Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Mississippi in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 748
- Fatal crashes
- 685
- Population
- 3M
In 2020, 748 people died in 685 fatal crashes in Mississippi, about 2 a day. The death rate was 25.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Mississippi had the 20th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 572 |
| Pedestrians | 105 |
| Motorcyclists | 62 |
| Cyclists | 9 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mississippi | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 105 | 14% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 62 | 8% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 9 | 1% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 145 | 19% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 129 | 17% | 29% |
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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
16%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 16.4% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 17.4% | 28.6% |
| At night | 52.0% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 31.8% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
52%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 29 |
| 1am | 14 |
| 2am | 25 |
| 3am | 17 |
| 4am | 18 |
| 5am | 21 |
| 6am | 27 |
| 7am | 32 |
| 8am | 19 |
| 9am | 17 |
| 10am | 25 |
| 11am | 17 |
| 12pm | 25 |
| 1pm | 27 |
| 2pm | 25 |
| 3pm | 25 |
| 4pm | 45 |
| 5pm | 45 |
| 6pm | 40 |
| 7pm | 36 |
| 8pm | 54 |
| 9pm | 38 |
| 10pm | 31 |
| 11pm | 33 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 118 |
| Mon | 71 |
| Tue | 92 |
| Wed | 110 |
| Thu | 80 |
| Fri | 114 |
| Sat | 100 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 38 |
| Feb | 47 |
| Mar | 43 |
| Apr | 47 |
| May | 58 |
| Jun | 64 |
| Jul | 60 |
| Aug | 84 |
| Sep | 67 |
| Oct | 72 |
| Nov | 58 |
| Dec | 47 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 507 |
| Cloudy | 83 |
| Rain | 60 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 330 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 227 |
| Dark - Lighted | 63 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 22 |
| Dusk | 20 |
| Dawn | 12 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-6123
- US-4918
- US-4515
- I-5514
- US-9014
- US-8213
- I-5912
- US-8012
- SR-3511
- I-2011
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 398 |
| Pickup trucks | 210 |
| SUVs | 151 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 85 |
| Motorcycles | 61 |
| Other vehicles | 43 |
| Vans | 18 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado44
- Ford F-15039
- Toyota Camry32
- Honda Accord21
- Ford Mustang20
- Chevrolet Impala19
- GMC Sierra19
- Nissan Altima19
- Chevrolet Tahoe13
- Ford F-25013
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2020 | Winston County | SR-15 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Yazoo County | CR-NEELY RD | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Jackson County | CR-FOUNTAINBLEAU RD | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Jackson, Hinds County | I-55 FRONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Oxford, Lafayette County | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Gulfport, Harrison County | WASHINGTON AVE | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Forrest County | US-49 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Covington County | US-84 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Bolivar County | JENNY WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Vardaman, Calhoun County | SR-8 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Lamar County | I-59 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Lincoln County | CR-JACKSON LIBERTY DR | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Panola County | CR-POPE WATER VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Warren County | CR-STENSON ROAD | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Tallahatchie County | SR-32 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Yazoo County | SR-16 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Jackson County | CR-OLD FORT BAYOU RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Copiah County | CR-HARTLEY LANE | 2 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Lafayette County | CR-387 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Pearl, Rankin County | US-80 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Pontotoc County | SR-341 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Marshall County | SR-309 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Washington County | US-82 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Noxubee County | CR-CONCORD RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Biloxi, Harrison County | SR-OLD HIGHWAY 67 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.