Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Grenada County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Population
- 20.9K
In 2024, 13 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Grenada County, Mississippi. That was 8.3% more than in 2023 (12) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 62.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Grenada County had the 18th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 48 people died, an average of 9.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
62.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
45.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+8%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 |
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 | 41.7 |
| 2021 | 32.8 |
| 2022 | 33.1 |
| 2023 | 57.0 |
| 2024 | 62.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
15%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.1 times the share in Mississippi: 14%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 11 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Grenada County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 15% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 8% | 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 | Grenada County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 5 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 6 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 38 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 27 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - 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
- I-5510
- US-517
- SR-86
- SR-75
- SR-3322
- CR-PEARIDGE RD2
- CR-GRAYSPORT CROSSING RD2
- SR-511
- SR-351
- SOUTH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 15 |
| SUVs | 15 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Malibu3
- Toyota Sequoia2
- Toyota 4-Runner2
- Polaris Ranger2
- Jeep Cherokee1
- Honda TRX500 (FourTrax Foreman Rubicon)1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda CBR6001
- Harley Davidson FLTRXS / Road Glide Special1
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 28, 2024 | — | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Grenada | MU-SOUTH STREET | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | — | CR-GRANT RD | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | — | CR-TUSCAHOMA ST | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | — | CR-ROLLING OAKS DR | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | — | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| May 25, 2023 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | — | SR-332 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | — | US-51 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Grenada | I-55 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Grenada | SR-332 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Grenada | SR-8 | 2 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | Grenada | US-51 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Grenada | US-51 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Grenada | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2022 | — | US-51 | 2 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 4 | 33.0 |
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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.