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State Route O

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 47Deaths 52Counties 31Latest 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 47 fatal crashes on State Route O in Missouri, with 52 deaths.

That is 0.5% of the 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 8% from 51 in 2005–2014 to 47 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Ste. Genevieve County (4), Butler County (3) and Franklin County (3) and 28 other counties.

27.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Missouri: 27.5%) and 36.2% had a speeding-related driver (36.5%); pedestrians were 3.8% and motorcyclists 23.1% of those killed.

47fatal crashes, 2015–2024-8% vs 2005–2014
52people killed1.1 per fatal crash
28%with a drinking driverMissouri: 28%
36%speeding-relatedMissouri: 37%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 8 crashes2002: 3 crashes2003: 6 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 7 crashes2009: 8 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 5 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 7 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 8 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route O (MO) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 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 OMissouri
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024478,801
Deaths, 2015–2024529,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years-8%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking27.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed3.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed23.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes38.3%

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-OShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Ste. Genevieve County49%45
2Butler County36%93
3Franklin County36%187
4Pettis County36%71
5Adair County24%24
6Howard County24%25
7Jefferson County24%324
8Lafayette County24%67
9Ralls County24%33
10Ray County24%42
11St. Francois County24%110
12Boone County12%173
13Callaway County12%74
14Cass County12%127
15Christian County12%84
16Cooper County12%31
17Dent County12%34
18Douglas County12%34
19Gentry County12%10
20Greene County12%373
21Jasper County12%170
22Johnson County12%78
23Laclede County12%79
24Lawrence County12%109
25Morgan County12%63
26Newton County12%150
27Ozark County12%27
28Pemiscot County12%60
29Phelps County12%97
30Warren County12%48
31Washington County12%67

Hour of day

12am2.1%
1am6.4%
2am0%
3am6.4%
4am2.1%
5am4.3%
6am2.1%
7am2.1%
8am2.1%
9am8.5%
10am4.3%
11am4.3%
12pm6.4%
1pm6.4%
2pm6.4%
3pm6.4%
4pm4.3%
5pm8.5%
6pm8.5%
7pm4.3%
8pm2.1%
9pm0%
10pm2.1%
11pm0%

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

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–52451%
Mile 5–101634%
Mile 10–1549%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 93.6% 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 O in Missouri?

47 fatal crashes with 52 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 O had the most fatal crashes?

Ste. Genevieve County (4), Butler County (3), Franklin County (3), Pettis County (3) and Adair County (2).

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

27.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.2% a speeding-related driver, against 27.5% and 36.5% for all fatal crashes in Missouri.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route O?

38.3% 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.