Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Dent County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 14.7K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Dent County, Missouri. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 40.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Dent County had the 39th 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. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 60% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
40.9
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
22.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Missouri: 16.2
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 20.5 |
| 2024 | 40.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Missouri: 14%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dent County | Share in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 67% | 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
60%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.8 times the share in Missouri: 33%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Missouri: 27%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dent County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 60.0% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 30.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Missouri: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Missouri: 30%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 4 |
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
- SR-723
- SR-323
- SR-HH2
- SR-192
- SR-CC1
- SR-C1
- SR-1191
- CR-33001
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick Park Avenue1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chevrolet Aveo1
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Escape1
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 30, 2024 | — | SR-72 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | — | SR-72 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2024 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | — | SR-32 | 2 |
| May 27, 2024 | — | SR-119 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | — | SR-HH | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | — | SR-HH | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | — | SR-CC | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | SR-C | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | — | CR-3300 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | — | SR-72 | 2 |
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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.