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Traffic deaths in Ozark County, Missouri

County in Missouri · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
9.1K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Ozark County, Missouri. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 44.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Ozark County had the 56th 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. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

44.0

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

45.0

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 3 times the average in Missouri: 16.1
  • About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.1

-33%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Missouri: -4%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2022 1 1
2023 6 6
2024 4 4

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 58.7
2022 11.1
2023 66.7
2024 44.0

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Ozark County Share in Missouri
Pedestrians 0 0% 14%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 15%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 25% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 2 50% 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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.5 times the share in Missouri: 33%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Missouri: 27%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Ozark County Missouri United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 26.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 32.7% 28.1%
At night 75.0% 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

75%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.5 times the share in Missouri: 51%
  • About 1.4 times 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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 0
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 1
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 3
2pm 0
3pm 2
4pm 1
5pm 1
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 3
Tue 4
Wed 3
Thu 0
Fri 3
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 3
Nov 0
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 10
Cloudy 6

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

  1. US-1607
  2. SR-55
  3. SR-Z1
  4. SR-V1
  5. SR-KK1
  6. CR-1421

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 9
Cars 8
Motorcycles 3
SUVs 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Western Star 48001
  3. Toyota Tundra1
  4. Pontiac Vibe1
  5. Nissan Pickup1
  6. Lincoln Town Car1
  7. Lincoln MKZ1
  8. Jeep Grand Cherokee1
  9. Harley Davidson XL 12001
  10. Harley Davidson Street Glide1

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 Deaths
Dec 3, 2024 — 1
Oct 22, 2024 — 1
Aug 6, 2024 — 1
Jun 17, 2024 — 1
Dec 30, 2023 — 1
Dec 13, 2023 — 1
Oct 20, 2023 Gainesville 1
Sep 9, 2023 — 1
Aug 2, 2023 — 1
May 5, 2023 — 1
Jul 27, 2022 — 1
Oct 3, 2020 — 1
Sep 7, 2020 — 1
Jun 9, 2020 — 1
Jun 5, 2020 — 1
Feb 17, 2020 — 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.