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Deadliest Roads in Chicagoland: Do you know where the most fatal vehicle accidents happen?

Updated Data: 2020–2024 (2024 figures preliminary)

Chart: Deadliest Roads in Chicagoland: Do you know where the most fatal vehicle accidents happen?

I-94 recorded 113 fatal crashes in Chicagoland from 2020 through 2024, the highest total on a new list of 15 roads in the region. The data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which tracks fatal crashes only. The 2024 figures are preliminary, while earlier years are final.

I-55 ranked second with 73 fatal crashes, and I-90 ranked third with 61. The full list identifies roads in 7 counties where at least 5 fatal crashes occurred over 5 years. Together, these roads had 719 fatal crashes that killed 802 people. Across all roads in Chicagoland, the system counted 2854 fatal crashes that killed 3103 people during the same period.

  1. Rank 1

    I-94

    also Bishop Ford Freeway, Dan Ryan Expressway, Edens Expressway · includes ramps and frontage roads

    113
    fatal crashes
    121
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  2. Rank 2

    I-55

    also Stevenson Expressway · includes ramps and frontage roads

    73
    fatal crashes
    82
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  3. Rank 3

    I-90

    also Dan Ryan Expressway, Jane Addams Tollway, Kennedy Expressway · includes ramps and frontage roads

    61
    fatal crashes
    70
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  4. Rank 4

    I-290

    also Eisenhower Expressway · includes ramps and frontage roads

    58
    fatal crashes
    69
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  5. Rank 5

    Cicero Avenue

    Route 50

    57
    fatal crashes
    58
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  1. Rank 6

    I-57

    includes ramps and frontage roads

    55
    fatal crashes
    61
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  2. Rank 7

    Harlem Avenue

    Route 43

    38
    fatal crashes
    45
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  3. Rank 8

    Halsted Street

    Route 1

    36
    fatal crashes
    43
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  4. Rank 9

    I-294

    also Tri-State Tollway · includes ramps and frontage roads

    36
    fatal crashes
    37
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  5. Rank 10

    I-80

    includes ramps and frontage roads

    35
    fatal crashes
    42
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  6. Rank 11

    Pulaski Road

    35
    fatal crashes
    38
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  7. Rank 12

    North Avenue

    Route 64

    32
    fatal crashes
    34
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  8. Rank 13

    Lake Shore Drive

    Route 41

    31
    fatal crashes
    37
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  9. Rank 14

    Roosevelt Road

    Route 38

    30
    fatal crashes
    34
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

  10. Rank 15

    Route 83

    29
    fatal crashes
    31
    people killed
    ’20’21’22’23’24

    Source: nhtsa.gov

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