Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bates County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 16.4K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Bates County, Missouri. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 42.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Bates County had the 32nd most traffic deaths among Missouri'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. 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
42.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Missouri: 16.2
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 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 | 24.9 |
| 2021 | 18.6 |
| 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 43.1 |
| 2024 | 42.6 |
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 Missouri: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 4 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bates County | Share in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 4 | 57% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 14% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 29% | 33% |
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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 85 percent of the share in Missouri: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Missouri: 27%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bates County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 30.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Missouri: 51%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Missouri: 30%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- I-495
- SR-524
- SR-182
- SR-A1
- SR-J1
- SR-H1
- SR-B1
- PP WEST VERNON ST1
- CR-NW 60021
- CR-NW 60011
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- BMW 328xi1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Festiva1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford ZX21
- GMC Acadia1
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 15, 2024 | — | I-49 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Butler | SR-52 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | — | CR-13237 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | — | I-49 | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | — | SR-52 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | — | SR-J | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | — | I-49 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | — | I-49 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | — | CR-7001 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | — | SR-MM | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | SR-A | 2 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | SR-52 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | — | CR-NW 6001 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | SR-H | 1 |
| May 30, 2021 | Rockville | PP WEST VERNON ST | 1 |
| May 23, 2021 | — | SR-52 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | — | SR-B | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | — | CR-NW 6002 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | — | I-49 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | — | CR-NW 1002 | 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.