COLUMBUS — For the fourth consecutive year, Ohio has seen a decline in traffic fatalities.

To maintain this positive trend, troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol remain highly visible on roads across the state.

From 2021 to 2025, there were 5,688 fatal crashes on Ohio roads, resulting in 6,149 deaths. Last year, there were 1,037 fatal crashes, which is a 3.7% decrease from the previous year’s total.

“While we are encouraged by the fact that more Ohioans have returned home safely over the last four years, the number of fatal crashes in our state remains far too high,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “Safety is a shared responsibility, and we must all do more to protect one another on the road.”

According to patrol statistics, 26% of fatal crashes over the last five years were the result of driving off the road. Additionally, unsafe speed, driving left of center, failure to yield the right of way, following too closely and running a stop sign were the next top contributing factors in fatal crashes statewide.

To promote road safety, drivers are encouraged to look ahead and stay focused on driving, maintain a following distance of at least three seconds, adhere to posted speed limits, always wear a safety belt and never drive impaired.

“Patrol data shows that many fatal crashes are preventable,” said Col. Charles A. Jones, patrol superintendent. “By simply practicing safe driving habits, you can increase the chances of you and other drivers on the road arriving safely.”

The public is encouraged to safely call #677 to report reckless or impaired drivers and drug activity.

Crashes

Mahoning County had 28,276 crashes from January 2021 to the present.

• Top roads for crashes — Route 224, Interstate 680, Interstate 76, state Route 7, U.S. Route 62, state Route 170 and state Route 46.

• Alcohol-related – 796

• Distracted-related — 1,216

• Speed-related – 3,130

• Fatal — 99

Trumbull County had 20,739 crashes from January 2021 to the present.

• Top roads for crashes — U.S. Route 422, state Route 46, Interstate 80, state Route 5, state Route 45, state Route 82 and state Route 11.

• Alcohol-related — 1,037

• Distracted-related — 874

• Speed-related — 2,793

• Fatal — 100

To dive deeper into the statistics, https://statepatrol.ohio.gov/dashboards-statistics/ostats-dashboards/crash-dashboard