Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Carroll County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.5K
In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Carroll County, Mississippi. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2022 (4) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 21.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 24.9 in Mississippi and 12.2 in the United States. Carroll County had the 75th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 16 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 80 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023
- About 1.6 times the average in Mississippi: 25.0
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.4
-50%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
4 deaths in 2022, 2 in 2023
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 80.5 |
| 2021 | 20.4 |
| 2022 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 21.0 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Carroll County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 19% |
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 Mississippi: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Carroll County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-354
- I-553
- I-55 NORTH2
- SR-172
- CR-2861
- US-511
- US-821
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford F-1501
- Freightliner CC Conventional1
- Freightliner Coronado1
- Freightliner New Cascadia 116" Day cab1
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Day cab1
- Freightliner USF-1E1
- GMC Sierra1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2023 | — | I-55 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | — | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | — | CR-286 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2021 | — | I-55 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | — | I-55 NORTH | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | — | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | — | I-55 NORTH | 1 |
| May 22, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.