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Traffic deaths in Williamson County, Tennessee

County in Tennessee · United States

Deaths, 2024
12
Fatal crashes
12
Population
268.5K

In 2024, 12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Williamson County, Tennessee. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (16) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 4.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Williamson County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Tennessee's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 85 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. 42% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

4.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 25 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
  • About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

6.5

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

  • About 35 percent of the average in Tennessee: 18.0
  • About half the average in the United States: 12.3

-25%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

16 deaths in 2023, 12 in 2024

  • Tennessee: -10%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 18 16
2021 13 12
2022 26 23
2023 16 15
2024 12 12

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 7.2
2021 5.1
2022 10.0
2023 6.0
2024 4.5

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 9
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Williamson County Share in Tennessee
Pedestrians 0 0% 13%
Motorcyclists 2 17% 16%
Cyclists 1 8% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 25% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 5 42% 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

42%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About double the share in Tennessee: 17%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%

42%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.7 times the share in Tennessee: 25%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Williamson County Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 41.7% 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 41.7% 17.4% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 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%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About three-quarters of the share in Tennessee: 34%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 5
1am 2
2am 0
3am 3
4am 4
5am 0
6am 3
7am 1
8am 3
9am 2
10am 2
11am 3
12pm 5
1pm 4
2pm 3
3pm 3
4pm 3
5pm 6
6pm 5
7pm 5
8pm 3
9pm 1
10pm 5
11pm 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 10
Mon 10
Tue 10
Wed 11
Thu 13
Fri 9
Sat 15

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 5
Mar 7
Apr 6
May 3
Jun 10
Jul 7
Aug 5
Sep 9
Oct 8
Nov 7
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 54
Cloudy 14
Rain 7
Snow 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 38
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dark - Lighted 11
Dusk 3

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-6517
  2. I-8408
  3. US-431 SR-106 LEWISBURG PK4
  4. SR-247 DUPLEX RD3
  5. SR-963
  6. SR-100 FAIRVIEW BLVD2
  7. SR-96 MURFREESBORO RD2
  8. I-402
  9. US-31 SR-6 FRANKLIN RD2
  10. US-31TR SR-397 MACK HATCHER M2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 38
SUVs 33
Pickup trucks 19
Medium and heavy trucks 17
Motorcycles 9
Vans 4
Other vehicles 4
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. GMC Sierra4
  2. Freightliner Cascadia4
  3. Honda Civic3
  4. Ford F-1503
  5. Chevrolet Silverado3
  6. Chevrolet Impala3
  7. Volvo Truck VNL2
  8. Nissan Murano2
  9. Kia Forte2
  10. Kenworth T8802

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
Nov 20, 2024 Spring Hill 1
Nov 8, 2024 Fairview 1
Oct 29, 2024 — 1
Sep 25, 2024 — 1
Sep 15, 2024 — 1
Jul 26, 2024 Franklin 1
Jul 15, 2024 Franklin 1
Jun 16, 2024 Franklin 1
May 27, 2024 — 1
May 5, 2024 — 1
Apr 19, 2024 Brentwood 1
Mar 12, 2024 Franklin 1
Dec 26, 2023 Franklin 1
Dec 16, 2023 Franklin 1
Nov 9, 2023 Fairview 1
Oct 30, 2023 Franklin 1
Oct 25, 2023 Franklin 1
Oct 21, 2023 Fairview 1
Oct 13, 2023 Franklin 1
Sep 21, 2023 — 1
Jul 22, 2023 Spring Hill 1
Jun 7, 2023 Fairview 1
Apr 15, 2023 Franklin 1
Mar 18, 2023 Brentwood 2
Mar 8, 2023 — 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.