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Traffic deaths in Clinton County, Missouri

County in Missouri · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
21.7K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Clinton County, Missouri. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 4.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Clinton County had the 92nd most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

4.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About one-third of the rate in Missouri: 15.3
  • About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

15.0

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About the same as the average in Missouri: 16.2
  • About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-67%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024

  • Missouri: -4%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 6 6
2022 4 3
2023 3 3
2024 1 1

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 9.4
2021 28.3
2022 18.8
2023 13.9
2024 4.6

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Clinton County Share in Missouri
Pedestrians 0 0% 14%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 15%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 100% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 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

0%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 5 percent of the share in Missouri: 33%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

100%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 4 times the share in Missouri: 27%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Clinton County Missouri United States
Speeding-related 100.0% 26.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 32.7% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 50.9% 53.6%
At weekends 100.0% 30.3% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

0%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 5 percent of the share in Missouri: 51%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 3 times the share in Missouri: 30%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 2
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 1
7am 1
8am 2
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 2
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 4
Mon 2
Tue 0
Wed 3
Thu 1
Fri 3
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 3
Oct 0
Nov 3
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 10
Cloudy 5

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 8
Dark - Not Lighted 6

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

  1. SR-1163
  2. I-353
  3. US-1692
  4. 240TH ST1
  5. MU-GRAND AVE1
  6. SR-331
  7. SR-A1
  8. SR-J1
  9. SR-N1
  10. SR-V1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 10
Pickup trucks 7
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Other vehicles 2
Motorcycles 1
SUVs 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1502
  2. Ford Fusion2
  3. Polaris Ranger1
  4. MINI Hardtop1
  5. Lincoln Town Car1
  6. Kenworth T8801
  7. Jeep Grand Wagoneer1
  8. Jeep Gladiator1
  9. Harley Davidson Street Glide1
  10. GMC C61

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 Deaths
Nov 10, 2024 — 1
Sep 15, 2023 — 1
Sep 11, 2023 — 1
Aug 6, 2023 Cameron 1
Sep 9, 2022 — 1
Apr 30, 2022 — 1
Mar 2, 2022 — 2
Jul 29, 2021 — 1
May 22, 2021 — 1
May 2, 2021 — 1
Mar 10, 2021 Cameron 1
Jan 24, 2021 — 1
Jan 1, 2021 Lathrop 1
Nov 25, 2020 — 1
Nov 23, 2020 — 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.