Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Amite County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 12.5K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Amite County, Mississippi. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 32.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Amite County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
32.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
36.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 47.2 |
| 2021 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 23.9 |
| 2023 | 32.0 |
| 2024 | 32.0 |
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 Mississippi: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Amite County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 17% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Mississippi: 17%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Amite County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.0% | 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 Mississippi: 50%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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-336
- SR-245
- CR-BUSY CORNER RD1
- CR-CAPTIAN GLOSTER DR1
- CR-JONES RD1
- CR-KAHNVILLE ROAD1
- CR-LOWER CENTREVILLE RD1
- CR-MEADVILLE ROAD1
- CR-ROLLINSON RD1
- SR-5681
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Suburban2
- Ford F-2502
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | — | SR-568 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | — | US-98 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | — | SR-569 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | — | SR-584 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | — | CR-BUSY CORNER RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | — | CR-JONES RD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | — | CR-ROLLINSON RD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | — | CR-MEADVILLE ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | — | SR-24 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Gloster | CR-CAPTIAN GLOSTER DR | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | — | CR-KAHNVILLE ROAD | 1 |
| May 20, 2020 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | — | CR-LOWER CENTREVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | — | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | — | SR-24 | 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.