Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Henry County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 32.9K
In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Henry County, Tennessee. That was 62.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Henry County had the 77th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.5
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
-63%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
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 | 21.8 |
| 2021 | 18.6 |
| 2022 | 18.6 |
| 2023 | 24.6 |
| 2024 | 9.1 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Henry 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 | Henry 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 | 50.0% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-641 SR-697
- US-79 SR-764
- SR-692
- US-641 SR-542
- US-641 SR-54 W WOOD ST1
- SR-356 E WOOD ST1
- SR-140 BUCHANNAN RD1
- SR-140 BUCHANAN RD1
- SR-1401
- MU-OWENWOOD PL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram3
- GMC Envoy2
- GMC Sierra2
- Mack CXU2
- Mitsubishi Outlander1
- Mazda B-Series1
- Kia Optima1
- Kia Forte1
- Kenworth W9001
- Kenworth T8801
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | US-79 SR-76 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | — | SR-69 | 2 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | — | CR-BEN SMITH RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Paris | US-641 SR-54 W WOOD ST | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | — | SR-140 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Paris | MU-OWENWOOD PL | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | — | US-641 SR-54 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | SR-140 BUCHANNAN RD | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Paris | SR-356 E WOOD ST | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | — | US-79 SR-76 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | — | SR-69 | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | — | US-641 SR-54 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | — | US-641 SR-69 MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | — | SR-140 BUCHANAN RD | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | US-79 SR-76 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Paris | US-641 SR-69 MINERIAL WELLS DR | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | — | US-79 SR-76 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | — | US-641 SR-69 | 2 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | — | US-79 SR-76 AUSTIN PEAY MEMORI | 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.