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State Route 19

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 55Deaths 63Counties 9Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 19 in Missouri was the trafficway in 55 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 63 people died.

That is 0.6% of the 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 8% from 51 in 2005–2014 to 55 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Montgomery County (10), Shannon County (10) and Crawford County (9) and 6 other counties.

23.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Missouri: 27.5%) and 36.4% had a speeding-related driver (36.5%); pedestrians were 1.6% and motorcyclists 14.3% of those killed.

55fatal crashes, 2015–2024+8% vs 2005–2014
63people killed1.1 per fatal crash
24%with a drinking driverMissouri: 28%
36%speeding-relatedMissouri: 37%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 7 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 6 crashes2006: 8 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 4 crashes2009: 8 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 10 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 9 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 19 (MO) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Missouri

MeasureState Route 19Missouri
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024558,801
Deaths, 2015–2024639,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years+8%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking23.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed1.6%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes29.1%

tick marks the Missouri share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-19Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Montgomery County1018%36
2Shannon County1018%27
3Crawford County916%54
4Gasconade County815%38
5Dent County59%34
6Oregon County59%37
7Ralls County47%33
8Audrain County35%31
9McDonald County12%77

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am0%
3am0%
4am0%
5am7.3%
6am1.8%
7am3.6%
8am0%
9am1.8%
10am5.5%
11am7.3%
12pm7.3%
1pm0%
2pm14.5%
3pm3.6%
4pm12.7%
5pm12.7%
6pm3.6%
7pm5.5%
8pm7.3%
9pm3.6%
10pm1.8%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 19 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Missouri share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–151120%
Mile 15–20916%
Mile 25–30815%
Mile 30–35815%
Mile 0–5713%
Mile 20–25611%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 19 in Missouri?

55 fatal crashes with 63 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 19 had the most fatal crashes?

Montgomery County (10), Shannon County (10), Crawford County (9), Gasconade County (8) and Dent County (5).

What share of crashes on State Route 19 involved alcohol or speeding?

23.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.4% a speeding-related driver, against 27.5% and 36.5% for all fatal crashes in Missouri.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 19?

29.1% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.