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LAKE (89) County, Indiana: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 3.6/10 (Low) · 63/yr avg · 12.537/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 18089

What is the road fatality rate for LAKE (89) County, Indiana?

LAKE (89) County, Indiana averaged 63 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 12.537 per 100,000 population — 0.16/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 3.6/10 (Low).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index3.6 / 10Low road fatality risk — LAKE (89) County, IN (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — LAKE (89) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for LAKE (89) County, Indiana (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202172NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202261NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202355NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities62.7Gera calculation
3yr average population499,837Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population12.537Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score3.6/10Low

LAKE (89) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

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GUSRFI

3.6 / 10

Low

LAKE (89) County, IN

LAKE (89) County, IN has a Low road fatality index (12.5/100k). Below the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)12.54

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

63

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

12.54

3yr avg

Indiana state context

Indiana has a state GUSRFI of 4/10 (Moderate), with 13.712/100k (3yr avg). LAKE (89) County (12.537/100k) is 1.17/100k below the state average.

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LAKE (89) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in LAKE (89) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 72 road fatalities in LAKE (89) County, Indiana in 2021; 61 in 2022; and 55 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 62.7 per year.
How does LAKE (89) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
LAKE (89) County has 12.537/100k road fatalities — 0.16/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Indiana is 13.712/100k (GUSRFI 4/10).
What is LAKE (89) County's GUSRFI score?
LAKE (89) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 3.6/10 (Low). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 103 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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