Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 16.8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 41.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Chickasaw County had the 36th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
41.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 4 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
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 17.6 |
| 2021 | 35.3 |
| 2022 | 23.7 |
| 2023 | 41.6 |
| 2024 | 41.7 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Chickasaw County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 43% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 14% | 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
14%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 85 percent of the share in Mississippi: 17%
- About half the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.6 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 14.3% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.9% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
43%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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-85
- SR-324
- SR-153
- CR-ABERDEEN RD2
- SR-412
- US-45A2
- CR-1491
- CR-4081
- CR-4161
- US-2451
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan2
- Honda Accord2
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Cadillac Deville1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Sonic1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Dart1
- Dodge Ram Van1
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 6, 2024 | — | CR-ABERDEEN RD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Houston | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | — | CR-149 | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | — | CR-ABERDEEN RD | 3 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | — | US-45A | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | — | CR-408 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | — | US-45 ALT | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | — | CR-416 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | SR-32 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | — | US-45A | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Houston | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | — | US-245 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Okolona | SR-41 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | — | SR-8 | 2 |
| May 6, 2020 | — | SR-41 | 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.