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2026 Iowa Traffic Fatality Count for Tuesday, 04/07/2026

A fatality is considered "crash-related" when death occurs within 30 days (720 hours) of a crash. Because fatal crashes can involve complex investigations, this can delay the official report of fatalities. The numbers for the most recent months are preliminary and can change considerably.

Fatalities to date
YearNumber of fatalities to date
202670
2025 54
202458
202378
202264
202155

Comparison to previous 5 years (2021-2025)

Comparison to previous 5 years (2021-2025)
DescriptionCount % change
Increase from Last Year1629.63%
Increase from Low Year of Last 5 yrs.1629.63%
Decrease from High Year of Last 5 yrs.-8-10.26%
Increase from 5 Year Average812.90%
Average fatalities year to date for this day (2021-2025)62

Monthly Fatality Count (2021-2025 figures are end-of-year totals)

Monthly Fatality Count 
Month202620252024202320222021
Jan241716261716
Feb101717202214
Mar2917    
Apr720    
May 24    
Jun 26    
Jul 28    
Aug 36    
Sep 23    
Oct 23    
Nov 16    
Dec 11    
Total70258    

By Select Vehicle & Crash Location (2021-2025 are end-of-year totals)

By Select Vehicle & Crash Location 
Type202620252024202320222021
Motorcycle538    
Bicycle14    
Pedestrian729    
ATV/UTV110    
Urban1974    
Rural51184    

Driver Statistics

Vehicle & Registration Statistics