St. Louis city, Missouri: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 48 deaths in 46 fatal crashes in St. Louis city in 2024.

FARS records 613 deaths in 569 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 20.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Missouri in the same years is 15.5.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, St. Louis city was number 3 of 115 counties of Missouri.

Deaths in St. Louis city rose by 35.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (451) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (613).

In the counties of Missouri the deaths rose by 4.6% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 0.7% of the fatal crashes in St. Louis city with a known setting were rural, against 52.2% in Missouri.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in St. Louis city by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.St. Louis city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	48	46	8
2023	52	49	13
2022	79	71	21
2021	71	64	20
2020	81	76	25
2019	60	57	19
2018	53	50	7
2017	56	51	11
2016	63	59	18
2015	50	46	12
2015 to 2024	613	569	154

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in St. Louis city by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 84 (1977)2024: 48

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.St. Louis city: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	48	46
2023	52	49
2022	79	71
2021	71	64
2020	81	76
2019	60	57
2018	53	50
2017	56	51
2016	63	59
2015	50	46
2014	37	32
2013	44	41
2012	38	34
2011	46	40
2010	44	42
2009	39	38
2008	45	38
2007	57	50
2006	47	43
2005	54	50
2004	47	43
2003	52	46
2002	53	48
2001	50	42
2000	44	41
1999	44	42
1998	49	43
1997	48	43
1996	50	45
1995	54	50
1994	62	59
1993	41	39
1992	40	38
1991	45	44
1990	49	49
1989	51	48
1988	41	40
1987	40	36
1986	53	47
1985	54	51
1984	46	41
1983	45	41
1982	48	43
1981	52	46
1980	65	62
1979	60	58
1978	62	59
1977	84	72
1976	78	73
1975	56	51

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.St. Louis city beside Missouri and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	St. Louis city	Missouri	United States
2024	17.1	15.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	20.5	15.5	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. St. Louis city had 280,445 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.St. Louis city: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Missouri
A driver recorded as drinkingof 569 fatal crashes	154	569 fatal crashes	27.1%	27.5%
A speeding-related driverof 569 fatal crashes	237	569 fatal crashes	41.7%	36.5%
No restraint usedof 249 occupant deaths with restraint use known	166	249 occupant deathswith restraint use known	66.7%	63.5%
Pedestriansof 613 deaths	172	613 deaths	28.1%	11.9%
Bicyclistsof 613 deaths	9	613 deaths	1.5%	1.0%
Motorcyclistsof 613 deaths	63	613 deaths	10.3%	14.1%
On a rural roadof 567 fatal crashes with the condition reported	4	567 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	0.7%	52.2%
In the darkof 565 fatal crashes with the condition reported	357	565 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	63.2%	45.3%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.St. Louis city: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	45	8	17	36	106
Monday	18	10	17	20	65
Tuesday	11	15	23	19	68
Wednesday	20	12	18	18	68
Thursday	14	11	15	29	69
Friday	22	13	20	45	100
Saturday	46	7	14	25	92
All days	176	76	124	192	568

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.St. Louis city: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Missouri
Interstate	121	21.5%	15.3%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	7.0%
Other principal arterial	191	33.9%	23.2%
Minor arterial	168	29.8%	20.9%
Major collector	21	3.7%	19.3%
Minor collector	3	0.5%	2.5%
Local	60	10.6%	11.9%
Not reported	5	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.St. Louis city: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	204
Dark, not lighted	16
Dark, lighted	334
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	7
Other or unknown	4

Table 8.St. Louis city: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	421
Cloudy	71
Rain	52
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	3
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	20

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in St. Louis city that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In St. Louis city	In all of Missouri
Interstate 44	Interstate	28	272
Interstate 55	Interstate	24	179
Interstate 64	Interstate	11	40
Interstate 70	Interstate	55	346
Interstate 270	Interstate	1 or 2	93
State Route 30	State highway	14	75
State Route 100	State highway	5	45
State Route 115	State highway	15	20
State Route 180	State highway	1 or 2	24
State Route D	State highway	4	84
State Route H	State highway	17	82
US Route 40	US highway	1 or 2	43

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Missouri

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.St. Louis city on the county map of Missouri

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 104 counties
10 to 14.917 counties
15 to 19.926 counties
20 to 29.950 counties
30 or more18 counties
St. Louis city: 20.5

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Missouri

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with St. Louis city
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Madison County	Illinois	39	344	13.0
St. Clair County	Illinois	45	371	14.4
St. Louis County	Missouri	112	899	9.0

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Missouri have a population nearest to that of St. Louis city. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in St. Louis city in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 451 deaths in St. Louis city from 2005 to 2014. It records 613 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of St. Louis city in 2024?

The rate of St. Louis city in 2024 was 17.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Missouri was 15.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in St. Louis city had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 154 of 569 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in St. Louis city?

12 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 176 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.