Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Macon County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 15.2K
In 2024, 5 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Macon County, Missouri. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 32.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Macon County had the 47th most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
32.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About 3 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
+25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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 | 19.7 |
| 2021 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 26.3 |
| 2024 | 32.9 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Macon 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 | Macon County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 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 | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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-637
- US-364
- SR-32
- US-36 RAMP1
- SR-T1
- CR-VINE ST RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chrysler Town and Country2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Highlander1
- Toyota Camry1
- Peterbilt 5791
- Kenworth T8 Series1
- Hyundai Accent1
- Honda VT750 (Shadow Ace 750)1
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 29, 2024 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | — | US-36 | 4 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | — | US-36 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | — | SR-T | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2023 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | — | US-36 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Macon | US-63 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | — | SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | — | US-36 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | La Plata | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | — | CR-VINE ST RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Macon | US-36 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | — | US-63 | 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.