Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Ridgeland, South Carolina
City in Jasper County · South Carolina · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 3.8K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Ridgeland, South Carolina. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 52.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 46.8 in Jasper County, 18.9 in South Carolina 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
52.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Jasper County, South Carolina: 46.8
- About 3 times the rate in South Carolina: 18.9
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Jasper County, South Carolina: -11%
- South Carolina: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 53.4 |
| 2021 | 133.2 |
| 2022 | 52.8 |
| 2023 | 26.4 |
| 2024 | 52.7 |
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 South Carolina: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Ridgeland | Share in Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 41% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 47% |
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 Jasper County, South Carolina: 40%
- About 5 percent of the share in South Carolina: 37%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Jasper County, South Carolina: 27%
- About 1.6 times the share in South Carolina: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Ridgeland | Jasper County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 26.7% | 32.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 40.0% | 36.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 73.3% | 56.9% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 60.0% | 35.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Jasper County, South Carolina: 73%
- About 1.8 times the share in South Carolina: 57%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.7 times the share in Jasper County, South Carolina: 60%
- About 3 times the share in South Carolina: 35%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dusk | 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-172
- I-952
- SR-336 GRAHAMVILLE RD1
- SR-336 OLD HOUSE RD1
- SR-4621
- SR-462 COOSAW SCENIC DRIVE1
- SR-462 LOWCOUNTER DRIVE1
- US-17 JACOB SMART BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Mercury Grand Marquis2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Camry1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mack CHU1
- Lexus IS1
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Honda Accord1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | SR-462 LOWCOUNTER DRIVE | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | SR-336 OLD HOUSE RD | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | SR-462 COOSAW SCENIC DRIVE | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | SR-336 GRAHAMVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | US-17 JACOB SMART BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | SR-462 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | US-17 | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | US-17 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | I-95 | 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.