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State Route C

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 57Deaths 61Counties 41Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 57 fatal crashes on State Route C in Missouri, with 61 deaths.

That is 0.6% of the 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 17% from 69 in 2005–2014 to 57 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Lincoln County (4), Cole County (3) and Dent County (3) and 38 other counties.

38.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Missouri: 27.5%) and 36.8% had a speeding-related driver (36.5%); pedestrians were 4.9% and motorcyclists 16.4% of those killed.

57fatal crashes, 2015–2024-17% vs 2005–2014
61people killed1.1 per fatal crash
39%with a drinking driverMissouri: 28%
37%speeding-relatedMissouri: 37%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 8 crashes2002: 11 crashes2003: 9 crashes2004: 13 crashes2005: 9 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 8 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 7 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 13 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route C (MO) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 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 CMissouri
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024578,801
Deaths, 2015–2024619,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years-17%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking38.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed4.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes46.4%

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-CShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Lincoln County47%102
2Cole County35%63
3Dent County35%34
4Andrew County24%34
5Cass County24%127
6DeKalb County24%27
7Henry County24%38
8McDonald County24%77
9Pulaski County24%61
10St. Charles County24%286
11Ste. Genevieve County24%45
12Webster County24%73
13Barry County12%91
14Barton County12%23
15Benton County12%41
16Bollinger County12%31
17Butler County12%93
18Callaway County12%74
19Cape Girardeau County12%104
20Carter County12%23
21Franklin County12%187
22Gasconade County12%38
23Grundy County12%20
24Holt County12%14
25Livingston County12%20
26Macon County12%29
27Maries County12%30
28Moniteau County12%27
29Morgan County12%63
30Newton County12%150
31Nodaway County12%21
32Pemiscot County12%60
33Randolph County12%28
34Ray County12%42
35Ripley County12%32
36St. Clair County12%30
37Scott County12%57
38Stoddard County12%52
39Texas County12%67
40Washington County12%67
41Wright County12%33

Hour of day

12am0%
1am5.4%
2am5.4%
3am1.8%
4am3.6%
5am3.6%
6am3.6%
7am1.8%
8am0%
9am3.6%
10am1.8%
11am7.1%
12pm3.6%
1pm8.9%
2pm5.4%
3pm8.9%
4pm3.6%
5pm5.4%
6pm3.6%
7pm3.6%
8pm7.1%
9pm0%
10pm5.4%
11pm7.1%

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

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–102646%
Mile 0–52442%
Mile 10–1559%
Mile 15–2012%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 98.2% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Missouri

All routes and counties in Missouri

Questions and answers

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

57 fatal crashes with 61 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 C had the most fatal crashes?

Lincoln County (4), Cole County (3), Dent County (3), Andrew County (2) and Cass County (2).

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

38.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.8% a speeding-related driver, against 27.5% and 36.5% for all fatal crashes in Missouri.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route C?

46.4% 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.