Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jasper County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 15.9K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Jasper County, Mississippi. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 25.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Jasper County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
25.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 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
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 55.1 |
| 2021 | 43.3 |
| 2022 | 56.1 |
| 2023 | 25.0 |
| 2024 | 25.2 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jasper County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Mississippi: 17%
- About 90 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 | Jasper County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-158
- I-596
- CR-174
- SR-5282
- SR-182
- CR-3332
- CR-232
- SR-5031
- CR-528341
- CR-391
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 14 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- GMC Sierra2
- Nissan Altima2
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford Expedition1
- Ford Ranger1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner Columbia1
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 30, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | — | CR-35 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | — | CR-333 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Bay Springs | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | — | CR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | — | CR-39 | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | — | CR-31 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Bay Springs | CR-17 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | — | I-59 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Bay Springs | CR-17 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | — | CR-23 | 1 |
| May 20, 2022 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2021 | — | SR-503 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | — | SR-528 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | — | CR-333 | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | — | CR-52834 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2020 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Bay Springs | SR-528 | 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.