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Traffic deaths in Tennessee in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
1,313
Fatal crashes
1,214
Population
7.1M

In 2022, 1,313 people died in 1,214 fatal crashes in Tennessee, about 4 a day. That was 1.1% fewer than in 2021 (1,327) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 18.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Tennessee had the 7th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 9th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 16% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

18.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 12.8

-1%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

1,327 deaths in 2021, 1,313 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Tennessee traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 936
Pedestrians 209
Motorcyclists 153
Cyclists 15
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Tennessee Share in the US
Pedestrians 209 16% 18%
Motorcyclists 153 12% 15%
Cyclists 15 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 361 27% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 221 17% 28%

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

16%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 15.7% 27.7%
At night 48.5% 53.9%
At weekends 32.0% 33.3%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

49%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 45
1am 40
2am 29
3am 27
4am 21
5am 32
6am 38
7am 31
8am 36
9am 28
10am 33
11am 42
12pm 60
1pm 58
2pm 54
3pm 74
4pm 61
5pm 63
6pm 77
7pm 52
8pm 71
9pm 82
10pm 61
11pm 52

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 175
Mon 167
Tue 120
Wed 164
Thu 188
Fri 186
Sat 214

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 87
Feb 68
Mar 92
Apr 101
May 105
Jun 102
Jul 114
Aug 113
Sep 131
Oct 106
Nov 94
Dec 101

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 964
Cloudy 124
Rain 98
Snow 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Other 2

All crashes 2022. 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 592
Dark - Not Lighted 299
Dark - Lighted 254
Dusk 29
Dawn 24
Dark - Unknown Lighting 7

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-4051
  2. I-2430
  3. I-6521
  4. I-7513
  5. I-24012
  6. SR-175 SHELBY DR11
  7. I-818
  8. US-70 SR-18
  9. WINCHESTER RD8
  10. SR-687

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 740
SUVs 350
Pickup trucks 334
Medium and heavy trucks 157
Motorcycles 154
Other vehicles 77
Vans 62
Buses 5

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado63
  2. Ford F-15055
  3. Nissan Altima48
  4. Toyota Camry39
  5. GMC Sierra29
  6. Toyota Corolla28
  7. Honda Accord27
  8. Honda Civic26
  9. Freightliner Cascadia26
  10. Nissan Frontier25

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Jul 23, 2022 Rutherford County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Clay County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Jefferson County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jul 23, 2022 Maury County 1
Jul 22, 2022 Clinton, Anderson County 3
Jul 22, 2022 Hamilton County 1
Jul 22, 2022 Wilson County 1
Jul 21, 2022 Knoxville, Knox County 1
Jul 21, 2022 Nashville, Davidson County 1
Jul 21, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jul 20, 2022 Tullahoma, Franklin County 1
Jul 20, 2022 Chattanooga, Hamilton County 1
Jul 20, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jul 20, 2022 Gray, Washington County 1
Jul 18, 2022 Nashville, Davidson County 1
Jul 18, 2022 Loudon County 1
Jul 18, 2022 Loudon County 2
Jul 18, 2022 Morristown, Hamblen County 1
Jul 17, 2022 Knox County 1
Jul 17, 2022 Coffee County 1
Jul 17, 2022 Knoxville, Knox County 1
Jul 16, 2022 Henry County 1
Jul 16, 2022 Kingsport, Sullivan County 1
Jul 16, 2022 Weakley County 1

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Counties in Tennessee in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Anderson County 15 19.0
Bedford County 8 15.4
Benton County 6 37.5
Bledsoe County 2 13.6
Blount County 16 11.4
Bradley County 17 15.3
Campbell County 11 27.8
Cannon County 3 20.3
Carroll County 5 17.6
Carter County 14 24.8
Cheatham County 12 28.8
Chester County 2 11.4
Claiborne County 3 9.3
Clay County 3 39.4
Cocke County 7 19.0
Coffee County 19 31.8
Crockett County 5 36.0
Cumberland County 17 26.8
Davidson County 136 19.1
DeKalb County 5 23.8
Decatur County 2 17.4
Dickson County 9 16.1
Dyer County 8 22.0
Fayette County 11 25.4
Fentress County 6 31.1
Franklin County 8 18.1
Gibson County 9 17.7
Giles County 6 19.6
Grainger County 3 12.4
Greene County 18 25.3
Grundy County 2 14.5
Hamblen County 12 18.4
Hamilton County 47 12.5
Hancock County 0 —
Hardeman County 5 19.6
Hardin County 7 25.7
Hawkins County 11 19.0
Haywood County 11 63.0
Henderson County 13 46.6
Henry County 6 18.6
Hickman County 9 35.3
Houston County 1 12.1
Humphreys County 5 26.3
Jackson County 1 8.3
Jefferson County 7 12.3
Johnson County 8 44.4
Knox County 53 10.7
Lake County 1 15.4
Lauderdale County 6 24.3
Lawrence County 11 24.2
Lewis County 1 7.7
Lincoln County 6 16.7
Loudon County 12 20.6
Macon County 4 15.3
Madison County 23 23.2
Marion County 12 41.3
Marshall County 7 19.5
Maury County 15 13.9
McMinn County 14 25.6
McNairy County 6 23.1
Meigs County 5 37.7
Monroe County 19 39.8
Montgomery County 29 12.3
Moore County 4 59.5
Morgan County 5 23.6
Obion County 7 23.1
Overton County 3 13.1
Perry County 0 —
Pickett County 1 19.6
Polk County 5 28.1
Putnam County 19 23.0
Rhea County 9 26.5
Roane County 14 25.3
Robertson County 21 27.9
Rutherford County 39 10.8
Scott County 5 22.7
Sequatchie County 4 23.6
Sevier County 11 11.1
Shelby County 246 26.8
Smith County 7 34.2
Stewart County 3 21.4
Sullivan County 26 16.2
Sumner County 23 11.3
Tipton County 11 17.9
Trousdale County 6 49.6
Unicoi County 3 17.0
Union County 1 4.9
Van Buren County 2 31.0
Warren County 10 23.8
Washington County 18 13.2
Wayne County 3 18.5
Weakley County 4 12.1
White County 3 10.7
Williamson County 26 9.9
Wilson County 19 12.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.