Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Choctaw County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 8.1K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Choctaw County, Mississippi. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 12.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Choctaw County had the 76th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
37.0
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
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 48.8 |
| 2021 | 61.5 |
| 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 49.6 |
| 2024 | 12.4 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Choctaw County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Choctaw County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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-4132
- SR-152
- SR-92
- SR-121
- CR-3165 REED ROAD1
- CR-CHOCTAW RD1
- CR-LAGRANGE RD1
- CR-MCGEE-THOMPSON RD1
- CR-REFORM STURGIS RD1
- CR-WEIR HIGHPOINT RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Buick Encore1
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chrysler Voyager1
- Ford E-1501
- Ford Expedition1
- Ford Focus1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | — | CR-MCGEE-THOMPSON RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | — | SR-12 | 2 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | — | SR-413 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | — | CR-LAGRANGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | — | CR-REFORM STURGIS RD | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | — | CR-WEIR HIGHPOINT RD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | — | SR-413 | 2 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | — | CR-CHOCTAW RD | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | — | CR-3165 REED ROAD | 1 |
| May 22, 2020 | — | SR-15 | 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.