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Traffic deaths in Tennessee in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,197
Fatal crashes
1,093
Population
7.3M

In 2024, 1,197 people died in 1,093 fatal crashes in Tennessee, about 3 a day. That was 9.5% fewer than in 2023 (1,323) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 16.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Tennessee had the 7th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 8th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

16.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

-10%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,323 deaths in 2023, 1,197 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%

Tennessee traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

13%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 842
Pedestrians 158
Motorcyclists 188
Cyclists 9
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Tennessee Share in the US
Pedestrians 158 13% 18%
Motorcyclists 188 16% 16%
Cyclists 9 1% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 332 28% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 224 19% 29%

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

17%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 60 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: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Tennessee United States
Speeding-related 25.1% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 17.4% 28.1%
At night 47.4% 53.6%
At weekends 34.5% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

47%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

34%

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 36
1am 40
2am 36
3am 23
4am 24
5am 23
6am 40
7am 36
8am 30
9am 27
10am 38
11am 33
12pm 53
1pm 40
2pm 51
3pm 57
4pm 57
5pm 65
6pm 53
7pm 65
8pm 68
9pm 55
10pm 48
11pm 47

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 200
Mon 129
Tue 137
Wed 154
Thu 154
Fri 142
Sat 177

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 67
Feb 71
Mar 86
Apr 94
May 92
Jun 92
Jul 95
Aug 112
Sep 111
Oct 103
Nov 89
Dec 81

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 868
Rain 105
Cloudy 98
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 6
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt 2

All crashes 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 523
Dark - Not Lighted 258
Dark - Lighted 256
Dusk 24
Dawn 20
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-4063
  2. I-2431
  3. I-7516
  4. I-24011
  5. MU-WINCHESTER RD10
  6. I-659
  7. US-61 SR-14 S THIRD ST8
  8. SR-14 JACKSON AVE7
  9. US-72 SR-57 POPLAR AVE6
  10. US-51 SR-36

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 630
SUVs 363
Pickup trucks 287
Motorcycles 188
Medium and heavy trucks 171
Other vehicles 60
Vans 45
Buses 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado56
  2. Ford F-15055
  3. Nissan Altima47
  4. Honda Accord36
  5. Freightliner Cascadia33
  6. Nissan Rogue31
  7. Honda Civic26
  8. Honda CR-V23
  9. Dodge Charger22
  10. Toyota Camry20

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 Deaths
Jul 5, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jul 4, 2024 Nashville, Davidson County 1
Jul 4, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jul 3, 2024 Lauderdale County 1
Jul 3, 2024 Loudon County 1
Jul 3, 2024 Anderson County 1
Jul 3, 2024 Marshall County 1
Jul 3, 2024 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County 1
Jul 2, 2024 Chattanooga, Hamilton County 1
Jul 2, 2024 Haywood County 1
Jul 2, 2024 Nashville, Davidson County 1
Jul 2, 2024 Knoxville, Knox County 1
Jul 2, 2024 Dyersburg, Dyer County 1
Jul 1, 2024 Goodlettsville, Davidson County 1
Jul 1, 2024 Knoxville, Knox County 3
Jul 1, 2024 Chattanooga, Hamilton County 1
Jun 30, 2024 Sevier County 1
Jun 30, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County 1
Jun 29, 2024 Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County 2
Jun 29, 2024 Cleveland, Bradley County 1
Jun 29, 2024 Gray, Washington County 1
Jun 28, 2024 Maury County 1
Jun 28, 2024 Overton County 2
Jun 27, 2024 Putnam County 2
Jun 26, 2024 Jefferson County 1

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Counties in Tennessee in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Anderson County 13 15.9
Bedford County 6 11.0
Benton County 1 6.2
Bledsoe County 8 51.4
Blount County 25 17.6
Bradley County 15 13.1
Campbell County 7 17.4
Cannon County 5 33.0
Carroll County 6 20.5
Carter County 8 13.9
Cheatham County 4 9.4
Chester County 7 39.2
Claiborne County 7 21.3
Clay County 0 —
Cocke County 11 29.1
Coffee County 15 24.4
Crockett County 3 21.5
Cumberland County 14 21.3
Davidson County 114 15.5
DeKalb County 5 23.1
Decatur County 3 25.6
Dickson County 12 20.8
Dyer County 4 11.0
Fayette County 11 24.7
Fentress County 7 35.0
Franklin County 1 2.2
Gibson County 8 15.5
Giles County 10 32.2
Grainger County 3 12.0
Greene County 24 32.7
Grundy County 5 35.4
Hamblen County 16 23.5
Hamilton County 39 10.1
Hancock County 2 28.4
Hardeman County 4 15.7
Hardin County 6 21.7
Hawkins County 4 6.7
Haywood County 9 52.3
Henderson County 9 31.9
Henry County 3 9.1
Hickman County 5 19.3
Houston County 0 —
Humphreys County 5 25.6
Jackson County 5 40.2
Jefferson County 13 22.0
Johnson County 6 32.4
Knox County 82 16.2
Lake County 0 —
Lauderdale County 8 32.6
Lawrence County 14 30.0
Lewis County 0 —
Lincoln County 8 21.8
Loudon County 10 16.0
Macon County 1 3.7
Madison County 27 26.9
Marion County 10 33.6
Marshall County 10 26.4
Maury County 14 12.2
McMinn County 16 28.2
McNairy County 3 11.5
Meigs County 4 28.6
Monroe County 5 10.1
Montgomery County 26 10.6
Moore County 4 58.6
Morgan County 7 31.7
Obion County 7 23.1
Overton County 5 21.2
Perry County 4 44.5
Pickett County 0 —
Polk County 7 38.0
Putnam County 10 11.8
Rhea County 3 8.6
Roane County 4 7.0
Robertson County 11 14.0
Rutherford County 44 11.6
Scott County 4 17.7
Sequatchie County 3 17.0
Sevier County 14 13.8
Shelby County 218 23.8
Smith County 8 38.5
Stewart County 6 41.7
Sullivan County 17 10.4
Sumner County 11 5.2
Tipton County 5 8.0
Trousdale County 2 16.4
Unicoi County 1 5.6
Union County 5 23.7
Van Buren County 0 —
Warren County 8 18.4
Washington County 11 7.9
Wayne County 5 31.2
Weakley County 4 12.0
White County 6 20.5
Williamson County 12 4.5
Wilson County 25 14.7

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.