Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Smith County, Mississippi
County in Mississippi · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 14K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Smith County, Mississippi. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 28.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 25.5 in Mississippi and 11.5 in the United States. Smith County had the 57th most traffic deaths among Mississippi's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 4.0 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
28.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Mississippi: 25.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Mississippi: 25.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.4
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Mississippi: +3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | 42.6 |
| 2023 | 28.4 |
| 2024 | 28.5 |
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 Smith County | Share in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 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 | Smith County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 18.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.3% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 50.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 75.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.5 times the share in Mississippi: 50%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
75%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Mississippi: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-283
- SR-182
- SR-352
- CR-5031
- CR-5631
- CR-831
- CR-971
- CR-991
- SR-131
- SR-4811
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Dart1
- Ford E-3501
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Maverick1
- GMC Terrain1
- GMC Yukon1
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 13, 2024 | — | CR-99 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | — | CR-563 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | — | CR-97 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2023 | — | TS-TURNER CHAPEL | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | — | CR-83 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | — | SR-531 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | CR-503 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | SR-481 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.