Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Dickson, Tennessee
City in Dickson County · Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 16.9K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Dickson, Tennessee. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 23.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 20.8 in Dickson County, 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Dickson County, Tennessee: 20.8
- About 1.4 times the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Dickson County, Tennessee: +0%
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24.9 |
| 2021 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 23.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
100%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Dickson County, Tennessee: 33%
- About 8 times the share in Tennessee: 13%
- About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dickson | Share in Dickson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 100% | 33% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 8% |
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 Dickson County, Tennessee: 8%
- About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Dickson County, Tennessee: 33%
- About the same as the share in Tennessee: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dickson | Dickson County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 33.3% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 8.3% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 25.0% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 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 the same as the share in Dickson County, Tennessee: 25%
- About half the share in Tennessee: 47%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Dickson County, Tennessee: 25%
- About three-quarters of the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| 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
- SR-465
- BEASLEY DR1
- BRYANT ST1
- I-401
- MU-BEASLEY DR1
- SR-48 RAMP1
- US-70 SR-1 HENSLEE DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Silverado HD1
- Ford Bronco Sport1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford ZX21
- Mack Terrapro1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | SR-46 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | MU-BEASLEY DR | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | SR-46 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | SR-46 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | SR-46 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | US-70 SR-1 HENSLEE DR | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | BRYANT ST | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | BEASLEY DR | 2 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | SR-48 RAMP | 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.