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State Route M

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 53Deaths 57Counties 36Latest 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 53 fatal crashes on State Route M in Missouri, with 57 deaths.

That is 0.6% of the 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 5% from 56 in 2005–2014 to 53 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Butler County (3), Jasper County (3) and Oregon County (3) and 33 other counties.

39.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Missouri: 27.5%) and 43.4% had a speeding-related driver (36.5%); pedestrians were 3.5% and motorcyclists 10.5% of those killed.

53fatal crashes, 2015–2024-5% vs 2005–2014
57people killed1.1 per fatal crash
40%with a drinking driverMissouri: 28%
43%speeding-relatedMissouri: 37%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 13 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 8 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 6 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 7 crashes2010: 9 crashes2011: 7 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 9 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 9 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route M (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 MMissouri
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024538,801
Deaths, 2015–2024579,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years-5%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking39.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver43.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed3.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.5%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes50%

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-MShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Butler County36%93
2Jasper County36%170
3Oregon County36%37
4Ray County36%42
5Webster County36%73
6Cole County24%63
7Jefferson County24%324
8Lafayette County24%67
9Miller County24%54
10Stoddard County24%52
11Stone County24%77
12Taney County24%110
13Andrew County12%34
14Benton County12%41
15Camden County12%95
16Christian County12%84
17Crawford County12%54
18Dallas County12%44
19Henry County12%38
20Linn County12%19
21Madison County12%27
22Maries County12%30
23Morgan County12%63
24Newton County12%150
25Nodaway County12%21
26Pettis County12%71
27Pike County12%36
28Platte County12%107
29Ralls County12%33
30Randolph County12%28
31Ste. Genevieve County12%45
32Saline County12%35
33Texas County12%67
34Warren County12%48
35Washington County12%67
36Wright County12%33

Hour of day

12am1.9%
1am0%
2am9.6%
3am0%
4am1.9%
5am1.9%
6am1.9%
7am1.9%
8am1.9%
9am3.8%
10am7.7%
11am3.8%
12pm1.9%
1pm3.8%
2pm3.8%
3pm9.6%
4pm3.8%
5pm5.8%
6pm5.8%
7pm3.8%
8pm5.8%
9pm9.6%
10pm7.7%
11pm1.9%

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

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–53260%
Mile 5–101528%
Mile 10–1524%
Mile 15–2024%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 96.2% 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 M in Missouri?

53 fatal crashes with 57 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 M had the most fatal crashes?

Butler County (3), Jasper County (3), Oregon County (3), Ray County (3) and Webster County (3).

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

39.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 43.4% a speeding-related driver, against 27.5% and 36.5% for all fatal crashes in Missouri.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route M?

50.0% 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.