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Traffic deaths in Maury County, Tennessee

County in Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
14
Fatal crashes
13
Population
114.5K

In 2024, 14 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Maury County, Tennessee. That was 17.6% fewer than in 2023 (17) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 12.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Maury County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 75 people died, an average of 15 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 15% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

12.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

13.9

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

  • About three-quarters of the average in Tennessee: 18.0
  • About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-18%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

17 deaths in 2023, 14 in 2024

  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 12 12
2021 17 16
2022 15 14
2023 17 14
2024 14 13

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 11.8
2021 16.2
2022 13.9
2023 15.3
2024 12.2

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 40 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 10
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Maury County Share in Tennessee
Pedestrians 1 7% 13%
Motorcyclists 3 21% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 14% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 3 21% 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

15%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in Tennessee: 17%
  • About half the share in the United States: 28%

23%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Maury County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 23.1% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 15.4% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 30.8% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 23.1% 34.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

31%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About two-thirds of the share in Tennessee: 47%
  • About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

23%

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 2
1am 1
2am 1
3am 1
4am 0
5am 1
6am 4
7am 0
8am 3
9am 2
10am 1
11am 7
12pm 2
1pm 2
2pm 3
3pm 12
4pm 3
5pm 2
6pm 3
7pm 7
8pm 2
9pm 2
10pm 5
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 9
Tue 8
Wed 11
Thu 12
Fri 13
Sat 14

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3
Feb 6
Mar 6
Apr 8
May 5
Jun 7
Jul 7
Aug 5
Sep 4
Oct 4
Nov 8
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 44
Cloudy 7
Rain 7
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 43
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 4
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

  1. US-43 SR-6 NEW LAWRENCEBURG HW7
  2. US-31 SR-6 NASHVILLE HWY4
  3. US-412 SR-99 BEAR CREEK PK4
  4. US-31 SR-6 MAIN ST3
  5. US-31 SR-7 PULASKI HWY3
  6. I-653
  7. SR-396 SATURN PKWY3
  8. US-412 SR-99 HAMPSHIRE PK3
  9. CR-TOM J HITCH PKWY2
  10. N JAMES M CAMPBELL BLVD2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 33
Pickup trucks 27
SUVs 27
Motorcycles 17
Medium and heavy trucks 10
Vans 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15010
  2. Chevrolet Silverado5
  3. Jeep Wrangler4
  4. Nissan Altima4
  5. Chevrolet Impala3
  6. Ford Escape3
  7. Ford F-2503
  8. Toyota 4-Runner3
  9. Toyota Camry3
  10. Chevrolet Trailblazer2

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
Feb 20, 2023 — 2
Jan 20, 2023 Spring Hill 3
Dec 12, 2022 — 1
Dec 12, 2022 Columbia 1
Nov 23, 2022 Hampshire 1
Nov 1, 2022 Spring Hill 1
Sep 28, 2022 — 1
Sep 27, 2022 Columbia 1
Aug 10, 2022 Columbia 1
Jul 30, 2022 — 1
Jul 23, 2022 — 1
Jul 2, 2022 — 2
Jun 4, 2022 — 1
May 14, 2022 Mt Pleasant 1
Apr 1, 2022 Columbia 1
Mar 14, 2022 Columbia 1
Dec 17, 2021 Columbia 1
Nov 23, 2021 — 1
Nov 8, 2021 — 1
Oct 14, 2021 Spring Hill 1
Aug 30, 2021 Columbia 1
Aug 19, 2021 — 1
Jul 19, 2021 — 2
Jul 8, 2021 Columbia 1
Jun 30, 2021 Columbia 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.