Top 25 Illinois Counties With Most Fatal Accidents and Most Dangerous Roads

A lot of traffic flows through Illinois especially in and around the Chicago area. Despite the size of the Land of Lincoln and how much traveling happens in the state, it's not the most dangerous for driving. In fact, Illinois doesn't make it into the top 10 list. Regardless, here is a breakdown of the counties with the most fatal accidents and deadliest roads.

This list is based on 2,976 fatal accidents documented between 2018 and 2020 in Illinois. In determining where the most fatal accidents occurred and which roads are the most dangerous, a variety of stats were used to build the list. Factors like distracted driving, speed, and driving under the influence as well as the time of the year and the weather.

In Chicago, there were nine fatal accidents on Ashland Avenue, from W. 74th to W. 47th, in a two-year period, making it Illinois' "deadliest stretch of road." If you've never traveled this stretch of road it's only 3.5 miles.

Of the nearly 3,000 driving fatalities in Illinois, 38.9% were caused by speeding, 26.5% were related to drunk driving, and 12.2% involved distracted driving. The most dangerous month for driving, based on the two-year data, was July in which 10.5% of fatal accidents (2018-2020) were recorded. It would make sense in winter was the deadliest driving season in Illinois but it's not. The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is when the most driving fatalities occur.

Five of the counties on this list make up nearly 50% of the recorded fatalities and they were caused by distracted driving and speeding. Is your county one of the top 25 on the list of the most fatal accidents and most dangerous roads in Illinois?

[h/t Money Geek]