Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Sikeston, Missouri
City in Scott County · Missouri · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 16.1K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Sikeston, Missouri. The death rate was 12.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.8 in Scott County, 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 80 percent of the rate in Scott County, Missouri: 15.8
- About 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 15.3
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 18.4 |
| 2021 | 18.6 |
| 2022 | 24.9 |
| 2024 | 12.5 |
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 Scott County, Missouri: 17%
- 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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sikeston | Share in Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 50% | 17% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 50% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 17% |
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 Scott County, Missouri: 20%
- 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 1.3 times the share in Scott County, Missouri: 40%
- About 1.9 times the share in Missouri: 27%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Sikeston | Scott County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 40.0% | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.0% | 32.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 20.0% | 50.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 20.0% | 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 3 times the share in Scott County, Missouri: 20%
- About the same as the share in Missouri: 51%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Scott County, Missouri: 20%
- About 1.7 times the share in Missouri: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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-614
- WARNER ST1
- US-601
- SELCEDO RD1
- NORTH ST1
- N INGRAM RD1
- MU-TANNER ST1
- BRUNT BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 6 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick Encore1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Fusion1
- GMC Yukon1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2024 | US-60 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | MU-TANNER ST | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | N INGRAM RD | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | US-61 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | BRUNT BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | NORTH ST | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | US-61 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | US-61 | 1 |
| May 25, 2020 | WARNER ST | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | SELCEDO RD | 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.