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State Route B

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 76Deaths 82Counties 38Latest 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 B in Missouri was the trafficway in 76 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 82 people died.

That is 0.9% of the 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 13% from 87 in 2005–2014 to 76 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Boone County (11), Jefferson County (9) and Cape Girardeau County (4) and 35 other counties.

21.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Missouri: 27.5%) and 38.2% had a speeding-related driver (36.5%); pedestrians were 8.5% and motorcyclists 12.2% of those killed.

76fatal crashes, 2015–2024-13% vs 2005–2014
82people killed1.1 per fatal crash
21%with a drinking driverMissouri: 28%
38%speeding-relatedMissouri: 37%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 12 crashes2001: 11 crashes2002: 7 crashes2003: 11 crashes2004: 10 crashes2005: 8 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 7 crashes2008: 10 crashes2009: 13 crashes2010: 10 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 6 crashes2014: 11 crashes2015: 10 crashes2016: 9 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 7 crashes2019: 9 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 8 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 8 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route B (MO) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 8 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 BMissouri
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024768,801
Deaths, 2015–2024829,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.9%100%
Change vs previous ten years-13%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking21.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver38.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed8.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12.2%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes44%

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-BShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Boone County1114%173
2Jefferson County912%324
3Cape Girardeau County45%104
4Gasconade County34%38
5Lincoln County34%102
6Pemiscot County34%60
7Audrain County23%31
8Bates County23%38
9Butler County23%93
10Carter County23%23
11Cass County23%127
12Cedar County23%22
13Cole County23%63
14McDonald County23%77
15Newton County23%150
16Perry County23%38
17Pettis County23%71
18Barry County11%91
19Benton County11%41
20Bollinger County11%31
21Callaway County11%74
22Clark County11%18
23Cooper County11%31
24Dent County11%34
25Douglas County11%34
26Dunklin County11%62
27Gentry County11%10
28Harrison County11%20
29Lewis County11%15
30Livingston County11%20
31Mississippi County11%28
32Montgomery County11%36
33Reynolds County11%37
34St. Charles County11%286
35St. Clair County11%30
36St. Francois County11%110
37Shannon County11%27
38Vernon County11%31

Hour of day

12am2.7%
1am2.7%
2am1.3%
3am1.3%
4am1.3%
5am2.7%
6am1.3%
7am5.3%
8am5.3%
9am6.7%
10am4%
11am2.7%
12pm6.7%
1pm4%
2pm5.3%
3pm9.3%
4pm2.7%
5pm2.7%
6pm6.7%
7pm8%
8pm5.3%
9pm5.3%
10pm6.7%
11pm0%

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

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–53242%
Mile 5–102330%
Mile 10–151520%
Mile 15–2011%
Mile 20–2511%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 94.7% 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 B in Missouri?

76 fatal crashes with 82 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 B had the most fatal crashes?

Boone County (11), Jefferson County (9), Cape Girardeau County (4), Gasconade County (3) and Lincoln County (3).

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

21.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 38.2% a speeding-related driver, against 27.5% and 36.5% for all fatal crashes in Missouri.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route B?

44.0% 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.