Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lamar County, Alabama
County in Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 13.6K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Lamar County, Alabama. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 29.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Lamar County had the 58th most traffic deaths among Alabama's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
29.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Alabama: 19.0
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21.5 |
| 2021 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 29.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lamar County | Share in Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lamar County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Alabama: 52%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Alabama: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-174
- SR-963
- CR-412
- US-278 SR-1181
- CR-RIVER RD1
- CR-DEMPSEY RD1
- CR-91
- CR-71
- CR-161
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Mack Anthem2
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Dodge Avenger1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | — | CR-16 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | — | CR-41 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | — | CR-41 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | CR-DEMPSEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Beaverton | US-278 SR-118 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | — | SR-17 | 2 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | — | CR-9 | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | — | CR-RIVER RD | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2020 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2020 | — | CR-7 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | — | SR-96 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.