Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Prichard, Alabama
City in Mobile County · Alabama · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 18.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Prichard, Alabama. That was 85.7% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.0 in Mobile County, 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 30 percent of the rate in Mobile County, Alabama: 18.0
- About 30 percent of the rate in Alabama: 18.6
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-86%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Mobile County, Alabama: -17%
- Alabama: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 25.9 |
| 2021 | 15.7 |
| 2022 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 37.1 |
| 2024 | 5.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
100%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 times the share in Mobile County, Alabama: 22%
- About 8 times the share in Alabama: 13%
- About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Prichard | Share in Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 100% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 38% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
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 Mobile County, Alabama: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Mobile County, Alabama: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Prichard | Mobile County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 36.4% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.2% | 29.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 59.1% | 51.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.8% | 32.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Mobile County, Alabama: 59%
- About 1.9 times the share in Alabama: 52%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Mobile County, Alabama: 35%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| 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-175
- I-652
- ST STEPHENS RD2
- UNIVERSITY BLVD1
- HIGHPOINT BLVD1
- MU-WOLF RIDGE RD1
- SAINT STEPHENS RD1
- SR-2131
- SR-2171
- SR-ST STEPHENS RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 16 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Other light trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Camry3
- Honda Accord2
- Toyota Corolla1
- Toyota Camry Solara1
- Toyota Avalon1
- Toyota 4-Runner1
- Saturn Vue1
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Jeep Compass1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2024 | SR-17 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | SR-17 | 2 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | SR-17 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | SR-ST STEPHENS RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | MU-WOLF RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | HIGHPOINT BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | SR-17 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | SR-17 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | ST STEPHENS RD SR-17 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | UNIVERSITY BLVD | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | ST STEPHENS RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | ST STEPHENS RD | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | SR-213 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | SR-217 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | SAINT STEPHENS RD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2020 | i-65 | 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.