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Traffic deaths in Madison, Tennessee

City in Davidson County · Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Madison, Tennessee. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2022. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 75% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

-43%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

7 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Davidson County, Tennessee: -17%
  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1
2021 4 4
2022 4 4
2023 7 7
2024 4 4

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Road users

Who died

75%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 3 times the share in Davidson County, Tennessee: 27%
  • About 6 times the share in Tennessee: 13%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Madison Share in Davidson County
Pedestrians 3 75% 27%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 25% 33%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 30%

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 Davidson County, Tennessee: 26%
  • 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 Davidson County, Tennessee: 28%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Madison Davidson County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 28.3% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 26.4% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 67.0% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 37.7% 34.5% 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 1.5 times the share in Davidson County, Tennessee: 67%
  • About double the share in Tennessee: 47%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.3 times the share in Davidson County, Tennessee: 38%
  • 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 1
1am 1
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 3
4pm 1
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 1
9pm 4
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 4
Tue 1
Wed 6
Thu 2
Fri 2
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 2
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 2
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 3
Nov 0
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 13
Rain 4
Cloudy 2

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
Dark - Lighted 12
Daylight 6
Dark - Not 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. US-31E SR-6 GALLATIN PK7
  2. SR-454
  3. SR-45 OLD HICKORY BLVD2
  4. MU-RIO VISTA DR2
  5. US-31W/41 SR-11 DICKERSON PK1
  6. N GRAYCROFT AV1
  7. MU-OLD HICKORY BLVD1
  8. MU-CHEYENNE BLVD1
  9. I-651

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 11
SUVs 8
Pickup trucks 6
Other vehicles 5
Motorcycles 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Toyota Celica1
  3. Toyota Camry1
  4. Saturn Ion1
  5. Ram 15001
  6. Buick LaCrosse1
  7. Chevrolet Camaro1
  8. Chevrolet Cruze1
  9. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  10. Chevrolet Silverado1

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
Jul 20, 2024 1
Mar 14, 2024 1
Feb 10, 2024 1
Jan 10, 2024 1
Dec 20, 2023 1
Oct 30, 2023 1
Jun 8, 2023 1
Apr 3, 2023 1
Mar 22, 2023 1
Feb 22, 2023 1
Jan 14, 2023 1
Aug 22, 2022 1
Jun 12, 2022 1
Apr 1, 2022 1
Jan 14, 2022 1
Oct 4, 2021 1
Mar 10, 2021 1
Jan 26, 2021 1
Jan 13, 2021 1
Oct 4, 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.