Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Attala County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 17.2K
In 2024, 11 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Attala County, Mississippi. That was 120.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 63.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Attala County had the 24th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
63.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
31.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+120%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
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 | 11.2 |
| 2021 | 39.5 |
| 2022 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 63.8 |
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 | 11 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Attala County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 18% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 8 | 73% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Mississippi: 17%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.8 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Attala County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About one-third of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
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 | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-128
- SR-194
- SR-353
- SR-432
- CR-31021
- CR-32311
- CR-KNOX RD1
- MU-EAST ADAMS ST1
- SR-141
- SR-7361
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- GMC Sierra2
- Audi A51
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Buick Rendezvous1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | — | SR-736 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Kosciusko | SR-12 | 6 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | — | CR-KNOX RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Kosciusko | MU-EAST ADAMS ST | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| May 16, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | — | CR-3231 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| May 17, 2020 | — | CR-3102 | 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.