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Traffic deaths in Sevier County, Tennessee

County in Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
14
Fatal crashes
14
Population
101.2K

In 2024, 14 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Sevier County, Tennessee. That was 39.1% fewer than in 2023 (23) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 13.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Sevier County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 87 people died, an average of 17 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

17.4

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

  • About the same as the average in Tennessee: 18.0
  • About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-39%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

23 deaths in 2023, 14 in 2024

  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 20 20
2021 19 17
2022 11 11
2023 23 22
2024 14 14

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 20.2
2021 19.1
2022 11.1
2023 22.9
2024 13.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

29%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About double the share in Tennessee: 13%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 7
Pedestrians 4
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Sevier County Share in Tennessee
Pedestrians 4 29% 13%
Motorcyclists 3 21% 16%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 4 29% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 2 14% 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

14%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in Tennessee: 17%
  • About half the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.1 times the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Sevier County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 28.6% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 14.3% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 57.1% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 21.4% 34.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

57%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Tennessee: 47%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

21%

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 14
Mon 10
Tue 14
Wed 8
Thu 11
Fri 11
Sat 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 3
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 9
May 7
Jun 8
Jul 14
Aug 10
Sep 5
Oct 13
Nov 7
Dec 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 67
Cloudy 7
Rain 4

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 49
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 12
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. I-408
  2. US-321/441 SR-71 PARKWAY6
  3. US-411/441 SR-35 CHAPMAN HWY6
  4. US-441 SR-71 PARKWAY5
  5. US-411 SR-35 NEWPORT HWY5
  6. SR-66 WINFIELD DUNN PKWY3
  7. US-411 SR-35 DOLLY PARTON PKWY3
  8. SR-339 JONES COVE RD3
  9. US-321 SR-73 PITTMAN PKWY2
  10. FOOTHILLS PKWY2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 48
SUVs 33
Pickup trucks 20
Motorcycles 17
Medium and heavy trucks 6
Vans 5
Other vehicles 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1507
  2. Chevrolet Malibu4
  3. Nissan Versa4
  4. Nissan Armada3
  5. Nissan Altima3
  6. Kia Optima3
  7. Dodge Ram3
  8. Ford F-2503
  9. Toyota Camry2
  10. Subaru Forester2

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Oct 2, 2021 — 1
Oct 1, 2021 Pigeon Forge 1
Aug 28, 2021 — 1
Aug 19, 2021 — 1
Jul 25, 2021 — 2
Jul 19, 2021 Pittman Center 1
Jul 9, 2021 — 1
Jul 6, 2021 Sevierville 1
Jun 28, 2021 Sevierville 1
Jun 24, 2021 — 1
May 2, 2021 — 1
Apr 30, 2021 — 1
Feb 21, 2021 Kodak 1
Jan 2, 2021 — 1
Dec 21, 2020 — 1
Dec 14, 2020 Sevierville 1
Nov 21, 2020 — 1
Oct 24, 2020 — 1
Oct 13, 2020 Sevierville 1
Oct 11, 2020 — 1
Oct 10, 2020 Sevierville 1
Sep 26, 2020 — 1
Sep 22, 2020 Pigeon Forge 1
Aug 18, 2020 Sevierville 1
Aug 17, 2020 — 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.