Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Cooper County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 17.1K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Cooper County, Missouri. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 23.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Cooper County had the 56th most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Missouri: 16.1
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.1
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | 17.9 |
| 2023 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 23.3 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cooper County | Share in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Missouri: 33%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Missouri: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cooper County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 30.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Missouri: 51%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Missouri: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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-708
- CR-OLD CONCORD ROAD1
- SR-51
- SR-871
- SR-981
- SR-B1
- SR-J1
- US-401
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Western Star 49001
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Sequoia1
- Toyota Prius V1
- Toyota PRIUS1
- Toyota Avalon1
- Ram 35001
- Mazda CX-91
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 25, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | — | CR-OLD CONCORD ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | — | SR-J | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Boonville | US-40 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | — | SR-98 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2020 | — | SR-B | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Boonville | SR-87 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | — | SR-5 | 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.