Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Clinton, Tennessee

City in Anderson County · Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
10.4K

In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Clinton, Tennessee. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 19.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.9 in Anderson County, 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 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

19.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in Anderson County, Tennessee: 15.9
  • About 1.2 times the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
  • About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024

  • Anderson County, Tennessee: +0%
  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 4
2021 4 3
2022 6 3
2023 2 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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 49.8
2021 39.9
2022 58.8
2023 19.4
2024 19.2

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 Tennessee: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Clinton Share in Anderson County
Pedestrians 0 0% 0%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 23%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 38%
Speeding-related crashes 1 50% 31%

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 double the share in Anderson County, Tennessee: 25%
  • About 3 times the share in Tennessee: 17%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in Anderson County, Tennessee: 42%
  • About double the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Clinton Anderson County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 41.7% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 25.0% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 50.0% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 33.3% 34.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

0%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 5 percent of the share in Anderson County, Tennessee: 50%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 47%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.5 times the share in Anderson County, Tennessee: 33%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Tennessee: 34%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
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 1
Tue 1
Wed 1
Thu 4
Fri 4
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 3
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 3
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 11
Cloudy 1
Severe Crosswinds 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 8
Dark - Not Lighted 2
Dusk 2
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-61 N CHARLES G SEIVERS BLVD2
  2. SR-170 NEW HENDERSON RD1
  3. I-751
  4. SR-170 EDGEMOOR RD1
  5. SR-61 N CHARLES G SEVIERS BLVD1
  6. US-25W SR-91
  7. MELTON HILL DR1
  8. SR-61 CHARLES G SEVIERS BLVD1
  9. SR-61 S CHARLES G SEIVERS BLVD1
  10. SR-64 N CHARLES G SEIVERS BLVD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 8
Cars 7
SUVs 5
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Motorcycles 2
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Kia Soul3
  2. GMC Sierra2
  3. Honda CR-V2
  4. Chevrolet Silverado1
  5. Dodge Ram1
  6. Ford E-3501
  7. Ford Escape1
  8. Ford F-1501
  9. GMC Sonoma1
  10. 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 Deaths
Aug 27, 2024 1
May 4, 2024 1
Mar 3, 2023 2
Nov 10, 2022 2
Sep 29, 2022 1
Jul 22, 2022 3
Nov 20, 2021 1
Nov 12, 2021 1
Oct 25, 2021 2
Dec 11, 2020 1
Oct 1, 2020 2
Aug 13, 2020 1
Aug 12, 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.