Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Canton, Mississippi
City in Madison County · Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 10.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Canton, Mississippi. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.3 in Madison County, 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 80 percent of the rate in Madison County, Mississippi: 11.3
- About 35 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Madison County, Mississippi: -19%
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 27.7 |
| 2022 | 37.0 |
| 2023 | 37.0 |
| 2024 | 9.2 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Canton | Share in Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 8% |
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 Madison County, Mississippi: 8%
- 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 Madison County, Mississippi: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Canton | Madison County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 8.3% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 41.7% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Madison County, Mississippi: 50%
- About double the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Madison County, Mississippi: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 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-556
- SR-162
- 144 KING RANCH ROAD1
- I-55 RAMP1
- NISSAN PARKWAY1
- SR-221
- US-51 N LIBERTY ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Taurus2
- Acura TL1
- Buick LeSabre1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Dodge Avenger1
- Ford F-1501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Honda VTX1300C1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2024 | I-55 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | I-55 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | I-55 RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | SR-16 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | I-55 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | I-55 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | I-55 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | 144 KING RANCH ROAD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | NISSAN PARKWAY | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | US-51 N LIBERTY ST | 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.