Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jones County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 16
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Population
- 66.1K
In 2024, 16 people died in 15 fatal crashes in Jones County, Mississippi. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 24.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Jones County had the 10th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 63 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
24.2
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
18.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About three-quarters of the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
16 deaths in 2023, 16 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 |
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 | 7.4 |
| 2021 | 22.5 |
| 2022 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | 24.2 |
| 2024 | 24.2 |
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 | 15 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jones County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 6% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 31% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 31% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.9 times the share in Mississippi: 17%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jones County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 46.7% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
47%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 4 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 5 |
| 8pm | 7 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 10 |
| Wed | 11 |
| Thu | 9 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 7 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 9 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 40 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 29 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| 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
- US-8410
- I-597
- US-116
- CR-PLEASANT GROVE RD3
- SR-153
- SR-293
- SR-5882
- I-59 NORTH2
- CR-MONARCH RD2
- CR-AUGUSTA RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 29 |
| Pickup trucks | 25 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 15 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Buses | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1507
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Nissan Altima4
- Peterbilt 5793
- Blue Bird BB Conventional2
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Focus2
- Ford Mustang2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2023 | — | SR-588 | 3 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | — | US-11 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | — | US-11 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | — | CR-OVETT PETAL | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | — | CR-PLEASANT GROVE RD | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | CR-MOSELLE SEMINARY RD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | — | I-59 | 2 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Ellisville | US-11 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | — | I-59 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Laurel | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | — | CR-SPRINGHILL RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | CR-MONARCH RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | — | I-59 | 2 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | — | CR-EVANS CREEK RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Laurel | NORTHVIEW DR | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | — | US-11 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | — | SR-590 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Laurel | 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.