Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Neshoba County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 28.8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Neshoba County, Mississippi. That was 22.2% fewer than in 2023 (9) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 24.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Neshoba County had the 36th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 44 people died, an average of 8.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
24.3
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
30.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-22%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 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 | 27.6 |
| 2021 | 58.8 |
| 2022 | 10.4 |
| 2023 | 31.2 |
| 2024 | 24.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
29%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Mississippi: 14%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Neshoba County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 29% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 14% | 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 | Neshoba County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 6 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 4 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 28 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| 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
- SR-199
- SR-167
- SR-156
- SR-216
- SR-4923
- SR-4822
- CR-5151
- SR-4851
- CR-7811
- CR-7791
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| Pickup trucks | 18 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1506
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Ford Taurus3
- Honda Accord3
- Toyota Tacoma3
- Ford F-2502
- Honda Civic2
- Nissan Altima2
- Toyota Camry2
- Buick LeSabre1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 | Philadelphia | SR-15 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Philadelphia | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | CR-127 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | — | SR-482 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Philadelphia | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | — | US-19 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Philadelphia | SR-15 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | — | SR-19 | 2 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | — | SR-482 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2022 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | — | CR-515 | 2 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | — | SR-19 | 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.