Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Maries County, Missouri
County in Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 8.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Maries County, Missouri. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 35.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Maries County had the 62nd 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. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
35.3
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
35.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Missouri: 16.2
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Missouri: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 59.1 |
| 2021 | 47.5 |
| 2022 | 23.7 |
| 2023 | 11.8 |
| 2024 | 35.3 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Maries County | Share in Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 67% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Missouri: 33%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Missouri: 27%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Maries County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 30.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Missouri: 51%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Missouri: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- US-636
- SR-283
- SR-N1
- SR-M1
- SR-421
- SR-1331
- CR-6231
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Subaru Outback1
- Porsche Cayenne1
- Pontiac Grand AM1
- Honda GL18001
- GMC Yukon XL1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford F-1501
- Chrysler Concorde1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2024 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | — | SR-N | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | — | SR-28 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | — | US-63 | 2 |
| May 22, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | — | SR-133 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | — | CR-623 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | — | SR-M | 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.