Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Leflore County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 26.2K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Leflore County, Mississippi. That was 166.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 30.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Leflore County had the 32nd most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+167%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 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 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | 25.3 |
| 2022 | 26.0 |
| 2023 | 11.3 |
| 2024 | 30.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Leflore County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 13% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 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%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 80 percent of the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Leflore County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 71.4% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
71%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-8211
- US-497
- CR-5122
- US-81
- SR-491
- SR-4421
- MU-NICHOLS AVE1
- MU-FREEDOM ST1
- CR-5151
- CR-5141
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Charger4
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup2
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Polaris Ranger1
- Nissan Rogue1
- Mazda Mazda61
- Lincoln Nautilus1
- Lexus LS1
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 17, 2024 | Greenwood | MU-NICHOLS AVE | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | — | CR-512 | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | — | US-82 | 2 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | — | US-8 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | — | MU-FREEDOM ST | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2022 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | — | CR-514 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | — | CR-252 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Greenwood | US-49 | 2 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Greenwood | US-49 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Greenwood | US-82 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | — | CR-515 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | — | US-82 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2020 | — | SR-442 | 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.