Truck accident statistics for Linn County, Oregon (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Linn County by year

Annual truck accident deaths were 3 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 6 in 2023 and 3 in 2024. The highest count was 6 in 2023. The lowest count was 3, recorded in both 2020 and 2024. The count rose, fell, rose and fell across successive years, ending at the same count as 2020.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The truck accident share of all traffic deaths followed a different ranking. It was 10.3% in 2020, 31.2% in 2021, 14.8% in 2022, 17.1% in 2023 and 12.0% in 2024. The highest share occurred in 2021, while the highest truck accident death count occurred in 2023. All traffic deaths reached their highest annual count of 35 in 2023.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Linn County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 3 deaths, or 14.3%. People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, or 66.7%, the largest share of truck accident deaths. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 4 deaths, or 19.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The other category can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles. It is therefore not a literal test of whether a person was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

Fatal truck accidents in Linn County involved 23 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 11 and represented 47.8% of those trucks. The Single-unit and other large trucks category recorded 12 vehicles. Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, distinct from the 21 fatal crashes and 21 deaths recorded for the period. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. The 47.8% truck-tractor share describes the vehicles in the trucks table, not a share of crashes or deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Counts are trucks, not crashes. One crash can involve more than one large truck.

How the fatal truck crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Head-on recorded 7 deaths, or 33.3%; Angle (side impact), 4, or 19.0%; Rear-end, 2, or 9.5%; and Sideswipe, 2, or 9.5%. "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 6 deaths, or 28.6%. That label means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, which can include a vehicle stopped in traffic. Examples include striking a pedestrian, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate crash configuration figures classify truck accident deaths by vehicle count: single-vehicle crashes recorded 6 deaths, or 28.6%; two-vehicle crashes, 10, or 47.6%; and crashes involving three or more vehicles, 5, or 23.8%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded truck accident deaths numbered 7, or 33.3%. The listed I-5 count was 7 deaths. Interstate identification requires the interstate route code and a parseable interstate route number; the listed route represents the packet's route-coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 14 deaths, or 66.7%, and nighttime recorded 7, or 33.3%. Urban locations accounted for 6 deaths, or 28.6%, while rural locations accounted for 15, or 71.4%. The work-zone count was 1 death. These figures describe deaths associated with the recorded crash locations and conditions, rather than counts of trucks.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Oregon and the United States

Linn County's truck accident death rate was 3.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Oregon's rate was 2.0, and the national rate was 1.6. Linn County's rate was higher than both. The corresponding death counts were 21 for Linn County, 424 for Oregon and 27,553 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Marion County recorded a rate of 1.9, Lane County 1.7 and Deschutes County 2.3. Linn County's rate was higher than each of those rates. Deschutes County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, while Lane County had the lowest. These population-based rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, with a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts use crash location, not the deceased person's residence. When reading with "truck accident lawyer" in mind, keep that location grouping in view.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator. The result is average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, without adjustment for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Deschutes County, Oregon (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Lane County, Oregon (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Marion County, Oregon (2020-2024)