Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Franklin, Tennessee
City in Williamson County · Tennessee · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 88.9K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Franklin, Tennessee. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 4.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 4.5 in Williamson County, 16.5 in Tennessee and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Williamson County, Tennessee: 4.5
- About 25 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 16.5
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Williamson County, Tennessee: -25%
- Tennessee: -10%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 6.8 |
| 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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Franklin | Share in Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 42% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 60 percent of the share in Williamson County, Tennessee: 42%
- About 1.4 times the share in Tennessee: 17%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Tennessee: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in Tennessee: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Franklin | Williamson County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 41.7% | 25.1% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 41.7% | 17.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 50.0% | 47.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Williamson County, Tennessee: 50%
- About half the share in Tennessee: 47%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Williamson County, Tennessee: 25%
- About three-quarters of the share in Tennessee: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
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 | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- I-656
- US-31TR SR-397 MACK HATCHER M2
- SR-96 MURFREESBORO RD1
- 11TH AVE N1
- CAROTHERS PKWY1
- CLOVERCROFT RD1
- I-8401
- MU-BRIDGE ST1
- MU-LIBERTY PK1
- SR-961
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic2
- GMC Sierra2
- Toyota Camry1
- Subaru Outback1
- Nissan Titan1
- Nissan Murano1
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class1
- Lexus NX1
- Lexus GS1
- Jeep Wrangler1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | US-31TR SR-397 MACK HATCHER M | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | MU-LIBERTY PK | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | US-431 SR-106 LEWISBURG PK | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | SR-96 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | US-31TR SR-397 MACK HATCHER M | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | SR-96 NEW HWY 96 W | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | I-840 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | MU-BRIDGE ST | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | CLOVERCROFT RD | 1 |
| May 16, 2021 | I-65 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | SR-96 MURFREESBORO RD | 2 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | 11TH AVE N | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | CAROTHERS PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | I-65 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | I-65 | 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.