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Traffic deaths in Jackson County, Florida

County in Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
12
Fatal crashes
11
Population
49.9K

In 2024, 12 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Jackson County, Florida. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (16) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 24.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Jackson County had the 44th most traffic deaths among Florida's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 73 people died, an average of 15 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

24.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.8 times the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

30.3

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About double the average in Florida: 15.3
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

-25%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

16 deaths in 2023, 12 in 2024

  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 18 18
2021 16 14
2022 11 11
2023 16 15
2024 12 11

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 38.2
2021 34.0
2022 22.8
2023 32.8
2024 24.0

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 Florida: 21%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 9
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Jackson County Share in Florida
Pedestrians 0 0% 21%
Motorcyclists 3 25% 20%
Cyclists 0 0% 7%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 42% 25%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 11%

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 Florida: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

9%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 55 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
  • About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Jackson County Florida United States
Speeding-related 9.1% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 45.5% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 54.5% 32.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

45%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About three-quarters of the share in Florida: 59%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

55%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.7 times the share in Florida: 33%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 3
2am 2
3am 1
4am 2
5am 1
6am 4
7am 2
8am 1
9am 0
10am 2
11am 5
12pm 3
1pm 3
2pm 4
3pm 4
4pm 1
5pm 5
6pm 1
7pm 8
8pm 3
9pm 6
10pm 1
11pm 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 13
Mon 5
Tue 7
Wed 8
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 19

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3
Feb 7
Mar 5
Apr 9
May 2
Jun 5
Jul 6
Aug 8
Sep 8
Oct 2
Nov 8
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 57
Cloudy 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Rain 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 32
Daylight 31
Dark - Lighted 4
Dusk 2

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

  1. US-908
  2. I-107
  3. US-2317
  4. SR-716
  5. SR-24
  6. SR-734
  7. SR-772
  8. SR-692
  9. CR-2712
  10. CR-1672

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 31
Pickup trucks 24
SUVs 15
Medium and heavy trucks 9
Motorcycles 9
Other vehicles 9
Vans 2
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1506
  2. Ford F-2504
  3. Toyota Camry4
  4. Chevrolet Silverado3
  5. Dodge Ram2
  6. GMC Sierra2
  7. Nissan Rogue2
  8. Toyota Tacoma2
  9. Cadillac CTS1
  10. Chevrolet Camaro1

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 Deaths
Dec 31, 2024 Alford 1
Dec 28, 2024 — 2
Nov 16, 2024 — 1
Oct 24, 2024 — 1
Aug 17, 2024 — 1
Jul 27, 2024 — 1
Apr 27, 2024 Marianna 1
Apr 27, 2024 Marianna 1
Mar 29, 2024 Marianna 1
Mar 14, 2024 — 1
Feb 19, 2024 — 1
Dec 4, 2023 — 1
Nov 3, 2023 Marianna 1
Aug 19, 2023 Marianna 1
Aug 9, 2023 — 1
Jul 28, 2023 — 1
Jul 2, 2023 — 1
Jul 1, 2023 — 1
Jun 26, 2023 Cottondale 1
May 24, 2023 — 1
Apr 23, 2023 — 1
Apr 16, 2023 Cottondale 1
Feb 15, 2023 — 2
Feb 15, 2023 — 1
Jan 28, 2023 — 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.