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Traffic deaths in Prentiss County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 25.3K
In 2024, 8 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Prentiss County, Mississippi. That was 60.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 31.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Prentiss County had the 32nd most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 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
31.6
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
18.3
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
+60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
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 | 16.0 |
| 2021 | 16.0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 31.6 |
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 | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Prentiss County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 13% | 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%
17%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Prentiss County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 16.7% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
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-457
- SR-1452
- SR-3652
- SR-42
- CR-13901
- CR-35011
- CR-51111
- CR-74611
- CR-83011
- LAKE ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Ford Explorer2
- Ford F-1502
- Ford F-3502
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Sebring1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Chunfeng Chunfeng ATV1
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 21, 2024 | — | US-45 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | SR-365 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | — | CR-1390 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | — | SR-145 | 2 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | — | CR-7461 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Baldwyn | US-45 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | — | CR-5111 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | — | CR-8301 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Booneville | SR-4 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Booneville | SR-145 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2021 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | — | US-45 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | — | CR-3501 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | — | SR-365 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | — | SR-30 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2020 | Booneville | LAKE 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.