Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Howard County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 10.1K
In 2024, 2 people died in 1 fatal crash in Howard County, Missouri. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 19.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Howard County had the 77th most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
27.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 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
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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 | 49.2 |
| 2021 | 19.7 |
| 2022 | 29.5 |
| 2023 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 19.7 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Howard 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 | 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%
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 | Howard County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Missouri: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| 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
- SR-54
- SR-1242
- SR-J1
- LUCKY ST1
- SR-V1
- US-401
- SR-O1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Toyota Prius V1
- Toyota Corolla Matrix1
- Indian Motorcycle Roadmaster Elite1
- Hyundai Tucson1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Honda CR-V1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford F-3501
- Dodge Ram1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2024 | — | SR-5 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | — | SR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | — | SR-124 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | — | SR-O | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | — | SR-124 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | — | SR-V | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Fayette | LUCKY ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | — | US-40 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | — | SR-J | 2 |
| May 25, 2020 | — | SR-5 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 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.