Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Meigs County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 14K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Meigs County, Tennessee. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 28.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Meigs County had the 67th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
28.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
32.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Tennessee: 18.0
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 31.2 |
| 2021 | 23.0 |
| 2022 | 37.7 |
| 2023 | 43.8 |
| 2024 | 28.6 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Meigs County | Share in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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 | Meigs County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 34.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Tennessee: 47%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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-588
- SR-601
- CR- BLYTHE FERRY LN / SHADDEN1
- SR-3041
- CR-CENTERPOINT RD1
- CR-LAMONTVILLE RD1
- CR-N NOPONE VALLEY RD1
- CR-OLD 58 HWY1
- SR-304 RIVER RD1
- SR-681
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Caliber2
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Crown Victoria1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2024 | — | SR-68 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | — | CR- BLYTHE FERRY LN / SHADDEN | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | — | SR-60 | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Decatur | CR-CENTERPOINT RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | SR-304 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | SR-304 RIVER RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | CR-OLD 58 HWY | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | — | CR-LAMONTVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | — | CR-N NOPONE VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | — | SR-58 | 2 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | — | SR-58 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | — | SR-58 | 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.