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Traffic deaths in Coffee County, Tennessee

County in Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
15
Fatal crashes
14
Population
61.5K

In 2024, 15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Coffee County, Tennessee. That was 7.1% more than in 2023 (14) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 24.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Coffee County had the 14th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 68 people died, an average of 14 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 7% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

24.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.5 times the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

22.8

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

  • About 1.3 times the average in Tennessee: 18.0
  • About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+7%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

14 deaths in 2023, 15 in 2024

  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 15 13
2022 19 17
2023 14 14
2024 15 14

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 8.6
2021 25.4
2022 31.9
2023 23.1
2024 24.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

7%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About half the share in Tennessee: 13%
  • About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 11
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Coffee County Share in Tennessee
Pedestrians 1 7% 13%
Motorcyclists 3 20% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 20% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 2 13% 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

14%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in Tennessee: 17%
  • About half the share in the United States: 28%

21%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Coffee County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 21.4% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 14.3% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 28.6% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 21.4% 34.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

29%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 60 percent of the share in Tennessee: 47%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

21%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Tennessee: 34%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 1
2am 1
3am 0
4am 1
5am 3
6am 4
7am 1
8am 1
9am 2
10am 4
11am 3
12pm 2
1pm 3
2pm 1
3pm 5
4pm 6
5pm 1
6pm 2
7pm 3
8pm 2
9pm 4
10pm 0
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 11
Mon 7
Tue 8
Wed 10
Thu 12
Fri 8
Sat 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 4
Mar 7
Apr 6
May 1
Jun 6
Jul 4
Aug 5
Sep 5
Oct 10
Nov 5
Dec 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 49
Rain 7
Cloudy 5
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 1
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 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 31
Dark - Not Lighted 24
Dawn 3
Dusk 3
Dark - Lighted 2

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. I-2419
  2. US-41 SR-2 HILLSBORO HWY4
  3. CR-WATTENDORF MEMORIAL HWY3
  4. SR-127 HILLSBORO-VIOLA RD3
  5. SR-53 WOODBURY HWY3
  6. SR-55 NEW MANCHESTER HWY3
  7. US-41A SR-16 N JACKSON ST3
  8. US-41 SR-16 N JACKSON ST2
  9. CR-RAGSDALE RD2
  10. SR-55 MCMINNVILLE HWY2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 36
Pickup trucks 22
SUVs 15
Medium and heavy trucks 13
Motorcycles 9
Other vehicles 4
Vans 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Dodge Ram4
  2. Freightliner Cascadia4
  3. GMC Sierra4
  4. Ford F-1503
  5. Honda Civic3
  6. Hyundai Elantra3
  7. Nissan Altima3
  8. Nissan Rogue3
  9. Nissan Pathfinder2
  10. Hyundai Sonata2

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
Dec 4, 2024 Manchester 1
Nov 12, 2024 — 1
Oct 20, 2024 — 1
Oct 13, 2024 — 2
Oct 11, 2024 — 1
Oct 10, 2024 — 1
Sep 7, 2024 Tullahoma 1
Aug 29, 2024 — 1
Jun 25, 2024 Manchester 1
Apr 29, 2024 — 1
Mar 6, 2024 Manchester 1
Mar 6, 2024 — 1
Feb 15, 2024 — 1
Jan 19, 2024 — 1
Dec 15, 2023 — 1
Oct 11, 2023 Tullahoma 1
Oct 4, 2023 Manchester 1
Sep 17, 2023 Hillsboro 1
Sep 6, 2023 Tullahoma 1
Aug 22, 2023 — 1
Jul 10, 2023 — 1
Jun 18, 2023 — 1
Apr 29, 2023 — 1
Apr 28, 2023 — 1
Mar 23, 2023 Manchester 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.