Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Simpson County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 25.6K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Simpson County, Mississippi. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 15.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Simpson County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 37 people died, an average of 7.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 30.9 |
| 2021 | 58.4 |
| 2022 | 27.3 |
| 2023 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | 15.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Mississippi: 14%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Simpson County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.4 times the share in Mississippi: 18%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Simpson County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 12 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 26 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 15 |
| Daylight | 14 |
| 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-4911
- SR-434
- SR-283
- SR-4692
- SR-1492
- SR-132
- US-49 N1
- SR-5401
- HIGHWAY 1491
- CR-ZION HILL ROAD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 16 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Dodge Ram3
- Buick Encore GX2
- Dodge Dakota2
- Ford Explorer2
- Toyota Camry2
- Acura TSX1
- BMW 330i1
- Cadillac Deville1
- Chevrolet HHR1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | — | CR-HOPEWELL RD | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Magee | US-49 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Magee | US-49 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Mendenhall | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Magee | US-49 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | — | SR-469 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | CR-WATERS RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | Mendenhall | US-49 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | — | HIGHWAY 149 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | — | CR-BLUEBERRY HILL RD | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Magee | US-49 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | — | SR-541 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | — | SR-149 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | — | SR-540 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | — | CR-PINOLA BRAXTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | — | SR-469 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | — | SR-149 | 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.