Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Perry County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 11.4K
In 2024, 10 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Perry County, Mississippi. That was 233.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 87.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Perry County had the 26th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
87.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
59.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+233%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 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 | 61.1 |
| 2021 | 69.5 |
| 2022 | 52.5 |
| 2023 | 26.2 |
| 2024 | 87.4 |
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 | 10 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Perry County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 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%
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 | Perry County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.9% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 14.3% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
43%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
14%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 45 percent of the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 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 | 11 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-296
- US-985
- SR-154
- SR-422
- CR-WINGATE RD2
- OLD AUGUSTA RD1
- CR-WALTER MYERS RD1
- CR-LITTLE CREEK RD1
- CR-JIM EASTERLING RD1
- CR-FAIRLEY BRIDGE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra3
- Peterbilt 3892
- Ford Escape2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Peterbilt 5791
- Nissan Titan1
- Nissan Frontier1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mack CHN1
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 | — | CR-WINGATE RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | — | CR-JIM EASTERLING RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 3 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | — | US-98 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | — | CR-WINGATE RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | — | CR-LITTLE CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | — | CR-FAIRLEY BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | — | US-98 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | — | CR-DAVID NEWELL RD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | — | CR-278 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | — | OLD AUGUSTA RD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | US-98 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | — | US-98 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | — | US-98 | 3 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2020 | — | CR-WALTER MYERS RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | — | 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.