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Traffic deaths in Stone County, Missouri

County in Missouri · United States

Deaths, 2024
10
Fatal crashes
10
Population
32.6K

In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Stone County, Missouri. That was 9.1% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 30.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.3 in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States. Stone County had the 20th most traffic deaths among Missouri's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 44 people died, an average of 8.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 10% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

30.7

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

27.5

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

  • About 1.7 times the average in Missouri: 16.2
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

-9%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024

  • Missouri: -4%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 6 5
2022 12 9
2023 11 10
2024 10 10

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 16.0
2021 19.0
2022 37.3
2023 33.7
2024 30.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

10%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About two-thirds of the share in Missouri: 14%
  • About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Stone County Share in Missouri
Pedestrians 1 10% 14%
Motorcyclists 2 20% 15%
Cyclists 1 10% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 10% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 1 10% 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

10%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About one-third of the share in Missouri: 33%
  • About one-third 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Stone County Missouri United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 26.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 10.0% 32.7% 28.1%
At night 20.0% 50.9% 53.6%
At weekends 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

20%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 40 percent of the share in Missouri: 51%
  • About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

20%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Missouri: 30%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 1
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 1
8am 1
9am 1
10am 3
11am 4
12pm 3
1pm 2
2pm 3
3pm 5
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 2
8pm 4
9pm 1
10pm 2
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 7
Tue 7
Wed 2
Thu 2
Fri 6
Sat 10

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 3
May 5
Jun 0
Jul 4
Aug 10
Sep 3
Oct 6
Nov 1
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 31
Cloudy 5
Rain 1
Snow 1

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 25
Dark - Not Lighted 12
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

  1. SR-139
  2. SR-766
  3. SR-4132
  4. SR-N2
  5. SR-862
  6. SR-Y1
  7. SR-K1
  8. SR-M1
  9. SR-OO1
  10. US-1601

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 17
Pickup trucks 14
SUVs 10
Motorcycles 10
Other vehicles 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Jeep Cherokee2
  3. Ford Focus2
  4. Ford F-2502
  5. Dodge Ram2
  6. Chevrolet Colorado2
  7. Buick LeSabre2
  8. Freightliner MT 45 Chassis1
  9. Ford Mustang1
  10. Ford Fusion1

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
Nov 22, 2024 Reeds Spring 1
Oct 1, 2024 Branson West 1
Aug 25, 2024 — 1
Aug 2, 2024 — 1
May 21, 2024 — 1
May 14, 2024 Kimberling City 1
May 7, 2024 — 1
Apr 13, 2024 — 1
Apr 10, 2024 — 1
Mar 26, 2024 — 1
Oct 2, 2023 — 1
Oct 1, 2023 — 1
Sep 2, 2023 Kimberling City 2
Aug 19, 2023 — 1
Aug 19, 2023 — 1
Aug 17, 2023 — 1
Aug 14, 2023 — 1
Apr 14, 2023 — 1
Mar 26, 2023 — 1
Jan 16, 2023 Kimberling City 1
Oct 22, 2022 — 1
Oct 8, 2022 — 1
Aug 31, 2022 — 1
Aug 27, 2022 — 2
Aug 27, 2022 — 2

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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.