Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Scott County, Tennessee
County in Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 22.6K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Scott County, Tennessee. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 17.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Scott County had the 67th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
17.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Tennessee: 18.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 41.1 |
| 2022 | 22.7 |
| 2023 | 22.5 |
| 2024 | 17.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.9 times the share in Tennessee: 13%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Scott County | Share in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 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%
25%
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%
| Category | Scott County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 75.0% | 34.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Tennessee: 47%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
75%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY8
- US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST5
- SR-633
- CR-BRIMSTONE RD1
- CR-BUFFALO RD1
- CR-CORDELL WINONA RD1
- CR-HUNTSVILLE HILL RD1
- CR-NORMA RD1
- CR-OLD HWY 271
- SR-29 SCOTT HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Ford Explorer2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Chevrolet Uplander1
- Fiat 5001
- Ford Explorer Sport Trac1
- Ford F-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2024 | — | SR-63 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | — | SR-297 COOPERTOWN RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2024 | — | CR-BRIMSTONE RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Oneida | SR-456 PAINT ROCK RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Huntsville | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Huntsville | SR-63 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Huntsville | SR-63 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | — | CR-NORMA RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Huntsville | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Oneida | US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | — | CR-HUNTSVILLE HILL RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Oneida | US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | CR-CORDELL WINONA RD | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Oneida | US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 2 |
| May 30, 2021 | Winfield | US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Oneida | US-27 SR-29 ALBERTA ST | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | — | CR-OLD HWY 27 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Winfield | SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | — | US-27 SR-29 SCOTT HWY | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Oneida | CR-BUFFALO RD | 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.