Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Dickson County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Population
- 57.8K
In 2024, 12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Dickson County, Tennessee. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 20.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Dickson County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 58 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 8% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
20.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Tennessee: 18.0
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 12 in 2024
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
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 | 25.7 |
| 2021 | 19.9 |
| 2022 | 16.1 |
| 2023 | 21.1 |
| 2024 | 20.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Tennessee: 13%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dickson County | Share in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 33% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 8% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 25% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 8% | 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
8%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Tennessee: 17%
- About 30 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Tennessee: 25%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dickson County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 8.3% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Tennessee: 47%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 8 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 9 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 44 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 26 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 23 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 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-409
- SR-489
- SR-468
- I-8403
- SR-46 YELLOW CREEK RD2
- SR-472
- CR-ABIFF RD2
- BEASLEY DR1
- CR-BOWKER RD1
- BRYANT ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 26 |
| SUVs | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra3
- Ford F-1503
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota 4-Runner2
- Kia Soul2
- Ford Mustang2
- Ford Fusion2
- Ford Focus2
- Ford Explorer2
- Chevrolet Cruze2
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 26, 2024 | — | CR-THOMPSON RD | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dickson | SR-46 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | — | CR-ABIFF RD | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | — | CR-PLUNDERS CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Dickson | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Dickson | MU-BEASLEY DR | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | — | CR-WHITE BLUFF RD | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Dickson | SR-46 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | — | I-840 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | — | SR-48 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Dickson | SR-46 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2023 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | — | SR-235 SYLVIA RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | — | CR-ENO RD | 1 |
| May 27, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Dickson | 4 | 23.6 |
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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.