Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lewis County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.9K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Lewis County, Missouri. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Lewis County had the 77th most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
25.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Missouri: 16.2
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 29.9 |
| 2021 | 30.0 |
| 2022 | 20.2 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lewis County | Share in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Missouri: 27%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lewis County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| 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 | 6 |
| 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
- US-613
- SR-D2
- SR-CC1
- SR-61
- JAMISON ST1
- CR-2931
- CR-2241
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota RAV41
- Polaris RZR1
- Polaris Ranger1
- Lincoln MKX1
- Hyundai Palisade1
- Honda Accord1
- Harley Davidson FLHX / Street Glide1
- Ford F-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2024 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Canton | US-61 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | — | JAMISON ST | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | — | CR-224 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | — | CR-293 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | — | SR-D | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | — | SR-6 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | — | SR-D | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | — | SR-CC | 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.