Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Benton County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 16.1K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Benton County, Tennessee. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 6.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Benton County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 40 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Tennessee: 18.0
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 19.0 |
| 2022 | 37.5 |
| 2023 | 24.8 |
| 2024 | 6.2 |
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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Benton County | Share in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 19% |
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 Tennessee: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Benton County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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 Tennessee: 47%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- I-403
- US-641 SR-693
- SR-191 BIRDSONG RD2
- CR-CEDAR HOLLOW DR1
- CR-KEE LN1
- CR-RED BUD RIDGE RD1
- CR-ROCKPORT MCILLWAIN RD1
- CR-SAWYERS MILL RD1
- US-70 SR-11
- US-70BR SR-391 W MAIN ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Buick LeSabre1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford Transit1
- Freightliner FLD1321
- GMC Canyon1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | — | US-70 SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Camden | CR-CEDAR HOLLOW DR | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | CR-ROCKPORT MCILLWAIN RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | — | CR-SAWYERS MILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| May 29, 2022 | — | CR-KEE LN | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | — | CR-RED BUD RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Camden | SR-191 BIRDSONG RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Camden | US-70BR SR-391 W MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2021 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | — | SR-191 BIRDSONG 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.