2,250 of 3,137) at 5 latest-year deaths.
- #2,250 of 3,137
- smaller-book third
- 51%
- of U.S. counties have fewer deaths
- Stable
- fatality trend
FARS county milepost
Milepost CLEAR-CREEK- · Clear Creek 23 deaths
Clear Creek County · 5 latest · stable
- TREND 23 tot
- CAUSE 5 yr
- PHOTO 23 book
- VS-ST Stable
- CRASH 23 crash
- FARS 2.6/yr
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How does Clear Creek County compare?
Clear Creek County recorded 5 road deaths in its most recent year, 0.7% of Colorado's statewide total, more than 51% of U.S. counties by count. This county is below the 10,000-resident threshold for a population-stable per-capita rate, so figures are shown as counts.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Data period: 2016-2023.
More road safety data related to Clear Creek County
Contextual links from this profile to rankings, tools, research, and peer geographies on PlainRoadSafety.
- Colorado statewide fatality dataAll counties in this state
- Safest counties per capitaNational county rate ranking
- Deadliest states for drivingContext for CO
- State fatality changesYear-over-year state trends
- Browse all U.S. countiesAlphabetical county index
- All state profiles51 state dashboards
- State vs U.S. safety comparisonRoute-level lookup tool
- National statistics downloadFARS CSV + findings
- How to read FARS fatality dataMethodology primer
- Per-mile vs per-capita road riskRate denominator explained
- Counties starting with CLetter index including CO counties
Frequently Asked Questions
How many traffic fatalities occurred in Clear Creek County, Colorado?
Clear Creek County recorded 23 total traffic fatalities across 23 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 5 fatalities. The county averages approximately 2.6 fatalities per year.
What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Clear Creek County?
Cause-code breakdowns are not individually published for Clear Creek County in the current FARS release. Statewide data for Colorado may provide additional context.
Is the trend of road fatalities in Clear Creek County increasing or decreasing?
The trend in Clear Creek County is stable. Fatality counts have remained relatively consistent over the data period.
What is the fatality rate per capita in Clear Creek County?
Per-capita fatality rate data is not available for Clear Creek County (fewer than 10,000 residents). By raw count, the county sits close to the national middle for raw county death tolls.
How does Clear Creek County compare to the rest of Colorado?
Clear Creek County recorded 5 deaths in its most recent year, below the Colorado county average of 11. Visit the Colorado state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.
Where does the road fatality data for Clear Creek County come from?
All road fatality data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes on public roads in the United States. FARS data covers the period 2016-2023 and includes all crashes resulting in at least one fatality within 30 days.